Lead Safeguarding Trustee
Link Trustee for NBHS

A professional graduate engineer and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt with significant experience in leading small to medium size businesses at director level with particular emphasis on business performance and efficiency.

I have had experience of working across Europe and in southern Africa (Zaire - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Swaziland – Eswatini and South Africa) on start-up businesses and on specific capital projects either living in country or spending significant time there.

I have had P& L responsibility for several companies and had to manage significant growth as well as staff reductions.

Over the last 20 years I have worked in the finance industry and have had responsibility for implementation of and ensuring compliance with statutory regulations including the FCA Senior Management and Certification Regime and the GDPR.

I am a fully trained Lean Six Sigma Black Belt having completed my training over a 3-year period with GMAC, the finance arm of General Motors in Europe. This entailed working on international projects across Europe and significant training including 5 weeks full time in 5 separate European capitals.

I have led several IT projects including the delivery of a major communications infrastructure in The Netherlands, roll out of Siebel On Demand CRM system in the UK and introduction of the New Client Acquisition System across 14 countries for a global leasing company.

I have been a governor since 1996 at a local primary school, Studley High School and recently Shires Multi Academy Trust; most of that time as Chair.

I am Lead Trustee for Safeguarding, and the Link Trustee for North Bromsgrove High School.