Experience

Evoke Management Limited

• Events Services

• Part-Time Director

  • Jul 2021 - Present

  Evoke Management specialises in providing access to high-level business advice from experienced high-calibre professionals on a part-time basis.We focus on finding the skills, expertise and people to help move your business forward. - Financial Health, Planning and Control - Operations and People - Business Performance Advice - Exit Planning and OptionsDo you need our help? - Do you want to grow your business and move forward but don't know how? - Are you looking to expand in the UK or overseas? - Do you need help with your cash flow planning and financial future - Are you considering Exit and don't know when or how to start?If you are interested in our services, please do get in touch either via email philip@evokemanagement.co.uk or via telephone 0203 473 3700www.evokemanagement.co.uk



Appriss Retail

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• SVP Real Time Solutions

  • Jun 2017 - Dec 2020

  Focused on developing and expanding our Real Time Solutions team as a sub business unit; identifying and delivering SaaS and iPaaS solutions for the tier one retail market – enabling retailers to maximize their use of real time information in their operations.

• SVP International Operations

  • Apr 2016 - Jun 2017

  Continued to lead EMEA Operations following Sysrepublic's acquisition by Appriss, while successfully transitioning Sales, Finance, HR and Administration to Appriss Corporate.



Sysrepublic Ltd

• Owner, Co-Founder, CEO EMEA

  • Feb 2002 - Apr 2016

  CEO of Sysrepublic’s EMEA business unit and responsible for running HQ UK office, delivering and supporting solutions for Sysrepublic’s EMEA Clients as well as acting as Group CFO; involved with all aspects of the business including Operations, Finance, Business Development, Strategy, Legal, Technical Consulting, Support and HR. As a co –founder of the business, I worked with my business partners to build a business with no external investment from an initial technical consulting business to a market leading retail analytics and integration SaaS provider with some of the world’s largest retailers as customers in 23 countries, with three offices in London, Los Angeles and Warsaw, which was acquired by Appriss in 2016.In addition to core management roles, I have also worked extensively with clients to develop and deliver Integration, Analytics and line of business solutions for retailers including Shell, Tesco, Signet Jewelers, Delta Airlines, Mitchells and Butlers, 7-11, Jumbo, Sainsbury's, Asda-Walmart, Marks and Spencer, HMV, AVIS and IKEA.



Tesco Stores PLC

• Consultant

  • Apr 2002 - May 2008

  A Principal consultant in assisting Tesco to develop a Global Integration team and delivering the Tesco Operating Model – the pattern of the Tesco business process that has been implemented globally. A Principal consultant in assisting Tesco to develop a Global Integration team and delivering the Tesco Operating Model – the pattern of the Tesco business process that has been implemented globally.



Marks and Spencer

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Systems Developer

  • 1997 - 2002

  Roles included:• Rapid application development of new real time critical systems and business reporting solutions. • Developing Location and Spatial solutions to support marketing and customer insight • M&S Graduate Management Training Programme Roles included:• Rapid application development of new real time critical systems and business reporting solutions. • Developing Location and Spatial solutions to support marketing and customer insight • M&S Graduate Management Training Programme