Has extensive International experience in a career that has featured line management, consultancy, start ups and Board positions in the EU, Asia, the Americas and the Gulf States. He has worked in many sectors including FMCG, Retail, Healthcare, Food, Steel, Operational Marketing and Logistics.

He has worked in formal and informal markets and enjoyed especially a number of projects in Eastern Europe and Russia when Retail meant kiosks as much as stores with a planogram! Following chocolate bars through the Tokyo supply or analysing milk distribution from a milk float in Dublin are other illustrations of working with reality. Understanding workflow and how to engineer better, cheaper and faster performance has been a keen interest. This varied and challenging background sees him comfortable in many work environments.

Has enthusiasm for breakthrough thinking with the drive to make things happen, build momentum and achieve results.

With Archomai, he is responsible for growing the global network of operating offices and contacts in core sectors and finance. His sector responsibilities are focussed on Logistics and Learning.

Has written articles in a wide variety of Trade Journals, Harvard Deusto and Expansion in Madrid, the Financial Times and has been a speaker at a number of International Conferences. Educated at St Andrews and Oxford Universities, he is on the Advisory Board of the University of Hull Logistics Institute, Advisory Board for AMET University, Chennai, a Board member of Hull Truck and an advisor to several other businesses. His interests include languages and history.

Has strong IT experience at technical and board levels coupled to significant general management and international consultancy experience in Europe, US and Asia. His career has included work with many multi-national businesses, mainly in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods and manufacturing sectors.

He has a track record in moving ideas to market. He has developed and implemented CRM systems for major sales forces within FMCG; inventory systems for UK Retailers. His strengths lie in process design, the ability to communicate technical issues to all and enthusiasm for enterprise in all its guises.

In Archomai, his responsibilities include the management of the innovation pipeline and the acceleration of the ideas into a format that investors can consider and decide upon. Links with each of the global offices provides a unique overview of innovation patterns and success factors.

His voluntary activities include Chair of Business Forum for Bridlington Regeneration, Chair of Bridlington Chamber of Trade, member of Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce Council.

Appointed Chair of Archomai Group in October 2006, he has an impressive international track record of management and start up operations with major multi nationals such as Johnson & Johnson, Ciba Vision and Novartis. Has extensive international experience in the UK, EU, the US, Africa and the Middle East in FMCG and Healthcare markets.

He knows what it takes to source innovative ideas; hone them into viable business propositions and drive results in operational performance, market share and profitability.

With J&J he was given the task of opening up the disposable contact lens market and later, as Global Head of Contact lenses for Ciba Vision, he was given responsibility to build market share, sales and profitability against strong competition from market leader J&J and Bausch & Lomb.

In recent years, he has been Chief Operating Officer and co-Founder of BioCure Inc, a private US corporation based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. BioCure Inc is a medical device company which researches, develops, manufactures and markets novel therapies largely based on its proprietary biocompatible polymer technology. The company's main therapeutic focus comprise embolics, orthopaedics and wound care.

As Chair of Archomai Group, he is responsible for developing the approach, growing global reach and overseeing delivery and results. Working closely with each Archomai business, he is especially keen on growing links with Financial Institutions to understand their priorities and deliver high growth potential.