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Philip Cocks
Philip J Cocks Consultancy
Reed House
28 Rotten Row
Riseley
Bedford
Bedfordshire
MK44 1EJ
UK
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T: 01234 709671
F: 01234 709671
Mobile: 0774 7035699
Home: 01234 709207
Email: 
Member since: July 2005
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Key Skills & Services: |
Advising managers with particular emphasis on profitability,
operational effectiveness and customer perception, especially in
companies undergoing rapid growth, performance recovery, changing
working practices or new market penetration.
Specific skills include strategic and business planning, the implementation
of Japanese derived lean manufacturing and cost reduction processes
and most importantly the ability to assess people, processes and
systems and their affects on bottom line performance.
Identifying and bringing about mergers and acquisitions together
with the subsequent uniting, building, focusing and motivating of
teams within the new organisation. |
Career Background: |
A senior Director/manager with over 30 years experience
in establishing, managing and growing both large and small companies
around the world. 15 years experience working closely with Japanese
companies, renowned for their lean manufacturing methods.
Positions held include:
President, International Business Development and UK Managing Director
for a major global Automotive component supplier.
Managing Director of a specialist hose manufacturer to the offshore
oil and gas industry.
Vice President of a US company supplying chemical and mining industry
pipelines.
Technical, manufacturing and sales positions in aerospace and general
industry.
Non-Executive Director of the UK’s leading supplier of outdoor
toys. |
Industry sectors: |
Automotive, Oil and Gas, Rubber/Plastics, Outdoor Toys,
Aero Engine, Mining. |
Qualifications: |
B.Sc. (Hons), London University 1970.
Member of the Institute of Directors.
Qualified Mentor. |
Comments: |
A good team player, capable of interfacing at all
levels and with a proven track record of providing down to earth
advice and encouragement, in order to generate continuous improvement.
Analytical and logical with a pragmatic approach to problem solving.
Extensive experience of growing new and rejuvenating troubled businesses
and of operating and business practices in many parts of the world
including China, India and South Africa as well as Europe and North
America.
Phil is backed by an extensive network of ibd members,
who can provide additional specialist support, if required. |
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