Experience

Pelsis Group

• United Kingdom
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Global Portfolio Lead – Flykillers

  • Oct 2022 - Present

  Category management of Pelsis' largest global portfolio - UV insect light traps. Working with our global teams to understand professional / consumer customer needs and market trends, delivering regional specific strategies to deliver category growth.

• Head of Pro-Pest Development

  • May 2021 - Oct 2022

  Working with regional teams to create market leading product, service and training offers, to develop Edialux Professional to become Europe’s leading distributor to the professional pest management sector.



ESSE ENGINEERING LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head Of Product Development

  • Jan 2019 - Apr 2021

  With a heritage dating back to 1854, ESSE manufacture premium heat storage range cookers and space heating stoves, from their UK factory in Barnoldswick, Lancashire. Leading the development of a product strategy for the business, whilst employing design thinking techniques to deliver market driven products, in line with evolving legislation and consumer trends. With a heritage dating back to 1854, ESSE manufacture premium heat storage range cookers and space heating stoves, from their UK factory in Barnoldswick, Lancashire. Leading the development of a product strategy for the business, whilst employing design thinking techniques to deliver market driven products, in line with evolving legislation and consumer trends.



British Pest Control Association (BPCA)

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

• President

  • Jun 2017 - Jan 2019



Pelsis Group

• United Kingdom
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head Of Durable Product Development

  • Jun 2017 - Jan 2019

  Europe’s largest professional and retail Pest Control solutions provider, incorporating top-two market share brands in both Pro-Pest and amateur sectors within our core territories, supported by sales to 90 plus countries worldwide. Incorporating ten manufacturing and distribution facilities worldwide, Pelsis’ core Pan-European infrastructure and market leading quality, innovation and service supports longstanding relationships with Industry leading, global partners, in both sales and procurement. Leads a team of engineers to deliver defendable, market leading product solutions, through a science based approach, to market driven, product innovation.

• Head of Product Development

  • Sep 2015 - Jun 2017

  Europe’s largest professional and retail Pest Control solutions provider, incorporating top-two market share brands in both Pro-Pest and amateur sectors within our core territories, supported by sales to 90 plus countries worldwide. Incorporating ten manufacturing and distribution facilities worldwide, Pelsis’ core Pan-European infrastructure and market leading quality, innovation and service supports longstanding relationships with Industry leading, global partners, in both sales and procurement. Leads an international team of chemists, regulators and industrial designers to deliver market leading product solutions, in line with quickly evolving global market trends and legislative demands.

• Technical Manager

  • Jun 2008 - Aug 2015

  Working with the sales and marketing teams, I create rolling NPD programmes in line with Brand and business goals. Managing both internal and external resources, I lead the delivery of NPD activity to budget and time, whilst partnering with local and off shore manufacturing partners to produce new and existing products to quality and agreed pricepoint.



P+L Systems

• Marketing Manager

  • Jul 2006 - Jun 2008

• Design Manager

  • Sep 2000 - Jul 2006