Experience
Prior to Now, Founder, 2013 - Present - Local history research and Wₑbₛᵢₜₑ & bₗₒg ₐbₒᵤₜ Cₒₘbₑ DₒwSeₑₒₚₗₑ, bᵤᵢₗdᵢₙgₛ, ᵢₙₛₜᵢₜᵤₜᵢₒₙₛ ₒᵥₑᵣ ₜₕₑ ₗₐₛₜ ₂₅₀ yₑₐᵣₛ₊. #cₒₘbₑdₒwₙ #ₘₒₙₖₜₒₙcₒₘbₑ #ₚᵣᵢₒᵣₚₐᵣₖ #ₗₒcₐₗₕᵢₛₜₒᵣy #ₜwᵢₜₜₑᵣₛₜₒᵣᵢₐₙₛWₑbₛᵢₜₑ & bₗₒg ₐbₒᵤₜ Cₒₘbₑ Dₒwₙ ₚₑₒₚₗₑ, bᵤᵢₗdᵢₙgₛ, ᵢₙₛₜᵢₜᵤₜᵢₒₙₛ ₒᵥₑᵣ ₜₕₑ ₗₐₛₜ ₂₅₀ yₑₐᵣₛ₊. #cₒₘbₑdₒwₙ #ₘₒₙₖₜₒₙcₒₘbₑ #ₚᵣᵢₒᵣₚₐᵣₖ #ₗₒcₐₗₕᵢₛₜₒᵣy #ₜwᵢₜₜₑᵣₛₜₒᵣᵢₐₙₛ
Member Board Of Trustees & Director,
Museum of Bath Stone - (Combe Down Stone Legacy Trust) Nov 2017 - Apr 2018 6 mos The Museum of Bath Stone tells the story of Combe Down Stone, the material from which the Georgian City of Bath was built and Ralph Allen, the man behind the enterprise.
Non executive director
Innovecom - Mar 2002 - Dec 2017 15 yrs 10 mos. IT and ebusiness.
Director,
E-CRM Solutions - Feb 1999 - Jan 2014 15 yrs. Internet and direct marketing agency dealing with SME clients.Internet and direct marketing agency dealing with SME clients usaing coding partners in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Non Executive Chairman,
Innovantage - Mar 1999 - Aug 2012 · 13 yrs 6 mos Recruitment information.
Managing Director,
Person to Person Services Ltd - 2002 - 2004 · 2 yrs London, United Kingdom and Canada Set up.
Partner & Director
RPM Business Strategies & Solutions - 1997 - 2002 5 yrs Implementation consultancy.
Chief Executive Officer, CGA Group - 1996 - 1997 1 yr Turnround and £20m MBO in insurance.
Non Executive Director, Firstline Insurance -1996 - 1997 1 yr Bermuda captive insurance company.
Director, Oriel Group plc -1994 - 1996 2 yrs. Insurance broker.
General Manager,
Royal Insurance -1987 - 1994 7 yrs. Created major direct insurer.
Chairman, The Insurance Service plc - 1987 - 1994 7 yrs Set up and ran.
Managing Director, Cavendish Insurance plc - 1987 - 1994 7 yrs Set up and ran.
Vice President, Director of Business Development,
Citibank - 1986 - 1987 1.5 yr Created JV with Storehouse.
Marketing Director, Storecard -1986 - 1987 1.5 yr. Set up and grew.
Marketing Director, Welbeck Finance plc -1981 - 1985 4 yrs. Created marketing machine.
Marketing Executive,
American Express, -1978 - 1981 3 yrs. Doubled UK Corporate Card division.
Sales Executive, Sherry House Ltd. 1974 - 1976 2 yrs Represented international brands to major accounts.
Cellar & Shop Manager Pearl Vintners -1972 - 1974 2 yrs. Shipped and bottled wine imports, ran wholesale and direct distribution & onsite retail outlet.
Resort Representative, Martlet Travel - 1970 - 1971 · 1 yr. Brighton and Jersey, Telemarketing Adviser for holidays then Resort Representative
Founder Member:
Institute of Direct Marketing.
Member:
Chartered Institute of Marketing.
Chartered Management Institute.
The Marketing Society.
Association of MBAs.
Institute of Directors.
Also:
Member of (B.) D.M.A.Council for 5 years.
Member of D.M.C. (now I.D.M.) Council for 5 years.
External Examiner for (B.) D.M.A. Diploma for 3 years.
Helped to found the
Telephone Preference Service. Entrepreneur then retired family man with a real interest in local history