Bob is a specialist in businesses that succeed and grow by delivering consistent quality, service and experience in premium segments, having run five such businesses as Managing Director or Chief Executive.

His last employed role was leading a £16M, 200 person family business having previously been Chief Executive of a listed plc for which he raised £5M funding and grew from £4M to £12M in three years through two acquisitions and organic growth, and a corporate subsidiary where he was responsible for leading 450 staff to deliver £10M profit on £45M revenues.

Bob now runs MD2MD, provides entrepreneurial business leaders with mentoring and coaching around business leadership, business growth, merger integration and exit planning; and also facilitates board level workshops. He is passionate about the positive impact most SME businesses have on society and fascinated by the challenges businesses face as they transition as ‘adolescents’ from small to medium.