Experience

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  Woodbrook Vale School

  • Loughborough, England, United Kingdom

  • School Academy Trustee

    • Jun 2021 - Present
    • Loughborough, England, United Kingdom

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  Value Accelerators

  • Midlands. England, United Kingdom

  • Founding Partner

    • Mar 2021 - Present
    • Midlands. England, United Kingdom

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  P.M.C./Truly Local Enterprises .

  • Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

  • Interim Executive, Consultant, Social Investor.

    • Oct 2019 - Present
    • Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

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  British Frozen Food Federation

  • United Kingdom

  • Head Of Commercial

    • Sep 2015 - Sep 2019
    • United Kingdom

    A senior Executive with P&L accountability for all commercial revenue streams. Held functional responsibility for engaging over 300 C- suite members across the foodservice, retail, manufacturing, logistics, and storage sectors. Raised the organisational profile, through directing brand marketing activities and delivering industry leading events.Delivered additional 18% YoY net revenue growth through effective contract negotiation.Created a successful program producing five large industry events with a spend of £380k and revenue of £740k respectively.Achieved 110% growth (£170k) through introducing new event, with+32% YoY attendance of industry participants. Realised £450k revenue over two years, representing over +75% YoY growth, through introduction of event sponsorship.Enhanced member service ,developing online member portal to facilitate event ticketing and award nominations, freeing other internal resources.

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  Lyons Seafoods Ltd

  • United Kingdom

  • Foodservice Director

    • Nov 2006 - Sep 2015
    • United Kingdom

    Lyons Seafood, Warminster.Led foodservice division of a £120m turnover business providing raw and added value seafood, achieving consistent growth through effective management, strategic partnerships, and innovative approaches to customer partnership programs for sole seafood supply. Realised savings and efficiencies, repositioning account base from wholesale to end user. Drove annual growth of >8% against market growth of >3%, including 22% YoY. Enhanced added value manufacturing capabilities integrating group products into Lyons product portfolio, delivering >£200,000 turnover in single year

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  Panelto Foods

  • Ireland

  • Interim Sales Director

    • Mar 2005 - Nov 2006
    • Ireland

    Reporting to the Managing Director of a 22m euro start-up Irish business, created the foodservice sales strategy, developed and implemented key growth sales strategies, tactics, and action plans, through cultivating strong supplier and distributor relationships.Delivered £1.1m revenue per annum by securing strategic supplier status for Italian bakery products to Buckingham Foods, Costa Coffee and Sainsbury’s, increasing revenue by 15% YoY.

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  Alpha LSG

  • Europe

  • Director of Food & Beverage

    • Jan 2001 - Feb 2005
    • Europe

    Functional Director working within the Alpha Airport group, the largest UK supplier of retail and catering services to airports and airlines. Leading and managing the development of the food and drink offer across all concessions to deliver increased market share, profitability and customer service. Managed food development and procurement with a spend of £20m. Negotiating concession contracts and proposals for tenders across European and UK airports.Assessed, sourced, and created sector leading food concepts to exploit market trends, enhancing service and profitability within the Airport Group catering areas.Led process improvements within food development and purchasing function to save £600k in year one.Managed creation, specification, build, and operational set up of £2.2m Alpha Catering flagship, new build delivering four operational units into Dublin airport.

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  Tryton Foods

  • United Kingdom

  • Foodservice Controller

    • 1999 - 2001
    • United Kingdom

    Led and developed the Foodservice team, delivering though creation and implementation of a 3 year strategic plan ,10% of the business's £40m turnover within two years.

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  ALLIED DOMECQ LIMITED

  • United Kingdom

  • Brand Food Manager

    • 1996 - 1999
    • United Kingdom

    Led and managed all food retail offers and concepts,their formats and profitability within the “Big Steak Pub Brand” covering 370 national outlets, with food turnover in excess of £200m.

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  Bass Leisure

  • United Kingdom

  • Head of Food & Beverage

    • 1991 - 1996
    • United Kingdom

    Full responsibility Covering product and concept development ,policy procedure setting and P&L delivery in a business unit of 52 outlets with an annual turnover of £34m.

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  Granada Motorway

  • Catering manager

    • 1987 - 1991

    Managed profit and developed sales from three restaurants with an annual turnover of £2.2m, through 140 staff and nine direct reports.

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  Ansell's Retail

  • United Kingdom

  • Food and Beverage Manager

    • 1984 - 1987
    • United Kingdom

    Managed operations and held P&L responsibility , overseeing the fulfilment of two three-year catering contracts (Haymarket Theatre, Assembly Rooms) within local authorities and leisure outlets.

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  Centre Hotels

  • United Kingdom

  • Head Chef

    • 1976 - 1984
    • United Kingdom

    Accountable for all food production for 500 guest bedrooms 1000 cover banqueting suite and 95 cover a la carte restaurant ,with a 20 strong kitchen brigade.