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Name: |
Nicholas
Paul Mills |
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Current
Address: |
19,
Manhattan
Gardens
Boston Boulevard
Chapelford
Warrington
WA5
8GQ |
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Contact: |
Mob:
44 (0)7881 780 125
Home: 44 (0)1925 710 712
Email:
npmills@btinternet.com |
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Date
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16th
November 1954 |
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Place
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Malvern,
Worcestershire |
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Marital
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Separated,
3 children (all adult) |
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Specialist
Courses: |
Senior
Management – Strategy & Tactics
Financial
Appreciation
Financial
Planning
Advanced
Excel and DSS creation
Leadership
(Leadership Trust, Ross on Wye)
Retail
Development
Negotiating
Business
Communication |
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Other
Attributes: |
Brand
Development
Property/acquisition
experience
Strong
negotiator with analytical approach
Frequently
presenting to Board level
Developer
of people / team player
Cuts
though irrelevancies to grasp core issues
Unflappable
with high energy and resilience |
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Summary: |
Leisure industry & retail career, spanning strategic, operational, functional and
own business experience. Acquisitions, property and contract negotiation knowledge. Marketing and business development. P&L
responsible. New business set-ups. Advanced business model & DSS creation, budget design, preparation and control. National
resource planning (people and assets). Training experience. Experienced buyer of assets, products and services. Good communicator.
Believes in open culture where control and creative/entrepreneurial flair are balanced. Heavily sales & results driven. |
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Location: |
International.
Will relocate if required. |
Career History (summary)
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Sept
08 to present |
NPM Leisure, acting as consultant to the leisure industry within the UK and abroad undertaking strategic
development, assisting with acquisitions, developing DSS applications (Decision Support System) using Excel |
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June
09 to Sept 08 |
Gaming Director, Rileys Ltd responsible for the gaming activity with c £10m turnover within 160 proprietary clubs,
managing 14 suppliers and responsible for all related activity including legal, income growth, expansion, cost control, budgeting.
Corporate financial issues resulted in redundancy. |
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June
01 to March 08 |
Operations Manager,
Crown Leisure. Strategic, operational & business development role within a multi-site environment. Responsible for Southern
England. t/o of c.£20M, 170 staff, maximising profit via; managing national & customer accounts, driving sales, cost control,
systems management & development asset management, managing standards, introducing
& maintaining business procedures, recruitment & training, administration, marketing, promotion, H&S and ensuring legal compliance |
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Sept
2000 to June 01 |
General Manager Eastbourne
Pier, (6 month contract extended to 10 months) P&L responsible for £3M t/o business, £800k operating profit, 90 staff
encompassing retail, bars, night club. (transferred within group to above position) |
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Nov
99 to Sept 2000 |
Self Employed consultant, specialising in Music Systems to Pub Retail and managing
income of single site machines within various pub & hotel groups |
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Dec
98 to Nov 99 |
Partner and Licensee
of successful food led pub/restaurant, £250k t/o. Sold business following exceptional (and unsolicited) offer. |
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Sept
91 to Dec 98 |
Regional Manager
S&N Retail – managing gaming interests of 600 managed and tenancy pubs with £18M machine t/o, negotiating supply
contracts, managing suppliers, working with Marketing and Training. Last two years - increasing involvement in brand development,
strategic direction, budgeting and forecasting. |
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Feb
89 to Sept 91 |
Commercial Manager (Director Designate), Carrington Leisure. Set up all operations and infrastructure of new company (finance,
personnel, systems, administration etc). Achieved rapid expansion supplying gaming and photographic services within holiday
industry. Carrington Leisure was acquired by competitor. |
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1984 |
Thomas Automatics – Regional Manager. Briefly left Bass Leisure for 9 months to cover Coventry,
Northampton, Bedford (6) large centres. Rejoined Bass Leisure as Area Manager |
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March
79 to Feb 89 |
Bass Leisure. Development Manager to 1989, Regional Manager to 1987, Area
Manager to 1986, Security Manager to 1984, Area Supervisor/Unit Manager to 1981.
Fast track promotion culminating in development post, identifying growth opportunities
both organically and by acquisition. Dealing with contract negotiation, local authorities (planning/licensing), customer directors,
control of capex (up to £15M acquisitions) and revenue expenditure. Previously in operational roles ending up as Regional
Manager. |
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Previously |
Metropolitan police officer | |
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