The people behind Expert Alumni

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Prior to founding Expert Alumni, Jon was Managing Director of Norman Broadbent's Energy and Natural Resources Practice and Client Partnership Director for the BNB Group. Jon built an industry leading team that operated globally providing a wide range of solutions for clients in Executive Search, Recruitment, Corporate Branding and Advertising. He also developed a unique and highly effective method of engaging with clients on a consultative basis, redefining the way in which a multi-brand international company engages with its employees, clients and prospects.

Before joining BNB, Jon worked for TMP Worldwide/Monster and a boutique executive search firm covering a number of diverse sectors. Prior to this, Jon was deeply involved in Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing including starting up and running a software development company focused on drawing office management and parametric design. During his career, Jon lived and worked in the Far East, Houston and Europe and has traveled to a wide variety of countries.

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One of the world's leading authorities on routes to market, Nicholas helps clients select and maintain the optimum mix of direct and indirect channels and routes to market that will maximise market share, profit and brand value.

An expert in the design and marketing of services, he develops models, tools, processes and services which help companies go to market more effectively and efficiently.

As Vice President, Global Distribution Channel Strategy for IBM, he was responsible for channel strategy and development and the effective use of distribution channels. He has a masters degree in economics from Kings College, Cambridge. Nicholas is a trustee and chair of The Dialogue Trust, which runs dialogue groups in prisons and in the local community to help reduce reoffending.

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Nick's work has helped organisations to attract, source, select and retain hard -to - find talent. His experience spans over 20 years and he has worked across both private and public sector organisations.

Integral to Nick's approach is his ability to get under the skin of his client's business and to design, implement and deliver solutions which specifically address their business issues.

Prior to joining Expert Alumni Nick spent most of his career with global recruiter Manpower and latterly with Aon Consulting, where he built their recruitment solutions business in the UK.

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Mark is an astute commercial professional having over 20 years' blue-chip experience in Procurement, Supply-Chain, Strategy, Change, M&A and Sales working for companies including Mars, BP, Shell, Accenture and Lloyds Banking Group.

Mark has an Engineering degree and is a member of the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Institute of Logistics and Transport (MILT). During his career, Mark has led work and staff in over 35 countries including 3 years living in Houston, USA and 3 years living in The Hague, The Netherlands. Mark is married with two children and currently lives in Windsor, UK.

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Scott provides financial and business strategy as well as operational management and support at Expert Alumni. During his career to date, Scott has worked in the consulting, technology electronics, automotive and investment industries. Scott's professional experience covers marketing, public relations, consulting, operations and partner management in businesses ranging in size from start-ups to global multinationals.

Diverse skills, expertise and sector exposure enables Scott to add value to the business in a wide range of situations, which is extremely valuable in a growing and evolving business like Expert Alumni. Scott holds a MSc in Finance from Cass Business School in London and a BCom from Lincoln University in New Zealand. Scott is also an IMC member of the UK CFA society.

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John has a long and distinguished career as a Senior Executive with broad experience in all aspects of Hi Tec Products and Services in the global software business. He has a proven track record in developing, marketing, selling and delivering real world business solutions within large enterprises such as GEC, Oracle, Citibank and Vitria and has proven to be just as effective in fast growth ‘start up’ environments as these mature, well-established companies.

He has worked as practitioner, system builder, manager and customer and continues to utilize and cross-fertilize the knowledge gained in these roles to get the best results from people and resources available. Equally comfortable in sales, marketing, operations and technology he brings significant global experience to everything he does. With such a multidisciplinary background, he is exceptionally qualified to develop a core strategy and then implement and coordinate across multi-functional business groups.

The recurring value he brings through all he does is that of 'translator', allowing him to bridge two disparate worlds of expertise so that each party comes to understand the other. Typical bridges include intra-organisational, cross-cultural, customer-vendor, business-technologist ... always seeking to unlock and leverage mutual value that is released once understanding is achieved.

In Marketing roles specifically he has managed and implemented domestic and international programs with both direct and channel models as well as delivered corporate, communications, product marketing and product management.

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David specializes in the cultural dynamics of change in complex human systems. His academic background combines anthropology, philosophy, education and narratives of personal, social and systems development.

David's professional background includes lecturing on pedagogy and culture at Sussex and Middlesex universities and teaching about world religions and cultures in a number of UK high schools. He has also lived and worked in Norway and Seychelles.

In 2007 David began freelancing in education: providing training, advice and policy frameworks for 7 UK regional governments, and working as a cultural development consultant for more than 300 schools, colleges and community organizations.

David is also a professional storyteller and has been a Number One recording artist.