Internationally recognized, entrepreneurial strategic leader commanding extensive portfolio experience in planning, reviewing, and implementing global governmental project initiatives. Honored for his cross-government work on diversity and inclusion, he engages with complex stakeholder needs at all levels to ensure strategic alignment, motivating and inspiring teams to maximize their performance and contribute with integrity, commitment and understanding of broader organizational ethics and goals.
Served Her Majesty’s Government in Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, Beijing, and Nigeria where he was Deputy High Commissioner, leading a government office in one of the largest cities in the world. A transformational expert turning around underperforming teams. In Nigeria he added £1bn of economic value to the UK, turning one of the worst performing teams in the world to one of the best.
A champion for UK businesses, who has helped business grow and expand overseas. Been a credible interface with key senior interlocutors, Ministers, Ambassadors, Senior Business Leaders, Trade Envoys etc. A brilliant negotiator and lobbyist, convincing foreign governments to reduce specific barriers to trade, for example he led in landing a deal worth billions for the insurance industry by tackling barriers to trade in the West African market.
An innovator who thinks outside the box, led and delivered a number of digital enhancements to how things are done in the public sector. Led on developing a new innovative Government to Government initiative which secured £1.5bn in contracts for the infrastructure industry.
Has supported delivery of some of the most critically important projects for the UK such as the Olympics, Tech City, the Great Campaign etc. He was part of the crisis team that successfully helped the UK out of the Financial Crisis when a number of banks collapsed.
Since leaving the public sector he has focused on supporting tech start-ups and supports several at board level. He is also a Co-Founder and CEO of LittleGem a healthMore...