I attended Grammar School, but was extremely keen to start work in the commercial world rather than take A-Levels and then go on to university. As a result, I pushed my career to the point where, to achieve further success, I would have to also achieve success in the academic world to compete effectively with my peers.  This is the main reason I have worked on a contract basis for the last several years as this has provided me with the flexibility to study and also the opportunity to develop commercial skills that have been enhanced by working in a diverse range of sectors/businesses.

Education

MBA (Marketing) - 2003

Lincolnshire & Humberside University

This was a specialist executive/marketing MBA and was ranked amongst the best in the UK at the time. As a result, I was given full exemptions (10 out of 12 papers) from the Chartered Institute of Marketing's professional examinations. The course was headed up by;

• Professor Michael Harvey (former President of the ACCA)

• Professor Jeff Lancaster (former President of the Chartered Institute of Marketing),

• Professor Jack Adams (specialist lecturer in Operations & Logistics)

• Professor V.J. Chenai (Imperial College and specialist in Financial Management)

• Keith Lewis (Greenwich University and a specialist marketer to the banking industry)

CIM Diploma in Marketing - 1999

Professional Memberships

Fellow of the Institute of Direct Marketing (FIDM) - 2000

Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (MCIM) - 2002

Member of the Chartered Management Institute (MCMI) - 1999

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (Finalist)

I will complete the final examinations in 2006.