Philip Howden

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ABOUT PHILIP HOWDEN

An experienced operations executive with extensive experience across multiple business functions. Co-founded a quickly growing IT services business, managing it through to sale and subsequent merger with a multi-faceted IT services provider, going on to manage an amalgamated group of companies under the new private equity backed owners. Positions have required excellent leadership, negotiation skills, focus on core business functions, ensuring cooperation between staff, strong rapport-building and relationship management skills.• Management Abilities – developed key core teams and wider departmental groups, oversaw assimilation of departments and rapid growth through merger and acquisition.• Customer Understanding – delivered against key metrics for highly demanding customers in the IT services sector. Built long-standing relationships with key stakeholders across many industries.• Business Growth – businesses have grown, year on year, throughout 17 years of management through delivery of high standards and clear purpose.• Operational Focus – delivered countless projects driving and delivering policy, organisational change, ground-up procedures, core business functions, logistical roll-out and service implementation programmes.