Brightfield Business Network

Paul specialises in delivering business growth through strategic marketing. Experienced

working with boards, business owners & teams.

A knowledgeable and successful management consultant with strong commercial and business acumen. Paul has been advising business owners since 2001. A former Chief Executive of a substantial food manufacturing business, he is familiar with all aspects of sustainable business growth and management development. His extensive senior operational experience has developed in him a keen instinct for commercially viable propositions and he is not afraid to challenge conventional wisdom as a means of stimulating creative thinking. His industry experience covers: -

• Strategic planning

• Profitable, cash positive growth

• Sales & marketing

• Developing sustainable relationships

• Mergers and Acquisitions

Following a successful corporate sector career in consumer goods, spanning sales and general management positions with Reckitt Benkiser, GlaxoSmithKline, and the former Hillsdown Holdings, where he was Chief Executive of their UK Convenience Foods business, supplying major grocery retailers. He went on to lead a management buy in of an SME food manufacturing business, supplying major airlines & foodservice companies.

Paul has dealt with many different types of organizations, consumer groups and government. He has a wealth of industry experience and he is particularly well connected and networked locally and in the wider commercial world. Paul started his management consultancy career with WLP in 2001 with clients spanning manufacturing, professional services – including legal, property, accountancy and charities.

Living near Stamford, Lincolnshire, Paul is actively involved with village life and several local and national charities. He is a former trustee of GBWR (Wheelchair Rugby), an advocate for Evergreen in Stamford and an active committee member of Grocery Aid the food industry charity.

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