A highly experienced executive in manufacturing and engineering SMEs, Glenn has worked in a range of sectors, encompassing corporate transactions, international operations and major projects. His focus is on delivering performance improvement, change programme management and preparation for transactions.
As a chartered engineer with an MBA, Glenn understands a business from the nuts and bolts to the strategic level and works with executives to agree objectives and deliver outcomes. He has led a management buy-out and was COO of an electronics business delivering an 8-times increase in sales over 5 years. His experience includes UK and overseas service operations, international supply chain, and business sales and acquisitions.
Glenn has carried out many interim assignments including turning round the operations of a PE-backed scientific instrument manufacturer, running a strategic marketing programme for a large industrial, reducing backlog by 75% for complex fabrications, and operational due diligence for a PE-backed buy-out of an electronics business.
Specialist Disciplines
- Performance improvement
- Managing growth, professionalising operations
- Corporate transactions
- Transition management: factory moves, business integration
- New product development, competitive strategy
- ERP and customer support systems implementation
- Quality improvements, Lean implementation
Sector Experience
- Manufacturing and engineering
- Service operations
- Rail infrastructure
- Rail vehicles
- Construction
- Scientific equipment
- Food manufacturing equipment
- Automotive supply
Glenn has an MBA from Bayes Business School and is a chartered member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology.
Prior to EMC
Glenn’s early career was in production engineering and production management before moving into service operations, setting up centres across Europe and Asia and running the operation in Taiwan. After joining a Sussex-based manufacturer of rail vehicle components, he led a buy-out/buy-in. He also carried out a range of interim assignments before taking up the role of COO with the market leader in wireless structural monitoring equipment.
General Background
Glenn has lived in Sussex since 1987 and enjoys road cycling, mountain biking and badminton as well as the less energetic pursuits of theatre and music.