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VBL GroupNon Executive Director
Jul. 2023 - Jul. 2025Malta
Bridon-Bekaert The Ropes GroupR&I Project Manager Renewables
Mar. 2022 - Jun. 2025Developing mooring lines for deep-water, floating, offshore wind technologies
Medilink InternationalAdvisory Board Member
Apr. 2021 - Aug. 2021Malta
Medilink InternationalHead of Strategy & Transformation
Feb. 2020 - Apr. 2021Malta
Freelance ⎥ Self-employedIndependent Consultant
Feb. 2019
DeloitteSenior Manager | Consulting
Apr. 2016 - Feb. 2019MaltaStrategy & organizational reviews – retail, entertainment, shipping Corporate, governance & organizational restructuring – public & private organisations, family-led businesses Pre-merger (organisational) due diligence & post-merger integration – insurance
Change management – financial services, retail
Independent Organisational Transformation & Change Consultant
Jan. 2014 - Dec. 2016InternationalAcquired and delivered business transformation and change projects for: Amgen (global change management); Argunov Studio (new start-up); Argus (M&A integration), and the University of Malta (IP commercialization strategy).
IndependentOrganisational Transformation & Change Consultant
Jan. 2014 - Jan. 2016InternationalAcquired and delivered business transformation and change projects for: Amgen (global change management); Argunov Studio (new start-up); Argus (M&A integration), and the University of Malta (IP commercialization strategy).
Technoline LtdGeneral Manager
Jan. 2012 - Dec. 2014MaltaFull strategic and P&L responsibility, reported to the Board, responsible for F&A, HR, IT, SCM, Ops functions. Key Achievements: • Repositioned and restructured the company for long term, sustainable growth; focused down on key customers and market segments; restructured the product / services portfolio; eliminated loss-making business lines. • Introduced forecasting, budgeting, cost-cutting, business continuity; upgraded performance management and health & safety. • Achieved 4X profitability increase (on 20% less revenue) and a 15% reduction in corporate costs.
The Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and IndustryRTD&I Policy Advisor
Jan. 2010 - Dec. 2011Malta
Superyacht Technology Expansion CentreDirector
Jan. 2009 - Dec. 2010Malta
Marine Business Port LtdDirector
Jan. 2009 - Dec. 2010Malta
MARSEC-XL FoundationCouncil President
Jan. 2009 - Jan. 2010Malta
MI-SE@Malta FoundationCouncil Member
Jan. 2009 - Jan. 2010Malta
EuroMedITI LtdChief Executive Officer
Jan. 2007 - Jan. 2010Malta | InternationalFull strategic and P&L responsibility, reported to the Board and Prime Minister of Malta. Key Achievements: • Brokered & established highest-level regional government, diplomatic, academic, financial and corporate interventions and networks, networking events and in-country trade missions. • Obtained regional support of, amongst others, the League of Arab States, Arab Investment Union, Arab Science & Technology Foundation, Euro-Arab League and European industry leaders, universities and RTOs. • Span-out and presided over a globally-unique, public-private-partnership, cluster-of-excellence.
Malta Council For Science & TechnologyBoard Member
Jan. 2007 - Jan. 2008Malta
Rescitech LtdChief Executive Officer
Jan. 2002 - Jan. 2007UK | InternationalClient acquisition, project management. Key clients: • Xaar - Interim Business Development Director, developed and implemented a market-entry strategy for the additive-manufacturing industry, identified and established global strategic partnerships (mainly Asia). Key Achievements: Established 14 joint development activities; brought a new integrated product to market. • Douwe-Egberts / Sarah-Lee – consultant, direct sales corporate strategy, location strategy, product strategy and operations strategy for entry in to a new country. Key Achievements: 54% increase on net sales to €850K over 3 years • Orbotech – consultant, researched acquisition targets in the nuclear imaging space. Key Achievements: Acquisition of Imarad Imaging Systems Ltd in 2005.
Cambridge Display TechnologyBusiness Development Director
Jan. 2001 - Jan. 2002UK | AsiaReported to the global business development director, developed and implemented a new market entry strategy for early-stage IP licensing to the chemical and flat panel display industries in Asia. Key Achievements: • Created and managed a portfolio of over 50 licensing / joint-development targets in Europe, US and Asia. • Major licensing deal with Sumitomo and acquisition of Litrex Corp.
Avantium TechnologiesBusiness Development Manager
Jan. 2000 - Jan. 2001NetherlandsInitiated commercial activities related to early development and global sales of high throughput screening platforms.
Philips Medical SystemsBusiness Development Manager
Jan. 1998 - Jan. 2000NetherlandsReported to divisional CEO and PH Board, responsible for the Cardio-IT division. Key Achievements: • Core member of Philips Healthcare global ‘HeartCare’ strategy team. • Restructured the Cardio-IT team, redesigned and rebuilt the Cardio-IT product and service portfolio, identified and acquired CardioLogica a US-based CIS company, redesigned product development processes, released the first major product in 6 months & new releases / products every 3 months. • (estimated) $15-20m/yr in new IT product sales, $20-40m/yr in pull-through sales of other existing modalities, $20-30m/yr in new modality business, & economy-of-sales cost savings of $10-20m.
Sintef UnimedResearch Manager
Jan. 1993 - Jan. 1997NorwayResearch management of a $15M/Yr contract research centre (Unimed); restructuring the research focus and product / services portfolio; international marketing; full strategic and P&L responsibility; reported to the CEO. Key Achievements: • Returned the group to profitability in the second year of operation. • Established and managed two $1M+, oil & gas consortia-funded projects. • Secured an international reputation for the quality and scope of its research. • Obtained approx. USD$ 1M of national CAPEX funding from the Research Council of Norway.
British Gas R&TTechnology Consultant
Jan. 1992 - Jan. 1993UKFixed contract, responsible for designing, setting up and handing over a new NMR imaging research facility: sourced, acquired, set up and tested equipment; established research protocols; trained technical staff and full-time manager. In addition, I managed several external university research collaborations and helped to set-up and participate in a new, downhole NMR-logging platform consortium.
Cambridge UniversityResearch Fellow
Jan. 1988 - Jan. 1992UKResponsible for the management of a BP-funded NMR Imaging research program. Generated world’s first, high resolution 3D images of saturated reservoir cores. Transferred protocols to BP and trained researchers.
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