I started my career in business and finance, and for over three decades I've worked where the numbers are made: on the branch floor, in the warehouse, with the sales team and in the boardroom.

I spent more than a decade as General Manager of an independent building supplies business, growing it year on year with full profit and loss responsibility. Since then I've led clusters of branches for national merchants, run a region for a PLC, served as Operations Director with a seat on the board, and led the UK operation of a European distribution group.

Along the way I've done the jobs most businesses find hardest:

• Restructuring teams and management layers so people are clear on what they own

• Recovering margin that had slowly been given away

• Getting stock and working capital under control

• Rebuilding sales activity and accountability

• Leading change through tough trading years

• Developing managers and planning succession

My style is simple. I'm straightforward, I get to the root of the problem quickly and I stay involved until the change is working. I'm happy to shake the tree when a business needs it.

I hold a First Class BA (Hons) in Business Studies, the Chartered Insurance qualification and IOSH health and safety certification.

I'm based in Worthing and work with businesses across Sussex and the South East.