Experience

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Director General

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  We honour and care for the 1.7 million men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died in the First and Second World Wars, ensuring they will never be forgotten. Funded by six Member Governments, our work began with building, and now maintaining, cemeteries and memorials at 23,000 locations, in 153 countries across the world. We care for and protect some of the world’s most iconic memorials, including The Menin Gate, Ypres; The Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, France; The Canadian National Memorial Vimy Ridge, France; The South African National Memorial - Delville Wood, France, The Indian Memorial Neuve-Chapelle, France; New Zealand Memorial, Chanukah Bair, Gallipoli; The Australian National War Memorial Villers-Bretonneux, France. It is the world-wide work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission that has for over a century, established a global remembrance landscape, that has helped shape the deeply felt values and culture of commemoration and remembrance we know today. The battlefields may be long gone, but our cemeteries, memorials, records, events, community and outreach programmes remain an important and abiding memorial to all those who fell. They are the last physical and human reminders we have of those world-changing conflicts.



Battersea

• United Kingdom
• Veterinary Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Vice President

  • Jan 2021 - Present

• Chief Executive

  • May 2010 - Jan 2021

  Since its establishment in 1860 Battersea Dogs & Cats Home has cared for over 3 million animals. The organisation is one of the nation's most respected & longest-standing charities, with c90% brand recognition it is ranked a UK Top 10 best known charity. Battersea is recognised as probably the most famous animal refuge in the World. We are here for those dogs & cats no-one else wants or other rescues won't take. We see the best and the worst of people and we pick up the pieces of a throwaway society where animals are bred & traded like commodities & discarded when they are no longer of use. Battersea's doors are open 24/7/365. We are committed to sharing our operational knowledge & expertise with colleagues & organisations around world. Battersea is a renowned & highly respected international training organisation. Operating across 79 countries, Battersea’s International Academy brings together expert practitioners to create a global alumni, sharing best practice that will improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of animals.We work directly with Government, ministers, politicians, industry stakeholder groups & other welfare bodies to revise & review legislation and policy. We advise international Governments on welfare issues.We tackle problems at source & through our extensive community outreach, delivering multiple education programmes & awareness events in some of London's most disadvantaged areas, with gangs, children & young people, community groups, in YOI's and prisons. Our hugely successful TVseries "Paul O Grady, For the Love of Dogs' takes us behind the scenes at Battersea reaching c70 million viewers every series. This show has raised the profile of rescue and benefitted tens of thousands of dogs & cats. It is now screening in over 20 countries.With no Government funding, we are completely reliant on the generosity of our donors, supporters, corporate and trust partners & our incredible friends and Ambassadors & we are forever grateful.



University of Warwick - Warwick Business School

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Lecturer

  • Jan 2017 - Present

  Visiting Lecturer on Executive MBA programmes - subjects include; Organisational Change, Strategic Leadership and Governance. London and Warwick Campuses Visiting Lecturer on Executive MBA programmes - subjects include; Organisational Change, Strategic Leadership and Governance. London and Warwick Campuses



THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES TRUST

• Kew, England, United Kingdom

• Trustee

  • Jan 2023 - Present



UK government

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Non Executive Director DEFRA

  • Dec 2014 - Present

  The Animal Health and Welfare Board for England (AHWBE) is the principal source of departmental advice to Defra ministers on all strategic health and welfare matters relating to all kept animals in England. The Board’s role is to set the strategic policy framework, using it as the basis for day-to-day advice to ministers and day-to-day operational actions. The board has strategic oversight of Defra policy in England in relation to: • animal health • animal welfare • those public health implications of animal diseases that fall within Defra’s remit • transmission of disease to humans via animals • all kept animals (including companion animals and aquaculture) The board’s responsibilities include: • developing and implementing animal health and welfare policy and ensuring value for money • assessing of the risk of threats from animal disease and what the surveillance and research priorities should be • monitoring the regulatory framework • approving the operational plans of the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency and other bodies • reviewing contingency plans for dealing with new disease outbreaks.



.

• Strategic Management Consultant - International Project Development

  • Jan 2010 - Present

  Partnership Development: - bringing major funding partnerships together; creation of strategic alliances including research and development project funding (UK and Internationally). Strategic Consulting: - working on an consultancy basis in areas of, business planning & brand strategy; business development; organisational repositioning, restructure and new income generation. Marketing and Communications. Working across multiple sectors with commercial, public, higher education and not for profit organisations.



Association of Dogs & Cats Homes (ADCH)

• British Isles

• Chairman

  • Apr 2012 - Jan 2021

  National membership body for all rescue and rehoming organisations across, UK, Ireland, Channel Islands and Isle of Man. Working together to raise the standards of animal welfare, bringing organisations large and small together for shared learning, support, assistance, networking and knowledge transfer. Promoting excellence in our field and delivering sector self regulation through the ADCH Code of Practice and improved welfare standards. https://www.adch.org.uk/ National membership body for all rescue and rehoming organisations across, UK, Ireland, Channel Islands and Isle of Man. Working together to raise the standards of animal welfare, bringing organisations large and small together for shared learning, support, assistance, networking and knowledge transfer. Promoting excellence in our field and delivering sector self regulation through the ADCH Code of Practice and improved welfare standards. https://www.adch.org.uk/



Membership Solutions Limited (MSL)

• Founder, Chairman and latterly NED

  • Jan 2006 - Jan 2016

  Developed totally in-house by Warwick SU and spinning out as a as a commercial start-up with all profits going back into the University of Warwick student experience, MSL has grown to become the market leader in its field. Providing a complete solution for web content management, e-commerce, online voting, events and ticketing and social networking in the HE/FE sectors. Selling now into multiple sectors and broadening out from just the UK, MSL provides business solutions for all kinds of membership or customer based organisations in the UK, Australia and the US. - connecting over 500,000 members with their organisations - we have sent of 50million emails on behalf of our clients - we have processed over £35m of payments for our clients - the largest provider of e-ticketing, e-commerce and memberships for Students' Unions and HE institutions. Founder and former Chairman.



Variety Club of Great Britain

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Jul 2008 - Dec 2009

  One of the UK's foremost Children's Charities. £200m in 60 years helping over one million sick, disabled and disadvantaged children and young people. One of the UK's foremost Children's Charities. £200m in 60 years helping over one million sick, disabled and disadvantaged children and young people.



University of Warwick Students' Union

• Chief Executive

  • Mar 2002 - Jul 2008

  University of Warwick Students; Union. University of Warwick Students; Union.



BI

• Director of Operations

  • 2000 - 2002

  Commercial direction and expansion of hospitality company. Commercial direction and expansion of hospitality company.



CPL

• Director

  • 1994 - 2000

  UK top 5 animal charity UK top 5 animal charity



NSPCC

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 700 & Above Employee

• Regional Press and Public Affairs Manager

  • 1990 - 1994

• Area Appeals Manager

  • 1988 - 1994