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Our Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIRs) are many of Yorkshire’s most successful entrepreneurs. They are drawn from a variety of industries and have all built, and many are continuing to build, highly successful businesses. They have agreed to give time to deliver Masterclasses, take part in panels and provide mentoring for members of Connect Yorkshire.

Adam Beaumont

Industries:

    IT Services

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Ecommerce

    Leadership

    Management Skills

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Adrian Holmes OBE

Industries:

    Govt. funded training

    Property

    Residential Childcare

    Service sector

SKills:

    Adapting to different Industry’s

    Bringing the best out of people

    Building teams

    Business Planning

    Fast Growth

    Finance

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Negotiation

    Problem solving

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sales

    Simplifying Issues

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Ajaz Ahmed BEM

Industries:

    IT Services

SKills:

    Building teams

    Business Planning

    Exit Strategy

    Fast Growth

    Innovation

    Leadership

    Management Skills

    Problem solving

    Technology

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Alan Aubrey

Industries:

    Health and Medical

SKills:

    Accountancy

    Business Planning

    Exporting

    Fast Growth

    Finance

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Market Research

    Negotiation

    Project Management

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sustainability

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Alan Halsall

Industries:

    Retail

SKills:

    Accountancy

    Business Planning

    Fast Growth

    Finance

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Market Research

    Marketing

    Negotiation

    Project Management

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sustainability

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Andrew Cope

Industries:
SKills:

    Business Planning

    Exporting

    Fast Growth

    Finance

    Management Skills

    Market Research

    Marketing

    Negotiation

    Project Management

    Sales

    Social Media

    Sustainability

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Andrew Mason

Industries:

    IT Services

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Exit Strategy

    Fast Growth

    Finance

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Market Research

    Marketing

    Negotiation

    Project Management

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sustainability

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Andrew Needham

Industries:

    Food and Drink

    Retail

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Ecommerce

    Fast Growth

    Leadership

    Management Skills

    Merger and Acquisition

    Negotiation

    Organisation

    Project Management

    Sales

    Strategy

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Andy Wilby

Industries:

    Other

    Transport

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Management Skills

    Sales

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Ashley Guise

Industries:

    Other

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Fast Growth

    Management Skills

    Negotiation

    Project Management

    Sales

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Carl Cavers

Industries:

    IT Services

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Fast Growth

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Negotiation

    Project Management

    Risk & Crisis Management

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Charles Dent

Industries:

    Food and Drink

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Finance

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Marketing

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Cheryl Williams

Industries:

    Leisure

SKills:

    Accountancy

    Business Planning

    Exporting

    Fast Growth

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Market Research

    Marketing

    Negotiation

    Project Management

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sales

    Social Media

    Sustainability

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Chris Bingham

Industries:

    Environmental

    Other

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Environmental

    Fast Growth

    For more information on the EIR's skills, please view the full profile.

    Management Skills

    Negotiation

    Sustainability

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Chris Henry

Industries:

    Marketing Services

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Ecommerce

    Fast Growth

    Management Skills

    Market Research

    Marketing

    Negotiation

    Printing

    Project Management

    Sales

    Social Media

    Sustainability

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Chris McDonald

Industries:

    Financial Services

SKills:

    Exit Strategy

    Fast Growth

    Leadership

    Marketing

    Merger and Acquisition

    Sales

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Chris Rea OBE

Industries:

    Manufacturing

SKills:

    Accountancy

    Business Planning

    Exporting

    Fast Growth

    Finance

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Market Research

    Marketing

    Negotiation

    Project Management

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sales

    Sustainability

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Clive Brook

Industries:

    Other

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Management Skills

    Negotiation

    Project Management

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sales

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Craig Hibbert

Industries:

    Construction and Property

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Management Skills

    Sales

    Sustainability

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Dame Julie A Kenny DBE DL

Industries:

    Manufacturing

SKills:

    Accountancy

    Business Planning

    Exporting

    Fast Growth

    Finance

    Management Skills

    Market Research

    Marketing

    Negotiation

    Project Management

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sales

    Sustainability

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Dan Archer

Industries:

    Health and Medical

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Fast Growth

    Franchising

    Leadership

    Management Skills

    Market Research

    Marketing

    Social Media

    Strategy

    Wellness and Well-being advocate

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Dan Bamforth

Industries:

    Food and Drink

    Property

SKills:

    Building teams

    Business Planning

    Leadership

    Management Skills

    Negotiation

    Organisation

    Problem solving

    Project Management

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Dan Platt

Industries:

    Construction and Property

    Leisure

    Property

SKills:

    Bringing the best out of people

    Building teams

    Business Planning

    Fast Growth

    Leadership

    Management Skills

    Marketing

    Merger and Acquisition

    Negotiation

    Project Management

    Sales

    Strategy

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Dan Rathbone

Industries:

    IT Services

SKills:

    Building teams

    Business Planning

    Fast Growth

    Leadership

    Problem solving

    Project Management

    Technology

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David Grey MBE

Industries:

    Manufacturing

SKills:

    Accountancy

    Business Planning

    Exporting

    Fast Growth

    Finance

    Innovation

    Leadership

    Management Skills

    Market Research

    Marketing

    Merger and Acquisition

    Negotiation

    Project Management

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sales

    Simplifying Issues

    Social Media

    Sustainability

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David Kerfoot MBE

Industries:

    Manufacturing

SKills:

    Accountancy

    Business Planning

    Exporting

    Fast Growth

    Finance

    Management Skills

    Market Research

    Marketing

    Negotiation

    Project Management

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sales

    Sustainability

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David Marx

Industries:

    Distributor

    Food and Drink

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Fast Growth

    Management Skills

    Negotiation

    Sales

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David Richards MBE

Industries:

    IT Services

SKills:

    Accountancy

    Business Planning

    Exporting

    Fast Growth

    Finance

    For more information on the EIR's skills, please view the full profile.

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Market Research

    Marketing

    Negotiation

    Project Management

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sales

    Sustainability

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David Smalley

Industries:

    IT Services

    Marketing Services

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Fast Growth

    Management Skills

    Marketing

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Dean Hartley

Industries:

    IT Services

SKills:

    Building teams

    Business Planning

    Exit Strategy

    Fast Growth

    Innovation

    Leadership

    Management Skills

    Negotiation

    Problem solving

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Strategy

    Technology

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Donna Bellingham

Industries:

    Manufacturing

    Retail

SKills:

    Building teams

    Business Planning

    Leadership

    Marketing

    Sales

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Edward Naylor

Industries:

    Manufacturing

SKills:

    Accountancy

    Business Planning

    Exporting

    Fast Growth

    Finance

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Marketing

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sales

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Emma Dutton

Industries:

    Distributor

    Manufacturing

    Printing

SKills:

    Accountancy

    Adapting to different Industry’s

    Bringing the best out of people

    Building teams

    Business Planning

    Fast Growth

    Finance

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Negotiation

    Problem solving

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sales

    Simplifying Issues

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Fara Butt

Industries:

    Distributor

    Manufacturing

SKills:

    Bringing the best out of people

    Building teams

    Business Planning

    Ecommerce

    Management Skills

    Marketing

    Project Management

    Sales

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Gav Winter

Industries:

    IT Services

SKills:

    Fast Growth

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Marketing

    Project Management

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sales

    Social Media

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Gordon Black

Industries:

    Distributor

    Retail

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Management Skills

    Negotiation

    Project Management

    Sales

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Graham Honeyman

Industries:

    Manufacturing

SKills:

    Accountancy

    Business Planning

    Exporting

    Fast Growth

    Finance

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Market Research

    Marketing

    Negotiation

    Project Management

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sales

    Sustainability

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Graham Leslie

Industries:

    Health and Medical

SKills:

    Accountancy

    Business Planning

    Exporting

    Fast Growth

    Finance

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Market Research

    Marketing

    Negotiation

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sales

    Sustainability

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Graham Royle

Industries:

    Manufacturing

SKills:

    Accountancy

    Business Planning

    Environmental

    Exporting

    Fast Growth

    Finance

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Market Research

    Marketing

    Merger and Acquisition

    Negotiation

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sales

    Sustainability

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Hugh Facey OBE

Industries:

    Manufacturing

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Exporting

    Fast Growth

    Innovation

    Marketing

    Negotiation

    Sales

    Sustainability

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Jacqui Hall

Industries:

    Distributor

    Utilities

SKills:

    Bringing the best out of people

    Business Planning

    ESG and Corporate Social Responsibility

    Fast Growth

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Market Research

    Marketing

    Negotiation

    Project Management

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sales

    Sustainability

    Wellness and Well-being advocate

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James Cain OBE

Industries:

    Distributor

    Food and Drink

    Marketing Services

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Fast Growth

    Finance

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Market Research

    Marketing

    Negotiation

    Project Management

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sales

    Social Media

    Sustainability

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James Lambert OBE

Industries:

    Food and Drink

SKills:

    Accountancy

    Business Planning

    Exporting

    Fast Growth

    Finance

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Market Research

    Marketing

    Project Management

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sales

    Sustainability

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Jamie Bentley

Industries:

    Manufacturing

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Environmental

    Exporting

    Fast Growth

    Finance

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Project Management

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Janette Benaddi

Industries:

    Health and Medical

    Other

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Exit Strategy

    Exporting

    Fast Growth

    Innovation

    Leadership

    Management Skills

    Merger and Acquisition

    Negotiation

    Sales

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Jeremy Shulman

Industries:

    Other

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Management Skills

    Negotiation

    Risk & Crisis Management

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John Chalmers

Industries:

    Construction and Property

    Manufacturing

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Exporting

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Marketing

    Negotiation

    Sales

    Sustainability

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John Graham

Industries:

    Retail

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Exporting

    Fast Growth

    Finance

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Market Research

    Marketing

    Negotiation

    Project Management

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sales

    Sustainability

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John McArthur

Industries:

    IT Services

SKills:

    Accountancy

    Business Planning

    Exporting

    Fast Growth

    Finance

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Market Research

    Marketing

    Negotiation

    Project Management

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sales

    Sustainability

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John McDonnell

Industries:

    Manufacturing

SKills:

    Exporting

    Fast Growth

    Finance

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Marketing

    Negotiation

    Project Management

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sales

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John Sutcliffe

Industries:

    Construction and Property

SKills:

    Accountancy

    Business Planning

    Finance

    Management Skills

    Project Management

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Jonathan Sands OBE

Industries:

    Marketing Services

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Exporting

    Fast Growth

    Finance

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Market Research

    Marketing

    Negotiation

    Project Management

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sales

    Sustainability

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Jonathan Straight

Industries:

    Environmental

    Manufacturing

    Marketing Services

SKills:

    Adapting to different Industry’s

    Business Planning

    Exporting

    Marketing

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sales

    Social Media

    Sustainability

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Jonathan Turner

Industries:

    Construction and Property

    Distributor

    Energy / Utilities

SKills:

    Fast Growth

    Marketing

    Merger and Acquisition

    Negotiation

    Sales

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Judith Donovan CBE

Industries:

    Marketing Services

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Exit Strategy

    Finance

    Leadership

    Management Skills

    Market Research

    Marketing

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sales

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Julian Harrison

Industries:

    Health and Medical

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Management Skills

    Marketing

    Negotiation

    Project Management

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Julian Kynaston

Industries:

    Marketing Services

    Retail

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Management Skills

    Market Research

    Marketing

    Project Management

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Kate Hainsworth

Industries:

    Marketing Services

    Wellbeing

SKills:

    Adapting to different Industry’s

    Bringing the best out of people

    Building teams

    Business Planning

    ESG and Corporate Social Responsibility

    Leadership

    Management Skills

    Negotiation

    Problem solving

    Strategy

    Sustainability

    Wellness and Well-being advocate

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Kevin Hollinrake MP

Industries:

    Retail

SKills:

    Accountancy

    Business Planning

    Exporting

    Fast Growth

    Finance

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Market Research

    Marketing

    Negotiation

    Project Management

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sales

    Sustainability

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Kevin Parkin

Industries:

    Manufacturing

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Fast Growth

    Finance

    Management Skills

    Marketing

    Project Management

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sales

    Sustainability

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Kevin Walsh

Industries:

    Telecoms

SKills:

    Accountancy

    Business Planning

    Exporting

    Fast Growth

    Finance

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Market Research

    Marketing

    Negotiation

    Project Management

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sales

    Sustainability

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Larry Gould

Industries:

    IT Services

    Other

    Service sector

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Exporting

    Fast Growth

    Finance

    Management Skills

    Market Research

    Marketing

    Negotiation

    Project Management

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sales

    Sustainability

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Lisa Pogson

Industries:

    Construction and Property

    Service sector

SKills:

    Accountancy

    Bringing the best out of people

    Business Planning

    Leadership

    Management Skills

    Problem solving

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Mark Hammond

Industries:

    Distributor

    Manufacturing

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Ecommerce

    Exporting

    Fast Growth

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Market Research

    Negotiation

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sales

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Mark Ward

Industries:

    Retail

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Fast Growth

    Management Skills

    Negotiation

    Sales

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Mark Woodward

Industries:

    Distributor

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Finance

    Management Skills

    Negotiation

    Sales

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Martin Port

Industries:

    IT Services

SKills:

    Accountancy

    Business Planning

    Fast Growth

    Finance

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Market Research

    Marketing

    Negotiation

    Project Management

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sales

    Social Media

    Sustainability

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Michael Bridge

Industries:

    Food and Drink

    Manufacturing

    Other

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Fast Growth

    For more information on the EIR's skills, please view the full profile.

    Innovation

    Marketing

    Negotiation

    Sales

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Michael Hughes

Industries:

    Manufacturing

    Other

SKills:

    Accountancy

    Business Planning

    Exporting

    Management Skills

    Risk & Crisis Management

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Neil Armstrong

Industries:

    Other

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Fast Growth

    For more information on the EIR's skills, please view the full profile.

    Leadership

    Management Skills

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sales

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Neil Conlon

Industries:

    Construction and Property

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Marketing

    Negotiation

    Project Management

    Sales

    Sustainability

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Neil Ewin

Industries:

    IT Services

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Fast Growth

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Marketing

    Negotiation

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sales

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Neil Roberts

Industries:

    IT Services

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Fast Growth

    For more information on the EIR's skills, please view the full profile.

    Management Skills

    Marketing

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Neil Sanderson

Industries:

    Food and Drink

SKills:

    Exporting

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Neil Warnock

Industries:

    IT Services

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Exit Strategy

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Negotiation

    Project Management

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Paul Crossley

Industries:

    Construction and Property

    Engineering

    Manufacturing

SKills:

    Bringing the best out of people

    Business Planning

    Exporting

    Fast Growth

    Leadership

    Management Skills

    Problem solving

    Project Management

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sales

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Paul Mitchell

Industries:

    Construction and Property

    Other

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Fast Growth

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Negotiation

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Paul Rose FIoD

Industries:

    Manufacturing

SKills:

    Accountancy

    Business Planning

    Exit Strategy

    Exporting

    Fast Growth

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Market Research

    Marketing

    Negotiation

    Project Management

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sales

    Sustainability

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Peter Roberts

Industries:

    Construction and Property

    Retail

SKills:

    Accountancy

    Business Planning

    Exporting

    Fast Growth

    Finance

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Market Research

    Marketing

    Negotiation

    Project Management

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sales

    Sustainability

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Phil Cammerman

Industries:

    Other

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Fast Growth

    Management Skills

    Market Research

    Marketing

    Project Management

    Sales

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Rachel Hannan

Industries:

    Manufacturing

    Other

SKills:

    Accountancy

    Adapting to different Industry’s

    Business Planning

    Fast Growth

    Innovation

    Leadership

    Management Skills

    Negotiation

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Rana Harvey

Industries:

    Distributor

    Retail

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Fast Growth

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Marketing

    Sales

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Richard Jackson MBE

Industries:

    Distributor

SKills:

    Fast Growth

    Finance

    Marketing

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Richard Page

Industries:

    Food and Drink

    Retail

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Fast Growth

    Finance

    Innovation

    Leadership

    Management Skills

    Sales

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Richard Sykes

Industries:

    Construction and Property

SKills:

    Bringing the best out of people

    Building teams

    Business Planning

    Leadership

    Management Skills

    Organisation

    Project Management

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Strategy

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Richard Todd

Industries:

    Environmental

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Environmental

    Fast Growth

    Management Skills

    Negotiation

    Project Management

    Sales

    Sustainability

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Robert Brocklesby

Industries:

    Manufacturing

SKills:

    Fast Growth

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Negotiation

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sustainability

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Robin Hill

Industries:

    IT Services

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Fast Growth

    Management Skills

    Market Research

    Marketing

    Negotiation

    Sales

    Social Media

    Sustainability

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Russell Manning

Industries:

    Construction and Property

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Fast Growth

    Finance

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Market Research

    Marketing

    Negotiation

    Project Management

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sales

    Sustainability

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Sarah Jones

Industries:

    Health and Medical

    Other

SKills:

    Bringing the best out of people

    Business Planning

    Fast Growth

    Leadership

    Management Skills

    Negotiation

    Organisation

    Problem solving

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Simon Biltcliffe

Industries:

    Ecommerce

    Marketing Services

    Printing

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Ecommerce

    Fast Growth

    Finance

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Market Research

    Marketing

    Negotiation

    Project Management

    Sales

    Social Media

    Sustainability

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Simon Gray

Industries:

    Food and Drink

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Exporting

    Fast Growth

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Marketing

    Sales

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Simon Mackaness

Industries:

    Food and Drink

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Management Skills

    Marketing

    Negotiation

    Project Management

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Sir Anthony Ullmann

Industries:

    Construction and Property

    Manufacturing

SKills:

    Accountancy

    Business Planning

    Exporting

    Fast Growth

    Finance

    Management Skills

    Marketing

    Negotiation

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sales

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Steve Birch

Industries:

    Digital Technology

    Ecommerce

    Other

    Sport

SKills:

    Bringing the best out of people

    Building teams

    Digital Marketing

    Ecommerce

    Leadership

    Market Research

    Marketing

    Merger and Acquisition

    Strategy

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Stewart McGuffie

Industries:

    Manufacturing

SKills:

    Accountancy

    Business Planning

    Fast Growth

    Finance

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Marketing

    Negotiation

    Sales

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Stuart Paver

Industries:

    Retail

SKills:

    Digital Marketing

    Exporting

    Fast Growth

    Management Skills

    Marketing

    Negotiation

    Sales

    Technology

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Tim Whitworth

Industries:

    Construction and Property

    Distributor

    Other

    Retail

SKills:

    Adapting to different Industry’s

    Bringing the best out of people

    Business Planning

    Fast Growth

    Leadership

    Management Skills

    Negotiation

    Organisation

    Problem solving

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sales

    Strategy

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Tom Brown

Industries:

    Energy / Utilities

    Engineering

    Manufacturing

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Fast Growth

    Leadership

    Management Skills

    Organisation

    Problem solving

    Project Management

    Strategy

    Technology

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Tony Bramall

Industries:

    Distributor

SKills:

    Fast Growth

    Finance

    Management Skills

    Negotiation

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Tony Walsh

Industries:

    Financial Services

SKills:

    Bringing the best out of people

    Building teams

    Business Planning

    Cyber Security

    Innovation

    Management Skills

    Negotiation

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Technology

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Warren Shermer

Industries:

    Ecommerce

    Manufacturing

    Outsourcing

SKills:

    Business Planning

    Fast Growth

    For more information on the EIR's skills, please view the full profile.

    Management Skills

    Market Research

    Marketing

    Negotiation

    Risk & Crisis Management

    Sales

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