Dr Colin Thompson has over 30 years experience as a Managing Director. His career to date has given him a complete exposure to business management and management of people. He has wide experience in PLC and private company’s in top level management of increasing sales/profit. Also, turnaround and re-engineering experience linked to new corporate identities and successful mergers/take-overs. Plus, developed many business models to increase profitability.

Directorships

Chairman

Managing Director

Director- Print Management and Workflow Solutions 

Non - Executive Director

Former Group Chairman of The Academy for Chief Executives



Former Chairman, Commercial Director, Treasurer, Mini/Junior Chairman - Solihull RFC and  Birmingham and Solihull RFC and Qualified Coach

Swimming (ASA Advanced & Teacher’s Certificates)

British Institute of Black Belts - Tae Kwon Do (Coaching Certificate)

Present Positions



Managing Partner - Cavendish

Regional Director - Mature Accountants Limited

Regional Director - Redbrick Recruitment Limited

Mentor - RFU Leadership Academy



Initiated New Corporate Identities, also Managing Director:

Datagraphic Inc. UK, division of USA Group

Forms UK plc (etrinsic plc) division of InnerWorkings Inc. USA

WH Smith PLC - Print/Distribution and Workflow Solutions

Kenrick & Jefferson Group Ltd

Mail Solutions Group,division of SSWH PLC

Able to successful bring new Products and Services to market i.e.

Set up new UK `green field` manufacturing/distribution/workflow systems operations and market new Products and Services.

Research, development and design of a Print Management Service, including writing a book `Print Management and Workflow Solutions`, plus many other publications and business models.

Produced CD-ROM `Interpreting Accounts for the Non-Financial Manager`- adapted from my two-day course for Anderson’s-Chartered Accountants for their clients.

My training and knowledge has enabled me to take an overall view of an organisation, its operations and strategy. Also, to understand with a degree of
competence in a wide variety of business skills and functions. I have dealt with challenges at a high level of complexity, especially those that cut across the common functional divisions of business. Developed several business models to raise the `bottom-line`.

Education: BA, MBA, DBA, FFA, CPA, MCIPD, FIOP, MCIJ

My experiences/knowledge have enabled me to write and have published over 400 articles, several books, guides, research reports, and CD’s/Software/pdf``s on business/educational models plus speaking at International Conferences and a Visiting University Professor on the International circuit.