"Paul has been an excellent ambassador for the Interim Market"


Managing Director, Albermarle Interim Management Plc

Operations Improvements - Paul Brown


Paul Brown has extensive experience in senior management positions in a wide range of  blue chip companies across many industrial sectors

More recently he has worked in the public  sector where management teams have benefited from his wide range of experiences and have used this to help shape their transition plans

Paul has an extensive network both with interim management associates and with over 1000 business contacts in many sectors which he can draw on

He has numerous business interests and the following are examples of major assignments and business positions during his career

 

I

Interim Chief Operating Officer



Health and Safety Executive - Nuclear Directorate
Bootle, Merseyside, UK
August 2009  - present
Regulatory
"Working with all stakeholders to  prepare for transformation to meet future regulatory challenges"

 



InterimTransition Programme Director






Health and Safety Executive - Nuclear Directorate
Bootle, Merseyside, UK
November 2008 - August 2009

Regulatory
"Leading the transition of the Nuclear Directorate to a statutory corporation under the auspicies of HSE"



 

Forensic Science Services

Interim Operations Director
 



Forensic Science Service
Lambeth, London, UK

February 2008 - October 2008
UK Criminal Justice Service
"Responsible for 1700 scientific staff investigating homicides, burglaries, violent crime and sexual offences and providing a range of DNA and toxicology services"

 


Forensic Science Services



Interim National Restructuring Manager




Forensic Science Service
Birmingham, UK

May 2007 - January 2008
UK Criminal Justice Service
"Led assignment to streamline structure and processes and reduce total operating cost by 20%"
Forensic Science Services

Interim Regional General Manager



Forensic Science Service
Chorley, Lancs,  UK

June 2006 - March 2007
UK Criminal Justice Service
"Assignment with responsibility for 500 scientists with the objective of driving cultural change to increase commercial awareness and revenue retention"



 
AEA Technology

Interim Contract Review Consultant




AEA Technology plc
Harwell, Oxon, UK
March 2006 - June 2006
Environment
"Reviewing important commercial contract documentation to ensure commercial compliance"



 


AGM


Managing Director ABSL,
Director AGM (JV AEA/Japan Storage, Mitsubishi Material)




AEA Technology Battery Systems Limited
Thurso, Caithness, UK

June 2005 - June 2006
Defence and Space Industry
"Managing Director of business supplying power management systems for space (e.g. NASA) and defence and increasing shareholder value prior to divestment"

 

QSA

CEO AEA QSA
Chairman QSA inc, Burington Ma, USA
Chairman QSA Hong Kong
Chairman QSA gmbh, Braunshweig, Germany




AEA Technology QSA
Harwell, Oxon, UK

March 2002 - June 2005
Radioactive Sources and Environmental
"CEO of global business making smoke detectors China, radioimmunotherapy and brachytherapy devices in Germany and process control devices in Boston - transformed to cash positive business"


"


Chairman (JV QSA and China Iso



CICAM (China Isotope / AEA JV)
Shenzhen, China

September 2003 - April 2005
Security and Retail
"Chairman of a highly successful JV in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China manufacturing 20 million smoke detector products per annum contributing significant cash to parent"



 
     amec

        Business Improvement Director




AMEC Capital Projects
Langley, Berks, UK

January 2001 -  June 2002
Capital Projects

"Business Improvement Director of the £1.5Bn turnover Capital Projects division developing new asset support service business and reducing overheads by 10%"
 

   Edwards

             Change Programme Director




Edwards High Vacuum
Crawley, Sussex,  UK

January 2001 -  June 2002
Electronics
"Supporting the CEO develop a transformation programme fucusing on improving product and customer facing areas of the organisation"



 

BOC
 

                Vice President Product Supply




BOC Process Plants
Murray Hill, New Jersey, USA

Vice President Product Supply
May 1997 - January 2001
Supply Management
"Responsible for design, supply, and commissioning of typically £300M per annum capital plant spend for gases production. with objective of 20% reduction"


 

BOC

                            
                      Engineering Director




BOC Process Plants
Guildford, Surrey, UK
March 1994 - June 1997
Engineering and Design
"Responsible for 600 world-wide engineering and field staff producing full engineering scope for 15 international projects per annum with values up to £40m with a key objective of delivering modular, designs to leverage supply chain"



 


BOC

                         
              
Director of Manufacturing Facility




BOC Cryoplants
Edmonton, London, UK

February 1991 - February 1993

Manufacturing

"Responsible for 400 staff producing distillation columns, vacuum vessels and road tankers for gas production, storage and distribution.-  transformed to a world class manufacturing organisation"

 


BOC


Engineering Manager






BOC Cryoplants
Edmonton, London, UK
July 1989 -  June 1991
Production Engineering

"Responsible for production and design and outsourcing of all facilities management"


 




Senior Project Manager






Redland Engineering Ltd
Redhill, Surrey, UK

March 1987 - June 1989
Building Materials

"Responsible for £10m projects commercialising new building procucts"
 







Project Manager



 

ESAB Automation
Stevenage, Herts, UK
April 1984 - May 1987
Industrial Automation

"Project Manager for installation of industrial robotics systems for 100 major UK customers"
 Whessoe Ltd
Project Engineer




Whessoe Ltd
Darlington, Co Durham, UK

September 1981 - June 1984
Oil and Energy

"Welding Engineer then Project engineer responsible for capital projects in power generation and petrochemical industries - primarily AGR nuclear reactor builds at Heysham and Torness"