Experience

Kahaila Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chair of the Board of Trustees

  • Mar 2015 - Present

  Providing leadership and support to the trustees of Kahaila, a charity with a growing range of activities with any profits supporting local community projects and other charitable causes. The board of trustees oversees activities, which include Kahaila cafes in Brick Lane and Aldgate in the City of London, The Luminary Bakery which helps support vulnerable women into employment, Ella's Home safe house, and the Reflex project which works with young women in Downview prison in Surrey. Providing leadership and support to the trustees of Kahaila, a charity with a growing range of activities with any profits supporting local community projects and other charitable causes. The board of trustees oversees activities, which include Kahaila cafes in Brick Lane and Aldgate in the City of London, The Luminary Bakery which helps support vulnerable women into employment, Ella's Home safe house, and the Reflex project which works with young women in Downview prison in Surrey.



Avant Events and Media

• United Kingdom

• Managing Director

  • Dec 2014 - Sep 2016

  Providing strategic, financial and business planning, project management, specialist training, and marketing support to niche commercial publishers and event organisers, charities, and not-for profit organisations. Providing strategic, financial and business planning, project management, specialist training, and marketing support to niche commercial publishers and event organisers, charities, and not-for profit organisations.



Collections Trust

• United Kingdom
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Development Director

  • Feb 2012 - Dec 2014

  Responsible for delivering growth across the Collection Trust's portfolio of income-generating activities, including partnership and membership programmes, retail and publishing activity, and events. Also responsible for enhancing the profile and reputation of the Trust with external partners and stakeholders, Responsible for delivering growth across the Collection Trust's portfolio of income-generating activities, including partnership and membership programmes, retail and publishing activity, and events. Also responsible for enhancing the profile and reputation of the Trust with external partners and stakeholders,



CILIP

• United Kingdom
• Libraries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director CILIP Enterprises

  • Sep 2004 - Jun 2011

  Led CILIP's commercial operations and its Corporate Marketing and Media Relations Department. Publisher of CILIP Update, the Insitute's flagship magazine.Member of CILIP's Management Team, which is responsible for CILIP's strategic development and financial and business performance.Introduced concept of business managers, rebranded commercial operations, championed cross-marketing, introduced brand extensions, and led the redesign of two magazines Led CILIP's commercial operations and its Corporate Marketing and Media Relations Department. Publisher of CILIP Update, the Insitute's flagship magazine.Member of CILIP's Management Team, which is responsible for CILIP's strategic development and financial and business performance.Introduced concept of business managers, rebranded commercial operations, championed cross-marketing, introduced brand extensions, and led the redesign of two magazines



Avant Events

• United Kingdom

• Managing Director

  • Sep 2003 - Sep 2004

  Provided project management, training, and specialist marketing services to niche publishers and event organisers Provided project management, training, and specialist marketing services to niche publishers and event organisers



The Shephard Group

• United States
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director

  • Mar 1997 - Mar 2003

  Profit responsible for magazines, events, data publishing and online intelligence services.Developed strategic and annual business planning and budgeting, managed publishing and events teams.Integrated publishing and events businesses, launched website and e-commerce operation, and expanded international events programme Profit responsible for magazines, events, data publishing and online intelligence services.Developed strategic and annual business planning and budgeting, managed publishing and events teams.Integrated publishing and events businesses, launched website and e-commerce operation, and expanded international events programme



Lloyds of London Press

• Head of Conferences

  • Jun 1991 - Mar 1997

  Led major expansion of international conferences, launched integrated training programme, and established third-party event management business. Turned a loss maker into a profitable operation. Led major expansion of international conferences, launched integrated training programme, and established third-party event management business. Turned a loss maker into a profitable operation.



The Lafferty Group

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Conference Director

  • Apr 1988 - Jun 1990

  Launched new Private Banking and Financial Services Conferences in Europe, and presented major events in Berlin and Madrid. Profit responsible for events business. Launched new Private Banking and Financial Services Conferences in Europe, and presented major events in Berlin and Madrid. Profit responsible for events business.