Experience

The Marketing Centre

• United Kingdom
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Marketing continues to evolve at pace. Endless tools, tactics and fads. It’s no wonder some business leaders struggle to take marketing seriously. My mission is to turn around what small and mid-size businesses can achieve from marketing. I’m part of The Marketing Centre which since 2010 has helped business leaders make sense of marketing. To make better decisions and make the most of their marketing investment. We’re not interested in ‘shiny new things’. We do real marketing that drives real business results. The kind that only real experts can deliver. So if you’re sick of switching from one thing to the next hoping one will stick, maybe it’s time to have your own Marketing Director from The Marketing Centre’s team. I provide flexible support to businesses who do not have, cannot afford, or do not feel the need for a full time Marketing Director. Working with you in-house, as your part-time Marketing Director I will help to grow a profitable business, achieve aspirational goals or even help secure a big exit. Real Results. Real Expertise. The Marketing Centre, Where Real Marketing Happens. If you are interested to know more, please contact me on 07920 206906 or email me at chris.starkey@themarketingcentre.com, and we can talk about your business. Show less



THG

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• COO THG Ingenuity

  • Nov 2020 - Sep 2022

  Enabling Global Clients and Brands to accelerate their Digital Direct to Consumer agenda. Enabling Global Clients and Brands to accelerate their Digital Direct to Consumer agenda.



Vistage UK

• United Kingdom
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Group Chairman

  • Jun 2020 - Nov 2020



Accenture

• Ireland
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Managing Director

  • May 2007 - Feb 2020

  I am an accomplished leader inspiring teams and clients to drive high performance behaviours vital to the delivery of the organisation’s financial, talent, digital and innovation agendas. Trusted C Suite advisor, leading globally dispersed teams across multiple sectors including Logistics, Consumer Goods, Silicon Valley, Banking, Media, Pharma, Professional Services, Automotive & Telecoms with revenues of circa $250M+ p.a. •Sales - experienced leader uniquely combining sales, client management and operational delivery, with a proven track record of developing strong trusted relationships with clients and internal globally dispersed teams, driving sales of $300M+ for one client in 18 months •Leadership - accomplished behavioural leader, having established multiple successful global teams and transformed underperforming client relationships; recognised as Inspirational Leader as voted by staff twice in 5 years •Operations - led and delivered complex client engagements at all stages of life cycle, with P&L responsibility for $250M+ contracts across both UKI and EALA in Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and IT Outsourcing (ITO). Successfully transformed HR, Finance and Accounting, Procurement, KYC and Marketing BPO deals, additionally led Application and Infrastructure deals. Led portfolios of $250M + with double digit growth for 7 consecutive years •Strategy - led transformation and business change programmes in Logistics, Consumer Goods, Silicon Valley, Banking, Media, Professional Services, Automotive & Telecoms clients. Increased value to client business in excess of $1bn •Commercial – Ran and closed complex commercial negotiations; new business $500M+ and contract upsell $600M+ over 5 years. •Business Transformation- Successfully led and inspired teams (1000+) to drive agile transformational change including Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and drove the digitalisation of operations. Delivered operational efficiencies of 50%+ Show less



Bayer

• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Account Director

  • Aug 2005 - Apr 2007

  - Responsible for Bayer consumer care divisions UK sales to Tesco Plc- Led change in promotional strategy-Full profit and loss responsibility in delivering sales target- Achieved sales target for 2 years and improved EBIT postion.- Formerly responsible for Celesio wholesale and Retail business in the UK and export business

• Global Account Manager

  • Mar 2002 - Jul 2005

  Global Account Manager for Polycarbonate Films Business Product Manager for Polycarbonate Films Business in UK & Ire 5m Euro TurnoverMajor Account Manager for Engineering Thermoplastics Business Accounts Managed, Hella, Tyco, Visteon, Lear, Magna, Johnson Controls, JVC, Nokia, De La Rue. 35M Euro Turnover

• Techncial Sales Representative

  • Dec 1996 - Feb 2002

  Managed Tier 1 Automotive & Electronic Suppliers 10M Euro in Sales