Working with Michael on Dove and Hellman’s when he was Global CFO of Unilever at Ogilvy was a complete privilege. Not only is Michael incredibly commercially astute, decisive and a brilliant negotiator, he is a true commercial partner - always thinking of the business as a whole and how to make it better - management, people, ways of working. As well as being focussed and committed, Michael has a wonderful dry sense of humour which makes endless procurement negotiations almost bearable. He has a fearless sense of integrity yet never takes himself too seriously. A great team player who always goes above and beyond. Our paths have now crossed a few times in the industry and I look forward to the time they do again.

I worked closely with Michael at the Co-operative Group during his successful leadership of both the travel business and a highly complex programme to deliver a new loyalty scheme for the whole Group. He was a pleasure to work with because of his breadth of leadership skills, his strong intellect, his enthusiasm to tackle some entrenched political positions, his strategic vision, communication skills and ultimately his sense of humour, team spirit and integrity in dealing with an organisation which was highly resistant to change. Michael combines being a strong leader with being a great team player.

Working with Michael on Dove and Hellman’s when he was Global CFO of Unilever at Ogilvy was a complete privilege. Not only is Michael incredibly commercially astute, decisive and a brilliant negotiator, he is a true commercial partner - always thinking of the business as a whole and how to make it better - management, people, ways of working. As well as being focussed and committed, Michael has a wonderful dry sense of humour which makes endless procurement negotiations almost bearable. He has a fearless sense of integrity yet never takes himself too seriously. A great team player who always goes above and beyond. Our paths have now crossed a few times in the industry and I look forward to the time they do again.

I worked closely with Michael at the Co-operative Group during his successful leadership of both the travel business and a highly complex programme to deliver a new loyalty scheme for the whole Group. He was a pleasure to work with because of his breadth of leadership skills, his strong intellect, his enthusiasm to tackle some entrenched political positions, his strategic vision, communication skills and ultimately his sense of humour, team spirit and integrity in dealing with an organisation which was highly resistant to change. Michael combines being a strong leader with being a great team player.

Working with Michael on Dove and Hellman’s when he was Global CFO of Unilever at Ogilvy was a complete privilege. Not only is Michael incredibly commercially astute, decisive and a brilliant negotiator, he is a true commercial partner - always thinking of the business as a whole and how to make it better - management, people, ways of working. As well as being focussed and committed, Michael has a wonderful dry sense of humour which makes endless procurement negotiations almost bearable. He has a fearless sense of integrity yet never takes himself too seriously. A great team player who always goes above and beyond. Our paths have now crossed a few times in the industry and I look forward to the time they do again.

I worked closely with Michael at the Co-operative Group during his successful leadership of both the travel business and a highly complex programme to deliver a new loyalty scheme for the whole Group. He was a pleasure to work with because of his breadth of leadership skills, his strong intellect, his enthusiasm to tackle some entrenched political positions, his strategic vision, communication skills and ultimately his sense of humour, team spirit and integrity in dealing with an organisation which was highly resistant to change. Michael combines being a strong leader with being a great team player.