Experience

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  Ugliduck Trust

  • West Sussex,UK

  • Founder Trustee

    • Apr 2020 - Present
    • West Sussex,UK

    Ugliduck is my flagship company.Its values reflect everything I have learned from nearly 50 years work in business and social enterprise on the challenges to successful outcomes. It is focussed on supporting individuals meet their aspirations.The name deliberately highlights my interest in helpin...

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  Ingenium Research

  • Australia
  • Research
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Director

    • Oct 2018 - Present

  • Director

    • Feb 2018 - Present

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  Cuckfield Cottage Homes Trust

  • West Sussex, England, United Kingdom

  • Treasurer

    • May 2015 - Present
    • West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
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  RDS Consulting

  • Haywards Heath, West Sussex

  • Partner

    • Jun 1981 - May 2017
    • Haywards Heath, West Sussex

    Starting RDS was the watershed moment in my career. Heidrich and Struggles had approached me to be Marketing Director Singer Corporation Europe in Brussels. Instead I decided to launch out on my own.Research, Develop, Sell are the key words which produce the acronym title of this consultancy. It ...

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  TBR - Trends Business Research

  • West Sussex, United Kingdom

  • Director

    • May 1999 - Jul 2016
    • West Sussex, United Kingdom

    TBR provides critical information to organisations seeking to understand and improve performance whether they have geographic or market responsibilities. It has crucial value added for anyone wanting to understand relative performance and future opportunity.TBR owns a unique longitudinal database...

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  Talbot House Charitable Trust

  • Newcastle upon Tyne

  • Chairman

    • Jan 2005 - Jan 2014
    • Newcastle upon Tyne

    Chair of Board of Trustees for a charitable Trust delivering both day school and care services to children with emotional and behavioural difficulties and to their families and carers.More recently a specialist Childrens Care Home has been built and added to its range of services for children wit...

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  Arthur Guinness Consumer Products

  • Northumberland

  • Managing Director

    • Apr 1977 - Jun 1981
    • Northumberland

    Corporately Guinness was all over the place at the time that I took on this Consumer Products challenge. Several others candidates had turned the job down as a bridge too far.I could only see the challenge at the time. It worked out well at first and I began to think I could walk on water. Things...

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  Wilkinson Match Plc

  • Director General Manager

    • Jan 1972 - Jan 1977

    Joined Wilkinson as a marketing manager Terry quickly rose through the ranks to be appointed General Manager of the Italian subsidiary operating from Milan. This brought many benefits including learning his language of preference and Italian business and way of life.He was appointed Wilkinson&#39...

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  Unilever

  • Marketing Manager

    • Aug 1966 - Jun 1972

    After selection through probably the most competitive recruitment process for graduates of that time (Including Rorschach Tests: IQ: Psychological interview: team competition and interview by main board Directors) Terry joined the largest Unilever subsidiary as a trainee buyer, buying merchandise...