Experience

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  Self-employed

  • Retired

    • Aug 2023 - Present

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  Targeted Solutions Ltd

  • High Wycombe, Bucks UK

  • Owner

    • Jun 2004 - Aug 2023
    • High Wycombe, Bucks UK

    Targeted Solutions can assist with all aspects of the employee life-cycle including recruitment, training, organisational development and change management.Specific industry expertise in the pharmaceutical industry covering recruitment, marketing and sales excellence, strategy, planning, modelling,forecasting and training. Clients include:Alliance,Ashfield, Astellas,AstraZeneca, Berlin-Chemie Menarini, Bristol Myers Squibb, Baxter International,Bayer,CSL,Eisai, Grunenthal,GSK,IMS, Janssen, Leo, Ipsen, Norgine,Novartis,Otsuka, Stiefel Laboratories,Signium International, SPMSD, Taiho,Transcrip,United Drug, Vifor,Wyeth.

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  Signium

  • Beaconsfield and London UK

  • Director UK

    • Feb 2016 - Aug 2016
    • Beaconsfield and London UK

    Snowdon Tate, founded in 2004 and the UK Partner of Signium since 2011, has rebranded in February 2016 as Signium UK to reflect the global rebrand of the firm across over 40 offices worldwide. Founded in 1951, Signium is a leading global executive search and leadership consulting firm consisting of 40+ partner firms in almost 30 countries and with an extraordinary track record helping CEOs, boards and executive teams find, develop and retain the leaders of the future. We look beyond the obvious, examining both hard and soft factors that determine the best fit between candidate and organisation. An approach driven by intelligence and intuition.

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  Snowdon Tate & Signium International UK

  • Beaconsfield and London

  • Director

    • Jan 2015 - Feb 2016
    • Beaconsfield and London

    Snowdon Tate occupies a leading position in executive search. The client base ranges from multi-national businesses to smaller local companies and the firm carries out executive searches for board appointments and senior managers across all functional disciplines. My focus is on the life science sector including pharmaceuticals, biotech and medical devices.As well as handling UK assignments Snowdon Tate is increasingly working on international mandates as the UK arm of Signium International. Founded in 1951, Signium International is a Top 20 global search business currently represented in 27 countries around the world by 50 offices with more than 150 highly qualified executive search and HR consultants. Signium International is one of the founding firms of The Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC), the creator of the professional Code of Ethics for the sector.Snowdon Tate believe in doing business with values that mean something - Guts, Independence, Alliance, Flexibility, Meritocracy, Humanity and Responsibility.

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  Eames Jones Judge Hawkings

  • Welwyn, Herts

  • Pharmaceutical Recruitment Consultant

    • Jan 2012 - Nov 2014
    • Welwyn, Herts

    Finding the best match between clients and candidates drawing on my 30+ years of pharmaceutical experience. Search and selection for pharmaceutical clients in many disciplines including medical (advisors, directors, pharmacovigilance, regulatory, clinical research) commercial (including marketing, market research, business intelligence, market access, sales management) and administrative (HR, legal, financial, IT).

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  Alliance Pharmaceuticals

  • Consultant HR Director

    • 2006 - 2011

    Providing HR consultancy services to a growing pharmaceutical company

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  Novartis

  • Switzerland
  • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Head of Marketing Powerhouse

    • 2000 - 2004

    A global leadership role in raising the bar for the commercial activities of one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world covering marketing planning, sales force productivity and resource allocation.

  • Director of Marketing Sciences

    • 1997 - 2000

    Leading a large team in the integration and application of a diverse range of analytical capabilities to improve the commercial position of the UK business. From CRM to conference organisation; from market research to demand management;from sales force sizing to balanced scorecards; operating across all commercial activities in the UK.

  • Leader, Merger Task Force

    • 1996 - 1997

    Leading the integration of the Sandoz and Ciba-Geigy sales teams during the Novartis merger and supporting the portfolio integration team.

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  Sandoz

  • Business Unit Head, Oncology

    • 1996 - 1997

    Leading a team of clinical, marketing and sales personnel with marketed and pre-market products in oncology including the management of a co-promotion arrangement

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  Sandoz

  • Switzerland
  • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Marketing Manager, Hospital Products

    • 1994 - 1995

    Leading a team of product managers covering specialist therapy areas including immunology, oncology, CNS, gastroenterology and wound healing

  • Group Product Manager, Immunology

    • 1992 - 1994

    Commercial programme covering market research, sales (Dermatology, Migraine, HRT, osteoporosis), PR and brand management culminating in three product launches in different therapy areas for auto immune conditions

  • Human Resources Director

    • 1988 - 1992

    4 years heading the human resources function, introducing industry leading training and management development programmes, relocating the business, introducing new IT systems, managing change, redundancy and recruitment

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  GD Searle

  • Personnel Manager

    • 1981 - 1988

    Generalist HR position covering all UK and Ireland requirements. Recruited a complete new sales team from scratch.

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  TI Parkray

  • Derby, United Kingdom

  • Personnel and Training Officer

    • 1979 - 1981
    • Derby, United Kingdom

    HR Generalist role in a foundry making solid fuel boilers. Responsible for recruitment, training, health and safety and industrial relations.