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J. Lumsden

J. Lumsden

Northamptonshire
UK

Principal Mentor

 

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Head Office T: 01223 257777

Key Skills & Services:

Jamie is an experienced board level executive and technical niche market specialist. Working at Managing Director level over 16 years, he has a sustained track record of profit growth, increased cash generation and business turnaround,

Services provided :-

GENERAL MANAGEMENT : profit improvement, cash flow enhancement, business planning, strategic reviews, team building, gross margin improvement.

SALES and MARKETING : new business generation, recruitment, training, customer surveys, change management, product launching, international and domestic market growth, incentive schemes, distribution search and appointment, competitor analysis.

OTHER : succession planning, non-executive director, interim management, business relocation, employee capability analysis, team motivation, senior recruitment.

Trained and approved as an ibd Principal Mentor, supporting Advisers and clients.

Career Background:

Jamie has progressed from design engineer through sales into general management.

He has trained and worked in blue chip companies including Plessey, Ferranti, Racal, STC and British Olivetti.

His selling experience ranges from covering just three streets in Edinburgh to a world-wide market responsibility. He has sold directly, managed sales teams and set up distributors, both UK and international.

His general management expertise, gained over 16 years, has been as Managing Director of three plc subsidiary companies with direct responsibility for operations, design, sales and service. On all three occasions, Jamie significantly improved the businesses profits, grew sales and increased cash generation.

Industry sectors:

Automobile, Defence, Electrical Contractors, Electronics, Industrial Controls, Electromechanical Components, Passive Components, Metrology, Personal Protective Equipment and Apparel, Oil and Gas, Instrumentation, Radio and Telemetry Communications.

Qualifications:

B.Sc. (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Heriot Watt University.
Post Graduate Certificate in Education, Leicester University.

Comments:

As a professionally qualified coach, Jamie is an effective trainer. He implements solutions which are clearly understood and consequently well managed by his clients.

He has worked in the UK and has also directly managed companies in France, Germany and India. He specialises in both UK and international business growth.