Stephen Kennedy

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ABOUT STEPHEN KENNEDY

I am an engineer, a successful leader of people in an operations environment, and a team player, who takes personal responsibility for the corporate bottom line and is comfortable and experienced dealing at Board level.Success in each stage of my career development through Client (Southern Water), Supply Chain (Ovivo) and Contractor (MWH Treatment Ltd) organisations has led to further seniority and broader commercial responsibilities; as a senior / executive manager with personal Board interactions. My career progression gives me a unique insight into the pressures throughout the supply chain and enables me to understand from personal experience how each stakeholder can be impacted by the others.I have developed the strategic direction of new business units and, through applying change management techniques, have delivered success in the regulated and non-regulated water sectors throughout the UK and Europe, Middle East and Africa creating new business streams, introducing new technologies in the market and securing new clients. I am comfortable speaking to large audiences, having presented at a number of international conferences, and Chaired and summarised specialist Conference round table discussions. My current focus is to change the way we deliver projects embracing digital engineering to deliver smart integrated solutions based around standardisation and Design for Manufacturing Assembly to unlock efficiency, improve quality and reduce the Health and Safety risks in our industry. For the past 3 years I have driven change in both manufacturing and client based environment and delivered projects fabricated offsite for assembly onsite. I believe that listening, clear communication and a desire for change are key levers for success. If these are aligned to a culture which matches the strategic direction, where success is praised and challenge is received constructively, teams can achieve the most optimistic business targets.