Incipio Group

People Director

Head of People

Young & Co Brewery, PLC

Responsible for all learning, training and development across the business: 
•	Created and Implemented a new Appraisal process to enable formal measuring and resource 
        planning.
•	Designed and delivered a clear Career Pathway for all staff to reach their full potential.
•	Wrote and rolled out a whole programme of innovative and inspirational Leadership training 
        courses, including but not limited to; Developing our People, Understanding P&L’s and Sales 
        Impact and Train the Trainer.
•	Increased internal succession rate.
•	Full ownership, development and growth of the Apprenticeship Team with an emphasis on 
        Operations and culture.
•	Developed and educated a hierarchical, cascading, quarterly review system throughout the 
        company.
•	Regularly presented new innovation to the Board of Directors.
•	Coached and Mentored Retail Directors, Retail Business Managers, General Managers and all 
        Support Functions.
•	Liaised at all levels within the commercial industry.
•	Introduced a Psychometric Testing tool, highlighting personality indicators to aid better work 
        relationships and communication.
•	Worked with the UKs leading Hospitality Learning and Retail Training Provider to design, develop 
        and implement a bespoke online Learning Management System ensuring consistent, responsive 
        communications both in-house and with external Customers.
•	Composed and formalised all Operations, Learning and Development and Apprenticeship process 
        documentation.

Head of Learning and Development

Mitchells & Butlers PLC

Full responsibility for the integration of Training and Development capability and controls from Orchid into Mitchells & Butler:
•	Created and delivered an integration operations model amalgamating 183 businesses.
•	Devised and implemented a new Organisation Structure.
•	Introduced and managed deployment initiatives. 
•	Coached and Mentored at all levels across both companies.
•	Set up strategic intervention with training execution.
•	Produced clear and concise resource planning documentation, ensuring retention where possible.
•	Delivered a targeted guest feedback metric to ensure consistent engagement between the 
        integration sites and their Customers during transition.
•	Assisted in the increase on net sales via training and implementation of an award winning General 
        Manager program.
•	Organised and facilitated ensuring Level 3 Food Safety and Level 3 Fire, Health and safety across 
        all 183 management teams.
•	Devised and delivered an award winning Apprenticeship Scheme of both back and front of house 
        staff, culminating in an uplift in sales.
•	Worked alongside divisional experts to write Management Development modules in Sales, 
        Marketing, Operations, P&L, Stock and Personal effectiveness.

Head of Training and Development

Orchid Group

•	Devised, developed and implemented the Career Pathway, ensuring successful integration with the 
        award winning “Steps to Excellence” Graduate Scheme.
•	Created and co-ordinated effective training solutions supporting the whole business to aid in the 
        increase of sales.
•	Managed and facilitated the NVQ programme.
•	Responsible for all aspects of Recruitment, from on boarding, placement and induction to 
        succession planning.
•	Constructed and managed the continuous evolution of operational training documents across all 
        sectors of the company.
•	Coached and Mentored area managers, focusing on operations, sales, development and ROI.
•	Hired and counselled three new Graduate Trainers.
•	Designed and developed an online network for Training Managers to support all business sectors, 
        including workbooks explaining each step of the career ladder.

Training and Development Manager

CAKEWALK PRODUCTIONS

•	Produced six Independent, low budget films for festival distribution.
•	Raised Funding for private investors and public bodies
•	Recruited, contracted and managed production teams
•	Instigated and full responsibility for Youth Placement Schemes.

Film Production

I am an authentic, creative leader. My strengths lie within communication and organisation and I consider myself to be strategic, efficient, committed, inspirational and impactful.

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