Denys C. Shortt
Chairman @DCS Group (UK) Ltd
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WORK HISTORY
Chairman @DCS Group (UK) Ltd
Banbury, GB
30 years of non-stop growth to £320 million sales. Between DCS and Enable over employees. Creating sustainable growth and a great place to work.
EDUCATION
Warwick School
Maths, french, geography
SKILLS
ABOUT DENYS C. SHORTT
Grew up in Assam on a tea estate - father was Manager of Langharjan. Editor Koi-Hai.com and started TeaHistory.co.uk museum.Former International Hockey Player - England 1979-86Passion : creating customer focused businesses with an aim to be the best in the world in our sector. Founded DCSGroup.com in Stratford-upon-Avon - 32 years of consecutive growth headed to £500m annual sales - Target is £1 billion. 600+ employees in Banbury HQ and Redditch.UK Official Sales & Marketing for FMCG Brands - P&G, Unilever, Kimberley Clark, Colgate, SC Johnson, J&J, General Mills, Unilever Food, Crayola and more. 2026 £10m investment in Customer Innovation Centre.Toiletries Manufacturer in Redditch sq ft factory - supplying many brands and supermarket chains.Created Enliven Health & BeautyEnliven.co.uk - Exporting to 70 countries.Software - Founder Enable.com - started in with Andrew Butt aged 16 in a stable block! 2023 valued at $1.12 billion - exited.Awards :OBE in 2013 by Her Majesty the QueenRanked in Virgin Top Track 250, Virgin Fast Track 100, Tech Track 10•••04 - UK Top 10 Entrepreneurs - Management Today MagazibeWinner Growing Business Awards, Winner EY Entrepreneur of the YearWinner Exporter of the YearWinner IOD Young Director of the Year & 100 Game Changing Entrepreneurs.Achievements - 2012 Former LEP Chairman for Coventry & Warwickshire. Hosted Prime Minister David Cameron and Cabinet members for a National LEP Conference. Raised £1.5m for Stratford-upon-Avon Cancer & Eye Hospital. Community - Helping numerous organisations - people of Ukraine, Guide Dogs, The Ocean Cleanup, Frank Wise School. Sponsor Banbury Hockey Club.Focus on sustainability - planted over trees, maintaining footpaths, regenerative farming on 200 acres, 40 bee hives.Hobbies :Facebook- Belted Galloways &
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