Alex

 Name
Alex

 Position
Non-Executive Director/Board Advisor/Mentor

 Location
BANES/City of Bristol

Big Business Experience

RAF

Ministry of Defence

Small Business Experience

Acorn to Oak Business Growth

Wider World

Summary

Alex has been at the forefront of hugely ambitious and advanced developments in a multitude of organisations across a range of sectors. He brings a formidable skillset, work ethic, and experience-base to any business context; he delivers results to young businesses in a range of phases of growth. A critical and creative thinker, Alex frequently offers solutions very different to the norm; he challenges assumptions, helping to lead the team through transformational projects.

Qualifications

BA (Hons) Law

BSc (Hons) Logistics management

MBA

Chartered Manager and Fellow of the CMI

APMP and PRINCE2 for Project Management

ILM Certificate in Leadership

Various military qualifications in leadership, HR, logistics, fuels, safety, and rock climbing instructing.

Key areas of Expertise

  • Start-ups/scale-ups or ambitious growth targets
  • Strategy and operations
  • BD/Sales & Marketing
  • Business planning
  • Outsourcing and insourcing
  • Leadership, management and teamwork
  • Audit, inspection and licensing
  • Commercial negotiation and management
  • Tech companies, infrastructure/property, supply chain, fuels, ISP, SaaS, food and drink, and Charities.Key areas of Expertise

Experience

  • 10 years in the RAF as a supply chain officer – specialising in fuels and weapons
  • Owns and manages private property business
  • Founded a telecoms company
  • Joined a telecoms start-up (TrueSpeed) which raised £78m in investment over the 2 years Alex was with the business
  • Private investor and trader on international financial markets
  • Start-up/scale consultant to hugely ambitious businesses across various sectors
  • Associate to Frazer-Nash Consultancy
  • Board member and Operations Director to Sigma Polaris
  • Volunteer board member for CMI SW and Chair of the Bath network
  • Trustee for Wider World