I am a specialist in the transformation and value creation of Elite Sports Clubs and SME’s, adopting a unique approach of combining critical interventions with high performance behaviours to create long-term sustainability – with an additional evaluation of Leadership Dynamics to unlock the root causes of an organisation’s underperformance.

* Extensive leadership experience gained in situational and fast moving challenges
* Strong people and financial management credentials
* Excellent commercial and business acumen
* Exceptional senior stakeholder management and communication skills

As an established C-Suite Leader, turnaround professional and boardroom executive, I work in various permanent, interim, advisory and NED roles in high-profile businesses and sporting organisations – with a focus on building high performance frameworks to embed performance and commercial excellence – combining a short term, results driven mindset with longer term strategic direction and sustainability.

Recent corporate assignments include:

• Chief Executive Officer – Ł25m, social care provider, 600+ staff;
• Executive Management – Scottish Premier League football club;
• Chief Executive Officer – Professional football club;
• Chief Restructuring Officer – Ł40m t/o, Ł10.5m debt, 245 employees, PE investors, home entertainment retail distributor;
• Executive Director – regional hotel group (4 sites) (Ł11m debt, Ł3m t/o);
• Managing Director – plastic manufacturing business (Ł6m t/o; 30 staff) post fraud (~Ł2m+) with PE investors;
• Chief Restructuring Officer – charitable mental health care home group(Ł6m t/o; 3 homes, Ł2.2m structured debt, 4 secured lenders);
• Managing Director – oil & gas engineering (Ł6m t/o, Ł1m debt facility, 65 employees);
• Interim CFO – support to CEO of food sector PLC (Ł145m t/o, Ł50m debt);
• Chief Restructuring Officer – large regional law firm (160 staff);
• Chief Restructuring Officer – established bed manufacturer (Ł20m t/o,Ł3m debt);
• Chief Restructuring Officer – high street fashion retailer (Ł2m t/o, Ł0.5m debt);
• Confidential advisor to the directors of 5 professional football clubs (Championship – National League);