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Fiona
Stuart-Wilson is Managing Director of
UMD Professional and an experienced senior manager within both the
public and private sectors. She has worked with a large number of
practices over the last fourteen years, and
is an experienced trainer and facilitator, specialising in strategic management and
marketing. She was for eleven years Associate
Editor of a major scientific journal and series editor of a management
book series. She has spoken
widely at conferences in the UK and internationally on business. |
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Roger Lilley is a highly experienced manager who worked for many years for one of the UK's largest companies, covering a range of senior management roles in Sales, Business Development and International Marketing. He provides sales and marketing consultancy to a variety of businesses and is one of the tutors on UMD Professional's ILM management qualification courses. |
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Mansoor
Qureshi is a partner in a large professional practice in South
Ockendon, Essex. He has a keen interest in business and professional practice management
and now presents a large number of Hands-on management workshops
for UMD Professional. He combines a practical management approach
based on real experience with a clear understanding of the key issues
facing the professions and individual practices. |
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John Shepherd is an experienced trainer and facilitator with significant senior management experience across a range of sectors. He has worked with a practices across the UK and internationally over the last five years and specialises in strategy, finance and people management issues. |
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Sandy
Horvath has extensive practical senior management experience,
and hands-on training experience gained within the police service
and other private and public sector organisations. He has been working
with professional practices for the last ten years in the arenas of
communications and people management, and has developed a unique
workshop on dealing with difficult and potentially violent situations.
He has authored a wide range of training and development programmes,
and is in demand for his communications, mediation and assertiveness workshops. |
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Sheila Scott is a highly experienced trainer and coach who has worked with a range of professional practices across the UK over the last 20 years. Her specialisations are strategic planning and marketing and she provides practical hands-on advice on the implementation of marketing strategies. |
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Emma John has worked in a variety of roles in the dental profession for over 20 years. She became a practice manager whilst in the Royal Air Force in 1990 and currently owns an award-winning practice in Devon, as well as providing training and mentoring to practice and business managers around the UK. |
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Ian Barras-Hill is a highly experienced senior manager who combines an impressive background in international marketing with extensive consulting expertise in management and marketing, with a specialist interest in the professions and professional firms. As well as providing marketing consultancy Ian also acts as an assessor for the senior Institute of Leadership and Management qualifications. |
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Julia Pearson is an experienced Business Development Manager and Project Manager with a wealth of management experience gained in both the private and public sectors with a strong track record of putting strategy into action. She has worked with a wide range of businesses including many small firms and professional practices and brings particular expertise to business development and marketing projects. |
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Nigel Fenton began his career working for a major trade association, supporting UK companies in the development of standards for electronic business communications. He then spent many years working for a multinational FMCG manufacturer, and leading a team which developed best in class processes for managing change. More recently he has provided consultancy support and training on business processes and acts as an assessor for ILM qualifications. |
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Sue James has significant strategic and project management experience, working within highly competitive business environments. She has demonstrated great success in leading complex new product launches, and has extensive hands-on team management and quality improvement experience. |
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Martin
Ashley started his career in the Services and established his own practice in 1977. He has a particular interest in the development of the role of practice managers and sits on the Institute of Leadership and Management committee. He was a member of his local health authority from 1985 - 1990 and retains a keen interest in strategic issues. |
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Peter
Warner is a solicitor admitted
to practice in 1985 with a wealth of consultancy, training and management
experience. He joined a major law network in 1992 where he was responsible
for the planning, co-ordination and implementation of business reviews
and consultancy projects for practices ranging in size from four
to sixty five partners. His recent work includes various quality
and performance improvement initiatives such as Investors in People.
ISO 9000, Lexcel, Legal Aid Franchising, Barmark, Risk Management,
Practice Excellence, Business Planning, Marketing Strategy and Change
Management. |
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Annie Walker is our ILM Distance Learning assignment administrator and joins us after careers in the Services and international events management. She is responsible for ensuring the despatch of the hundreds of assignments we receive for marking and verification and their return to candidates. |
