Experience

Mitsubishi Electric NZ (BDT)

• New Zealand
• Consumer Goods
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Manager

  • Feb 2021 - Jun 2023

  Wellington Region, New Zealand General Manager Black Diamond Technologies (Mitsubishi Electric)



ZOLA Electric

• Netherlands
• Renewable Energy Power Generation
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Jun 2019 - Jan 2021

  • Series F funded start up business, lead a Team of four MD’s and three VP’s across five countries • Manufacturing, distributing and financing off grid solar and battery storage solutions • Multiple currency P&L’s • Over 1500 FTE’s and 1000 contractors across Africa • Introduced Lean Six Sigma across five countries • Introduced process & flow Kaizen to improve efficiencies and customer Satmetrix • Change Leadership and change management, resized the business to meet trading… Show more • Series F funded start up business, lead a Team of four MD’s and three VP’s across five countries • Manufacturing, distributing and financing off grid solar and battery storage solutions • Multiple currency P&L’s • Over 1500 FTE’s and 1000 contractors across Africa • Introduced Lean Six Sigma across five countries • Introduced process & flow Kaizen to improve efficiencies and customer Satmetrix • Change Leadership and change management, resized the business to meet trading realities, substantially improved EBIT • Expanded the contact centre to improve customer experience • Increased tele sales sales by 30% and created additional customer touch points • Introduced continuous improvement philosophy by training six LSS black belts • Optimised operational capacity to improve sales & service offering and reduce timely response rate and service tickets • Introduced strategic deployment matrix to drive process and strategy into the business Show less



Aggreko

• United Kingdom
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Managing Director Sub Saharan Africa

  • Nov 2016 - Jul 2019

  Johannesburg Area, South Africa • Lead a Team of 5 AGM’s, 1 Head of Ops, 1 Head of Sales, 1 Head of Finance and 1 Head of HSE • Over 400 FTE’s and 200 contractors across 11 countries in Africa • Multiple currency P&L experience • Assets in excess of USD$200 million • Start-up business with turnover in excess of USD$47 million in year one and USD$14 million in trading profit • Grew Nigeria business from 0$ revenue in 2017 to $20, million in 2019 with a TP of USD$8.2 … Show more • Lead a Team of 5 AGM’s, 1 Head of Ops, 1 Head of Sales, 1 Head of Finance and 1 Head of HSE • Over 400 FTE’s and 200 contractors across 11 countries in Africa • Multiple currency P&L experience • Assets in excess of USD$200 million • Start-up business with turnover in excess of USD$47 million in year one and USD$14 million in trading profit • Grew Nigeria business from 0$ revenue in 2017 to $20, million in 2019 with a TP of USD$8.2 million • Expanded the business to multiple countries & set up distribution and Dealer networks • ISO14001 environmental and ISO 18001 occupation health and safety accreditation

• Area General Manager

  • Sep 2013 - Dec 2016

  New Zealand Pacific • Reshaped the business and assembled a Team of high performing sales and operations staff • Grew business from USD$29.6 million to USD$38.0 million in three years • Increased trading Profit from USD$9.6 to USD$15.4 million in three years • Grew assets in excess of USD$100 million • Expanded distribution and set up satellite and Dealer networks in PNG, New Caledonia and Fiji • ISO14001 environmental and ISO 18001 occupation health and safety accreditation • Multiple country… Show more • Reshaped the business and assembled a Team of high performing sales and operations staff • Grew business from USD$29.6 million to USD$38.0 million in three years • Increased trading Profit from USD$9.6 to USD$15.4 million in three years • Grew assets in excess of USD$100 million • Expanded distribution and set up satellite and Dealer networks in PNG, New Caledonia and Fiji • ISO14001 environmental and ISO 18001 occupation health and safety accreditation • Multiple country and multiple site P&L’s • Promoted to MD Sub Saharan Africa



Gough Group

• New Zealand
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Manager Power Systems

  • Oct 2002 - Sep 2013

  Christchurch New Zealand • Grew the business from USD$6 million to USD$28 million • Developed a high performing sales Team • Developed a high performing service and technical design Team • Created a customer centric organisation • Multi-site locations



Hindle Power

• General Manager

  • Mar 2000 - Sep 2002

  Scotland Perkins Dealer



Talbot Diesel

• Regional Sales Manager

  • Jan 1993 - Dec 1998

  Glasgow Perkins Dealer



BRS Power Diesels

• Sales Manager

  • 1989 - 1993

  Glasgow Perkins Dealer