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Centre Of Excellence In Csr And Sustainable Development
Contact Deta||s: 07906 206103. Lma||: r|chardQr|chardstones.co.uk
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k|chard Stones
k|S CCkÞCkA1L: 1UkNAkCUND MANAGLMLN1
• 1urnaround ManagemenL
• MarkeLlng SLraLegy
• Þlannlng & lmplemenLaLlon
• ÞroducL uevelopmenL
• CompeLlLor SLraLegy
• SLrong 8evenue SLreams
• 8uslness SLraLegy
• lnnovaLlve ulrecLlon
• SusLalnable uevelopmenL
• Þeople and 1eam 8ulldlng
• llnanclal lorecasLlng & 8udgeLlng
• llnanclal ConLrols & lundlng
• leaslblllLy 8eporLs • ConLracL ManagemenL
l am an accompllshed buslness manager, leader and sLraLeglsL, wlLh over 30 years lnvaluable
global buslness experLlse, as a sen|or manager, board d|rector and entrepreneur. As an experL
ln Lhe Lravel, Lourlsm, hosplLallLy and lelsure lndusLrles, l now work wlLh cllenLs as a consulLanL
or non-execuLlve dlrecLor ln turnaround management.
lrom 1994 Lo 2010, as Lhe owner and Managlng ulrecLor of an lnLernaLlonal Lour operaLor and
Lravel agency (lncludlng hosplLallLy managemenL), l creaLed a mllllon pound company, from a
spare bedroom, by leadlng a successful Leam of markeLers and by bu||d|ng strong revenue
streams. As an enLrepreneur, and as a buslness manager my career has spanned many counLrles
where l have developed pro-acLlve sLraLegles wlLh an emphasls Lo clear and lnnovaLlve Lhlnklng.
As a resulL, l have Lhe ablllLy Lo manage mu|t|-faceted and d|verse organ|sat|ons and pro[ecLs
and Lo ensure successful ouLcomes wlLhln complex and varled slLuaLlons. Coupled wlLh Lhls
buslness acumen, l galned an M8A (parL-Llme, 1993) from Lhe unlverslLy of LxeLer, and wlll soon
be compleLlng a ÞhD (parL-Llme, 2013) Lhere, wlLhln corporaLe and susLalnable developmenL.
Þrlor Lo bulldlng my own buslness, ln Lhe early 1990's, l was MarkeLlng ulrecLor for WesLsLar
Polldays, whose owners Lhe Meaden famlly, are noL only well-respecLed wlLhln Lhe Lravel
lndusLry buL my Lhen Mu ls now one of Lhe uragon's on 88C 1v's !"#$%&'( !*&. l have slnce LhaL
Llme conLlnued adv|s|ng the Meadens' on oLher buslness pro[ecLs and Sonla Meaden, Lhe co-
founder, sLaLed abouL my role as MarkeLlng ulrecLor, 'ln Lhe Llme he was wlLh Lhe company he
effecLlvely lncreased sales, researched Lrends and ralsed Lhe markeLlng Lo anoLher level'.
1hls experLlse poslLlons me very well for corporate renewa|, uLlllslng research, analysls and
plannlng Lo ldenLlfy Lhe reasons for fallure and evolvlng buslness sLraLegy, sound flnanclal
managemenL and lnnovaLlon Lo return compan|es to so|vency. l can provlde speclallsL advlce Lo
banks, lnsolvency pracLlLloners and Lo dlsLressed buslnesses for a Lurnaround sLraLegy, bulldlng
on Lhe revlew of Lhe rooL fallure and managemenL analysls Lo formulaLlng and lmplemenLlng a
resLrucLurlng plan, all encompasslng conLlnual revlew.
As well as Lurnaround managemenL wlLhln dlsLressed slLuaLlons, l can also provlde a fresh |ook
at management s|tuat|ons, Lo offer guldance, from Lhe poslLlon of belng a 'sLep removed' from
Lhe company dlrecLors who may be Loo close Lo Lhe lssue. Advlce ls also developed around Lhe
longer-Lerm fuLure, Lo ensure uLlllsaLlon and developmenL of Lhe 'rlghL' corporaLe fundlng and
professlonal servlces, Lo rebulld and progress Lhe corporaLe sLrucLure and poslLlon.
doc_635148645.pdf
Centre Of Excellence In Csr And Sustainable Development
Contact Deta||s: 07906 206103. Lma||: r|chardQr|chardstones.co.uk
Ior fu|| deta||s p|ease v|s|t my webs|te: www.r|chardstones.co.uk
L|nkedIn: uk.llnkedln.com/ln/rlchardsLones1
1
k|chard Stones
k|S CCkÞCkA1L: 1UkNAkCUND MANAGLMLN1
• 1urnaround ManagemenL
• MarkeLlng SLraLegy
• Þlannlng & lmplemenLaLlon
• ÞroducL uevelopmenL
• CompeLlLor SLraLegy
• SLrong 8evenue SLreams
• 8uslness SLraLegy
• lnnovaLlve ulrecLlon
• SusLalnable uevelopmenL
• Þeople and 1eam 8ulldlng
• llnanclal lorecasLlng & 8udgeLlng
• llnanclal ConLrols & lundlng
• leaslblllLy 8eporLs • ConLracL ManagemenL
l am an accompllshed buslness manager, leader and sLraLeglsL, wlLh over 30 years lnvaluable
global buslness experLlse, as a sen|or manager, board d|rector and entrepreneur. As an experL
ln Lhe Lravel, Lourlsm, hosplLallLy and lelsure lndusLrles, l now work wlLh cllenLs as a consulLanL
or non-execuLlve dlrecLor ln turnaround management.
lrom 1994 Lo 2010, as Lhe owner and Managlng ulrecLor of an lnLernaLlonal Lour operaLor and
Lravel agency (lncludlng hosplLallLy managemenL), l creaLed a mllllon pound company, from a
spare bedroom, by leadlng a successful Leam of markeLers and by bu||d|ng strong revenue
streams. As an enLrepreneur, and as a buslness manager my career has spanned many counLrles
where l have developed pro-acLlve sLraLegles wlLh an emphasls Lo clear and lnnovaLlve Lhlnklng.
As a resulL, l have Lhe ablllLy Lo manage mu|t|-faceted and d|verse organ|sat|ons and pro[ecLs
and Lo ensure successful ouLcomes wlLhln complex and varled slLuaLlons. Coupled wlLh Lhls
buslness acumen, l galned an M8A (parL-Llme, 1993) from Lhe unlverslLy of LxeLer, and wlll soon
be compleLlng a ÞhD (parL-Llme, 2013) Lhere, wlLhln corporaLe and susLalnable developmenL.
Þrlor Lo bulldlng my own buslness, ln Lhe early 1990's, l was MarkeLlng ulrecLor for WesLsLar
Polldays, whose owners Lhe Meaden famlly, are noL only well-respecLed wlLhln Lhe Lravel
lndusLry buL my Lhen Mu ls now one of Lhe uragon's on 88C 1v's !"#$%&'( !*&. l have slnce LhaL
Llme conLlnued adv|s|ng the Meadens' on oLher buslness pro[ecLs and Sonla Meaden, Lhe co-
founder, sLaLed abouL my role as MarkeLlng ulrecLor, 'ln Lhe Llme he was wlLh Lhe company he
effecLlvely lncreased sales, researched Lrends and ralsed Lhe markeLlng Lo anoLher level'.
1hls experLlse poslLlons me very well for corporate renewa|, uLlllslng research, analysls and
plannlng Lo ldenLlfy Lhe reasons for fallure and evolvlng buslness sLraLegy, sound flnanclal
managemenL and lnnovaLlon Lo return compan|es to so|vency. l can provlde speclallsL advlce Lo
banks, lnsolvency pracLlLloners and Lo dlsLressed buslnesses for a Lurnaround sLraLegy, bulldlng
on Lhe revlew of Lhe rooL fallure and managemenL analysls Lo formulaLlng and lmplemenLlng a
resLrucLurlng plan, all encompasslng conLlnual revlew.
As well as Lurnaround managemenL wlLhln dlsLressed slLuaLlons, l can also provlde a fresh |ook
at management s|tuat|ons, Lo offer guldance, from Lhe poslLlon of belng a 'sLep removed' from
Lhe company dlrecLors who may be Loo close Lo Lhe lssue. Advlce ls also developed around Lhe
longer-Lerm fuLure, Lo ensure uLlllsaLlon and developmenL of Lhe 'rlghL' corporaLe fundlng and
professlonal servlces, Lo rebulld and progress Lhe corporaLe sLrucLure and poslLlon.
doc_635148645.pdf