Category Archives: business

A Taxing Issue

  My latest article in Platinum Business magazine discussing the government’s latest tax deal with Google and how nation states struggle to deal with the dominant multi-nationals           The full article can be found here

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Keeping pace with ethical technologies

I recently co-authored an article for LexisNexis with colleagues from DMH Stallard about the ethical sourcing of materials and the pressures on manufacturers to adhere to ethical standards.   The full article can be found here    

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Looking forward to 2016

My December 2016 article for Platinum Business magazine looking forward to issues that will be facing us in 2016           The full magazine can be found here    

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Crunch time coming for “Brexit” in 2016

  My latest article in South East Business magazine   the full article can be found here     

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New NED position

I’m very pleased to have recently been appointed to the Board of the Cavendish Consortium. Cavendish Enterprise (the trading name of Cavendish Consortium Ltd) is a group made up of six of the largest enterprise agencies across England, together with … Continue reading

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The Volkswagen debacle and the lack of good governance

With every day that passes we see a further unravelling of the disaster that’s affecting VW Group. It’s been interesting to see how this has affected their multitude of brands and how it will impact on new models, R&D and … Continue reading

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Discussing the thorny issue of immigration

    My recent article in South East Business Magazine discusses the thorny topic of immigration and what it means for the business community. Immigration seems to be a political “hot potato” for any Government but the events of the … Continue reading

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Time to celebrate successful leadership

        Those of you who attended the  Gala Dinner  for the IoD London and South East Director of the Year awards back in the spring, will I’m sure like me, have been very impressed with the excellent … Continue reading

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Evaluating a company Board or management team before making an investment

  When a company decides to invest in another business, it’s expected that due diligence is undertaken to audit the finances of the business and that commercial potential is assessed before any decisions are made to proceed with an investment … Continue reading

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PyTerra in “The Water Report”

My colleague David Arscott has written an interesting article on the future of water services along with colleagues from Ricardo-AEA and WSP. It details how the delivery of water services could be reformed by democratising, integrating and optimising the delivery … Continue reading

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