Qualifications

• Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW)
• Dip in Performance Coaching (Business)
• Certified practitioner of art & science of neurolinguistic programming

Consulting Experience

Ralph has expertise and manages engagements in the following areas:-

• Business evolution, transition and diversification strategies
• Motivating and project managing the ‘change process’ in business
• Business planning and implementation
• Management restructuring, business process improvement
• Personal and family issues relating to their interaction with business
• Services in general practice as a professional Chartered Accountant

Industries:

Experience of a wide range of industries including:

• Manufacturing and engineering
• Construction
• Retail
• Professional businesses and care sector
• Business Support Services, etc

With over 30 years of experience working with businesses covering a diverse range of activities, mainly in the owner-managed business sector, Ralph has experienced decades of changing lifestyles and business needs. Through this, Ralph understands the personal and emotional issues faced by business owners, managers and people.

Representative consulting experience includes:

• Analysing the fundamental flaws in the management structure in a growing multi-site business. Implementing and project managing a change programme including assisting owners to redefine their goals and ambitions; developing a new management structure; defining roles of the owners and key executives. Accomplishing the change and tasks programme successfully and on target.
• Business structuring, evolution and succession consultancies including personal mentoring to the owners and senior executives in businesses in engineering, construction, air conditioning and legal sectors.
• Driving the strategic repositioning, branding and marketing of an IT business resulting in a transformation of the business and its direction. Teambuilding, coaching and mentoring the staff to gain buy-in and refocus their energies in the new business direction and introducing new markets.
• Consulting to an international niche consultancy business.

Additional Experience

• Lectured at University of Central England Business School on Marketing and Business Planning and Business Control Techniques.
• Director of KBS Limited, Chartered Accountants