Marc Lawn

I lead teams to unparalleled success by harnessing the innate powers they already possess. I aid decision making by helping focus on facts first to determine what matters & underpin delivery by drawing on diverse skills & being inclusive in creating a vision for success.

Having worked/lives in many countries working with diverse teams I recognise the power of ranging thoughts for getting things right & for making businesses great.

I constantly strive to improve myself so I can support growth & deliver what customers & colleagues expect & need of me. For example in 2017 I qualified as an MSP & APMG Change Management Practitioner to help me in turning strategies into realities.

Making things happen makes me tick, that's why my achievements includes things like:

Strategy development & delivery
o 124% increase in t/o for national sales programme
o Strategic reviews that translate to +10% p.a. growth

Commercial improvement
o Doubled profitability of international business unit
o Turned around loss making charity

Transformation to support strategy, cost & efficiency improvement
o Restructured a global workforce of 8,000 people
o Integrated 4 operating businesses in to a single entity

Business systems transformation
o ERP implementation delivered under budget & early
o Improved processes to reduce costs by £16m p.a.

Market & product expansion
o Entered new markets of Nigeria, China & India
o Led two start-ups to launch & secured funding

Strengths:

Strategy development
• Analytical skills enable rapid market assessment, using facts, in conjunction with opinion to devise relevant & pragmatic strategies

Stakeholder management
• Strong political acumen aids engagement & influence whilst creating commitment to change at senior levels

Leadership
• Quick to connect & inspire others to move with pace & purpose to deliver superior results.

Change Management & Program Leadership
• Strong, empathetic leadership underpins ability to implement business wide change