Primarily interested in SMEs where a fresh mind and experience can help an existing Board to move forward. That experience has been gained across a spectrum of businesses including training, service and manufacturing companies.
Help has been given to start-ups as well as to established businesses over short and longer term commitments to deliver:
If you want to some reading on the subject of the role and value of an NED, this slightly dated article written by Iain Greenwood is worth a look : Appointment of NED to the board of an SME
Simon Walker, who was an executive director at Vista Optics between 1981 and 1997, comments that : “Don is exceptionally good at cutting through the day-to-day jargon of business and getting to the real point of an issue. He is able to balance personal judgement of an issue with the needs of the business and factor in to that balance the personalities involved in the process. I would have no hesitation in recommending Don as a non-executive director of an organisation, he brings a wealth of experience and a strong business acumen, along with a sense of humour and an ability to communicate with people at every level.” December 15, 2009
Don is clear, goal focused and calm in the face of pressure, and is able to communicate highly complex technical ideas in a straightforward way, both verbally and in writing. He has highly developed interpersonal skills, which have been invaluable in maintaining and expanding (from 12 to 21 industrial collaborators) the complex collaboration established with that first tranche of research council funding...
Professor Sarah Cowley
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The BIAS network was originally set up by SEEDA to bring together key stakeholders to network and discuss patient care pathways for acute brain injuries (stroke and trauma). In my view it has clearly fulfilled this role under the excellent stewardship and commitment of Don Grocott . It has been a pleasure to work with Don as a member of the steering group and a very large part of the network’s success has been down to his efforts...
Professor Lars Sundstrom