David G.

Operations Excellence Director at Solidus Solutions, a leading manufacturer of sustainable packaging and solid board. Responsible for the management and delivery of a multi million Euro transformation programme across the pan-European network of 5 mills and 11 converting plants, with value creation for shareholders in the hundreds of millions and leadership of a CAPEX programme in excess of €100M.

COO of the Hall Hunter Partnership, the U.K's largest and most successful producer of berries and soft fruit, with production across 5 U.K. outdoor and glasshouse sites and our Portuguese site. We supply over 14m kg of berries annually to our customers across the U.K. and Europe, alongside vertically integrated propagation and packing businesses - delivering against our triple bottom line strategy of Growing Great Berries, People and Environments. Responsibilities included full P&L Management of the Farms and Nurseries, Health & Safety, Transport & Logistics, Continuous Improvement, Sustainability & our Biodiversity Programme, Quality Management, and IT and Data Management. Leading a team of over 3000 colleagues managed and motivated in real time using innovative Agriculture 4.0 data analytics and processing. Exited role following the successful carve out and transaction of 52% of the group to ADM Capital. Established The Summer Berry Company and managed the transition to independence from HHP.

Newton works hands-on with forward thinking organisations around the world to help them get more out of their operational processes and supply chains. Our people are talented engineers, not management consultants, so we’re able to identify issues that limit cost, delivery and quality performance, and then implement practical solutions that rapidly generate measurable, sustainable financial returns – from the factory floor up. With a track record of delivering 10-50% operational improvement in two to six months without any capital expenditure, we’re paid on the results we achieve, not the number of reports we write. It’s the intelligent way to unlock the potential within your business.

Development engineer responsible for the certification and refinement of the most efficient fan rotor fitted to a gas turbine in the world. Responsibilities include engineering management, regulator liaison (EASA/FAA), airframer support, hardware failure assessment, root-cause investigation, engine build support, engine test ownership and management of a hardware budget of over £10m. Highlights include leading the international Icing test campaign based in Manitoba, Canada, combined with management input in Fan Blade Off and Fan Flutter testing based in Rolls-Royce's Dahlewitz Test Facility in Germany and NASA's STENNIS Facility in New Orleans, U.S.A.

Placement 3: Trent XWB, Development Engineering, Rolls-Royce Derby. Development engineer part of the engine development program of the world's most efficient and fastest selling gas turbine for the Airbus A350. specifically responsible for the Turbine Case Cooling hardware. Placement 2: AAS-IMS Engineering, Fleet Base East, Sydney, Australia Selected by a senior naval executive for the first graduate secondment to a pioneering whole ship maintenance joint venture, based in the Royal Australian Navy main ship works. Responsibilities included leading urgent engineering investigations for naval issues, assisting the $100m+ bid to provide whole ship care for 4 guided missile frigates, configuration management, and the evaluation of engineering work performed on RAN vessels. Placement 1: Joint Strike Fighter LiftSystem, Systems Design Managed the interface between Rolls-Royce, Pratt & Whitney and the US Department of Defence. Experience included business travel to lead negotiations on the joint engineering change procedure in East Hartford, CT. Taking the lead in a Quality Notice investigation on site, and securing a mutually beneficial contract change with both internal and external stakeholders.

Engineering Internship, responsible for development and testing of advanced radar and global positioning systems.

General internship gaining insight into the activites of Private Banking, Asset Management, and Alternative Investment (Hedge Funds, Private Equity, Commercial Property)