MANAGING DIRECTOR | LONDON | JAN 1995 to MAY 1998

 

Launched VFG spin-off, delivering agile management roles and production services for VFG PLC and its clients.

 

• Corporate Growth & Expansion: Contributed to delivery of VFG’s average growth of 93% and revenues of £14.5M in this period, as VFG grew into a multinational with over 500 personnel and 11 regional operations, raising further investment through an IPO on the AIM.

 

• M&A Integration: Delivered asset integration for VFG acquisitions valued at over £4M, as the group added 5 operations and 10 businesses.

 

• Operational Leadership: Managed specialist equipment operations across regional teams, and successfully delivered special projects for the CEO.

 

• Technology Procurement: Successfully negotiated over £1M of technology procurement and disposals for VFG in the U.S. marketplace.

 

• Client Development: Acquired and grew a top-tier client list of broadcasting corporations, production studios, and independent productions.

 

• Marketing & Communications: Conceived and developed impactful advertising campaigns, marketing media and corporate communications for VFG.

 

Selected Productions Supplied

• Downtime • Hard Men • The Big Swap • Treasure Island • Woundings • Peak Practice • The Uninvited • Thief Takers • Decisive Weapons – Spitfire, • Great Composers • Omnibus • Timewatch • Jo Brand – Through the Cakehole.

 

Selected Music

 

• ABC - Skyscraping (Promo) • Cathy Mattea (Live + Interview) • Cliff Richard’s ‘Heathcliff,’ (Stage show) • Gretchen Peters (Live + Interview) • Oasis (Live at Earls Court 1997) • Sinead O’Connor (Promo) • Steve Earle (Live + Interview) • Suzy Bogus (Live + Interview) • Trisha Yearwood (Live + Interview) • Wet Wet Wet (Live from Celtic Park 1997).

 

Selected Client Projects

 

• Athletics Association • BMW • Diageo • Indesit • National Savings • News International • News of the World • Observer • Procter & Gamble • Shell • Sony • Subaru • Volkswagen • Volvo.

 

Selected Clients

 

•  BBC • Sky • Carlton TV • Channel 4 • Chrysalis • CMTV, Discovery • Fox TV • Granada TV • HTV • ITN • Thames TV • Meridian • Mentorn • MTV • NHK • RAI TV • RTE • RTL • Talkback • Warner Bros • ZDF...