Experience

Glenshire Group

• United Kingdom
• Executive Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director

  • Jul 2020 - Present

  Glenshire Group are a Scottish family-owned conglomerate based in Kirkcaldy. The Group was established in 2020 to consolidate various existing business interests spanning multiple sectors. Glenshire currently operate in retail (with Greens Retail being Scotland’s leading independent convenience store chain), hospitality, frozen drinks (Skwishee – having over 200 locations UK wide and growing rapidly), property (commercial real estate and residential & commercial construction), online (launching LoveSweets.com) and Business / Hygiene Supplies & Equipment (Disruptive Brands, Santol and Hygeia).



Greens Retail

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director

  • Mar 2013 - Present

  Greens Retail operate a chain of award-winning convenience stores in Scotland, established in 2014! The business is now reporting an annualised turnover in excess of £25 million, with a healthy EBITDA and employing over 300 colleagues. The business is growing at a rapid pace, with a significant acquisition strategy for the current financial year as well as driving real innovation and disruption within the sector. The business has significant immediate growth plans with an anticipated £100m turnover milestone. My role within Greens is to set the strategic direction of the business and ensure this is delivered.



Skwishee

• United Kingdom
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Aug 2017 - Present

  Skwishee is the UK's first self-serve Frozen Fizzy Drink with a consumer-led marketing focus! We developed Skwishee in-house, initially launching the concept within Eros Retail stores and now rolling out to stockists throughout the United Kingdom. Skwishee is the UK's first self-serve Frozen Fizzy Drink with a consumer-led marketing focus! We developed Skwishee in-house, initially launching the concept within Eros Retail stores and now rolling out to stockists throughout the United Kingdom.



Scottish Grocers Federation

• Edinburgh, United Kingdom

• National Executive - Board Member

  • May 2017 - Present



LoveSweets.com

• Food and Beverage Services

• Director

  • May 2016 - Present

  LoveSweets.com are a United Kingdom based sweets company which produces and delivers sweets subscription boxes! Our team has been busy travelling the world, sourcing the highest quality ingredients and sweets, which we will then hand pick for each of our customers! We are preparing for launch later this year. In the meantime, follow us on social media at 'LoveSweetsUK'. LoveSweets.com are a United Kingdom based sweets company which produces and delivers sweets subscription boxes! Our team has been busy travelling the world, sourcing the highest quality ingredients and sweets, which we will then hand pick for each of our customers! We are preparing for launch later this year. In the meantime, follow us on social media at 'LoveSweetsUK'.



Nisa Retail

• United Kingdom
• Wholesale
• 700 & Above Employee

• Non-Executive Director & Member of Audit Committee

  • Sep 2012 - Jan 2015

  I served on the Nisa Retail board as a a Non-Executive Director, later being asked to join Audit Co. Responsibilities included: - Attending monthly board meetings throughout the UK - Deliver strong corporate governance, ensuring the business operates in an ethical and transparent manner. - Guiding and setting the business strategic plan throughout a period of significant change - Rigorously scrutinising the business financials and setting annual budgets - Ensuring executive directors are delivering against plan by closely monitoring KPIs and delivery of strategic objectives - Inspecting finances regularly ensuring the integrity of financial controls, risk management and the overall financial position - Communicating with stakeholders to ensure a strong and transparent relationship - Working with internal and external auditors to ensure robust financial reporting and disclosure processes.



B&Q

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Youth Director

  • Sep 2011 - Aug 2012

  In September 2011, I was one of the nine candidates selected out of hundreds of applicants to create B&Q’s first every Youth Board. Each member of the youth board is mentored by one of the actual board directors, in my case, I am being mentored by Nick Folland, Kingfisher’s Legal and Corporate Responsibility Director. The challenge for the Youth Board is to help shape the future of B&Q and parent company Kingfisher by delivering new innovative solutions on specific problems and challenges facing the business, to the main PLC board. The board meets once every 4 - 8 weeks and ensures matters are dealt with in between, mainly by the means of conference calls. Overall, my main ambition and aim is to ensure the success of the group as a whole by looking at and focussing on developing a longer term strategy. It is a truly amazing, once in a lifetime opportunity to work with and gain an exclusive insight into such a large multinational conglomerate at the highest possible levels and to shape and influence the retail sector as a whole. After presenting to in excess of 400 of the top leaders in the sector at the Retail Week Conference 2012, I have massively developed my inter-personal skills and communication skills and over the course of the past year, after working with eight other very talented and bright individuals, I have also very heavily developed my presentation, problem solving and most importantly, team work skills.