Chris Wortley MBA
General Manager with Multi Site leadership Skills
Profile
Result’s focused General Manager Significant leadership experience of multi site operation’s
Business development skills Retail, Banking & Business Process Outsourcing
Building, Leading & Developing large teams +1000 people across multiple sites
People focused and collegiate Delivered sales in excess of £60m, exceeding sales & profit targets by up to 55%
In 2008 Chris doubled the size of his client portfolio within the public sector
My Companies
Adding Value
Building high performing teamsDevelops teams of results focused individualsRetains only the best and enables them to deliver exceptional customer experiences levering their personality with greater awareness of customer needs
Providing clear direction and motivation Enabling business transformation from loss making positionsIdentifying best practice, Setting shared goals & inspiring teams to exceed targets and encouraging a “one team” culture
Identifies key issues & “cut through” to make business profitable
Leading change through peopleWorking in multi discipline teams of Senior Managers identifying future strategic directionDesigning and implementing new reward strategies works at board level and delivers a great “Day job”
Career History
APCOA July 2005 to Present,General Manager reporting to MD Operating within the On-Street sector. Providing Outsourced Traffic Enforcement Solutions to Local Government Clients http://www.apcoa-europe.com
Barclay’s BankMarch 2004 to June 2005Head of Sales, Small Business, NorfolkManaging a team of 20 Sales Development Managers, with a portfolio value of over £1bn and 6,000 customers
Henley Business SchoolDec 2002-December 2003Gap Year, undertaking a full time MBA
WH Smith Travel1999- 2002
Regional Operations Manager, Northern & Central England
Waterstones1993-1999 Regional Manager, Central London and Eastern England1992-1993 Area Manager, East Anglia
Allied Carpets 1989 to 1992
1991-1992 Brand Development Manager 1989 to 1991 Area Manager
Life Long Learning
Master of Business Administration Henley Business School 2004
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Diploma in Management StudiesKingston University, Business School 1990
Prince 2 Project Manager, Practitioner LevelJuly 2008
Memberships
Association of MBA’s
New Zealand Association of MBA’s
Alumni-Henley Business School
Project Management Practioners
Personal Development
ESADE Business School Barcelona; SpainJanuary 2003, Assignment-Sony
Terry Business SchoolAtlanta, Georgia; USA.April 2003. Assignment P&G
Melbourne Business School Australia, August 2003Assignment Toyota
MBA Dissertation 2004“Retail Brands & how they can be levered to attract the Younger consumer
Transformational Leadership and Coaching2001,Six month in house training at W H Smith
Consultancy
Internal Consultancy Projects
Allied Carpets
Brand Repositioning-12 Months
Waterstones
Reformatting of merged businesses-6 Months
W H Smith
Future facing group strategy project-9 Months
Community Involvement
1997-2000
Worked with parents of teenagers with behavioural difficulties, helping them with their parenting skills
2004
Undertook a strategic review with a team of Vice Principals in the community education sector. This review prepared them to bid for funding from the Learning and Skills Council for their project
2005Mentored a team of sixth form Economics students to run a business as part of a Young Enterprise programme
Personal Details
Marital statusMarried to Marie, who is an ICT Development Manager
within Education, responsible for setting up the first interactive themed children's computer facility in UK
Children1 Son, Alex aged 18 years. He is head boy at his school and was recently awarded student of the year
Health & FitnessOf good Health, Recent full screening. Non-Smoker,Full; Clean, driving license
ActivitiesCook for friends and family, personal fitness Training, swimming, scuba diving & supporting Leicester City FC
Career Aspirations
Board level Director
Divisional Director
Country Managing Director
Managing/Executive Consultant
Internationally Mobile
Contact Details
Thank you for taking the time to learn about me
If you would like to learn more then please contact me on:
Mobile 00 44 (0) 7918 162 465
E mail [email protected]
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