Alan
Mellor has been engaged in management training since 1997, working with major British and International companies. He
has extensive experience in finance and general management, gained at a senior level.
His
courses contain a blend of commercial insight, systematic thinking, and an understanding of people, delivered in a very informal
and common sense way, with an emphasis on ‘adding value’.
· Alan
has over thirty years industrial experience in power distribution and manufacturing businesses. He held a number of financial
positions and was for a period of nine years the Group Financial Director of JCB - Europe's largest manufacturer of construction
equipment.
· His
career at JCB also included a period of four years as Managing Director of JCB-SCM, a joint venture company owned by JCB and
Sumitomo of Japan. Responsibilities included: managing a start-up manufacturing operation by forming an effective team of
British and Japanese personnel; establishing a European supply chain to produce Japanese-designed components; managing shareholder
and supplier relationships with Japanese companies.
· He
brings international experience to his courses. He has spent considerable time doing business in Japan, North America, and
throughout Europe.
Specialist Areas
Finance, particularly in improving decision-making through better understanding and use
of financial information.
Strategy,
including effective business planning
Negotiation, based on the POWERBOX process, an original approach
to managing and controlling the process of negotiation.
Alan
is based in the United Kingdom but is able to provide in-company training anywhere in the world. Please email sales@alanmellor.com with a brief description of your requirement.
