Name
Mike

 Position
Board Advisor / Mentor

 Location
Yorkshire

Big Business Experience

Anglo American, Mondi

Small Business Experience

PFF Ltd, SMH Products Ltd

Summary

An experienced managing director and non-executive director with a track record of delivering rapid, multimillion-pound benefits in manufacturing and industrial businesses with many years of experience in business turnarounds, growing businesses, acquisitions and acquisition integration. Calm, positive and resilient.

Experienced as an energizing change leader, strategic thinker and creative problem solver with a consistent history of business unit success and strategic business development.

Qualifications

BSc Chemical Engineering

MBA

Key areas of Expertise

• International business experience
• Start ups
• Manufacturing/Industrial sectors
• Restructuring & Turnarounds
• Strategic Planning & Implementation
• Management & team development
• Sales & Marketing
• New Business Development
• Effective Communication & Relationships
• Lean & Continuous Improvement
• Multinationals to SMEs
• Debt and equity funding

Experience

Linkcove Ltd, Managing Director. Aug 2014-Present

Projects:

Caleo Capital Pty Ltd, Consultant, Advisor. Feb 2016 – Present

Schletter Gmbh, Solar Pv, Interim MD Africa.  May 2017 – Feb 2018

Mainetti Ltd, Consultant. Jul 2015 – Sept 2016

Smh Products Ltd, Interim Operations Manager. Nov 2015 – Feb 2016

Pff Ltd, Interim General Manager. Aug 2014 – Sept 2016

 

Stewart Stratco, Managing Director. Nov 2006- Jun 2014

Projects:

Thermopak Ltd, Chief Executive Officer, Principle Shareholder. Jul 2009 – Aug 2014

Hfw Plastics Ltd, Interim Operations Director. Dec 2008 – Jun 2009

Bokuk Ltd, Consultant & Interim Export Manager. Nov 2007 – Nov 2008

Shandong Yalong Paper Co. Ltd, Consultant. Nov 2007 – Nov 2008

Quanzhou Far East Xinmei Paper Products Co. Ltd, Consultant. Nov 2007 – Nov 2008

Linpac Allibert, Interim Manufacturing & Business Integration Manager. Feb – Oct 2007

 

Mondi Group

Hypac (UK) Ltd, Managing Director. Oct 2004 – Nov 2006

Mondi International, CEO, Supply Chain Services. Aug 2003 – Sep 2004

Mondi Packaging, Managing Director & Packaging Group Director. Aug 1999 – Aug 2003

Mondi Paper, International Marketing & Sales Director. Nov 1989 – Jul 1999