I am an internationally recognised expert in agile digital retail marketing, supply chain management, small business growth and applied research giving significant impact to both businesses and higher education with over 35 years of extensive experience. I am Editor-in-Chief of a leading European journal, have wide experience of Lead roles in Research Leadership, am an Affiliate Professor of a leading French Business School, have been Keynote Speaker at a number of international conferences and am an Expert Adviser for several international bodies. I also make frequent appearances on various media outlets and have authored a number of sector policy reports and numerous papers in retail operations, supply chain and agility processes.
FCILT, FCMI, FCIM
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
Chartered Management Institute
Chartered Institute of Marketing
Teaching has included part time and full time students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the subject areas of Marketing, Operations Management and Supply Chain Management. Also teach in Research Methodology for Inductive methods.
Currently Principle-Investigator for EU Erasmus+ project value €998k over 36 months ‘Growing Indonesia – a Triangular Approach’ with 4 EU & & 7 Indonesian partners and Co-Investigator ‘Building Disaster Resilience’ value €998k over 36 months with 4 EU & & 8 Indonesian partners. His current research investigates supply chain management in smart cities, the impact of phenomenological methodology development in research, and understanding how Millennial shoppers decide what to buy in digitally connected unseen journeys. He has a track record of successful PhD completions and doctoral supervision, and has been Editor-in-Chief of a leading European journal since 2009.
Media work with BBC local radio, BBC TV Points West and ITV South West.
Supply Chain Management, Retail online and stores, Fashion Marketing, Business
Editor-in-Chief for the International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management
Regent University, London, 2015 to date, MSc Buying and Merchandise Management
Dublin Institute of Technology, 2015 to date, PG Cert Buying