Experience

Quantive

• United States
• Software Development
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Practice Lead

  • Mar 2023 - 10 months

  Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom



AuxinOKR

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services

• Co-Founder, Director and OKR Coach

  • Jan 2019 - Feb 2023

  International Providing support to business with strategy execution planning and effective delivery. Our coaching practice specialised in implementing and embedding Objective and Key Result (OKR) methodology prior to being acquired by Quantive.



Auxin, early adopters of the OKR method

• Business Coach

  • Jun 2016 - Dec 2018

  North of England Business coaching services with a developing specialism in the OKR method.



Northumbria University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Interim Marketing Manager, Research and Business Services (University B2B)

  • Apr 2014 - Jul 2016

  Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom The last of my interim management assignments at Northumbria utilising my wider business experience and contacts to actively promote the University's collaborative research and business and professional development services to the wider business community.

• Interim Marketing Manager, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

  • Oct 2013 - Apr 2014

  Newcastle upon Tyne Following the reorganisation of the marketing function at Northumbria University gained invaluable experience in the University's largest faculty by student numbers and income. Worked in the fields of Public Health and Wellbeing, Healthcare, Education, Social Work, Applied Sciences, Psychology and Sport and Exercise Science.

• Deputy Director, Campus Services

  • Jul 2011 - Sep 2013

  Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Invited to initiate the restructure of Northumbria University's income generating campus services including student accommodation, retail & catering, events & conferencing, and sport.

• Assistant Director of Sport

  • Jan 2010 - Jun 2011

  Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Recruited to plan and manage the commercial launch of "Sport Central", a £30m investment in Northumbria University's city centre sporting infrastructure.



iFIT

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Country Manager (UK Managing Director); European Operations Manager

  • May 2000 - Jan 2010

  Leeds, United Kingdom; Cologne, Germany. Icon Health and Fitness (iFIT) UK Country Manager (Executive Director) and Geschaftsfuhrer Aicon GmbH Germany, promoted to Deputy Managing Director for Icon Europe. Icon is the world's leading home fitness equipment manufacturer whose brands include NordicTrack, Proform, Healthrider and Weider.



French plc

• Interim Managing Director, Northern Textiles

  • Jun 1999 - May 2000

  Burnley, Lancashire Interim Managing Directorship and restructure of this soft furnishing and household textile supplier to leading UK mail order retailers.



Benetton Group

• Italy
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 700 & Above Employee

• Joint Managing Director

  • Jan 1998 - May 1999

  Colne, Lancashire Short term interim Sales Director/Joint Managing Director of Karrimor, at that time a Benetton Sport Systems company in the transitional period of ownership to and from the Italian venture capital group 21 Invest. Left Karrimor as planned on the trade sale to Cullinan Holdings of South Africa.



The Great Run Company

• United Kingdom
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director, View From

  • Jan 1990 - Dec 1997

  Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Managing Director of the View From running apparel brand and board member of Nova International. Built brand from start up to trade sale to Marks and Spencer plc.



Forbo Group

• Switzerland
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Director; Sales and Marketing Director

  • Sep 1983 - Dec 1989

  Cramlington,Northumberland Promoted to Sales Director on the sale of this Unilever subsidiary to leading international decorative products manufacturer Forbo. Managed a field sales force, key account managers and personally opened and successfully managed a number of national accounts including Marks and Spencer and the John Lewis Partnership. Promoted to Sales and Marketing Director.



Unilever

• United Kingdom
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Trainee; Product Manager; Product Group Manager

  • Sep 1979 - Aug 1983

  Cramlington, Northumberland UCMDS Trainee, Product Manager and Product Group Manager at Nairn International, then a subsidiary of Unilever plc