Robert - CEO - USA - iCEO #54948

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Experience

Was most recently CEO of Europe & Board member of a FTSE 100 co. He has 27 years experience in B2B businesses with multi-site, multi-national in the distribution of products & services in Europe & North America. Over his career he has held progressively increasing levels of responsibility in sales, operations, business process re-engineering, technology, strategy, P&L management.

Major Achievements

Was accountable for the European operations comprising £7 billion turnover, 3500+ locations, over 30,000 employees across 19 countries with 65 business units ranging from £13m to £1.5b.During his term as CEO, he oversaw a doubling of revenues in 5 years & increased our geographic coverage from 9 to 19 countries by using a combination of organic growth and acquisition (an average of 15+/yr).

Industry Sector Competencies

IT/Computer Hardware

Software

Wholesale & retail distribution;Building Materials

Construction Industry

Professional Objectives

Function: CEO or Divisional President with signficant decision making authority

Sector: Distribution of products or services; Technology

Interim Manager: No

Permanent Position: Yes

Operational: Yes

Availability: Full time

Prefered Locations: Europe or North America

Additional Professional Interests

Non executive director assignments

Personal financial investment:350-750K USD

Countries Covered

UK

USA

Operational Competencies

Business development (Expert)

Geographical expansion (Expert)

Company rescue or turnaround (Expert)

Close down or sell off (Expert)