james doyle

CEO at Boston Warwick

Bio Summary

STRATEGY | INTERNATIONAL TRADE | SUPPLY CHAIN | VALUE CREATION

~ Providing executive interim leadership and vision required for transforming business, turnarounds, driving growth and shareholder value ~

Globally mobile and willing to relocate.

Former global commercial manager with Emirates and director of supply chain with Marks & Spencer. Held numerous C-suite interim positions including Swissport, Avcair and several other PE backed and corporate clients. Established strategist with over two decades’ experience leading strategies for global supply chains and trade flows across aviation, FMCG, and pharma. An expert in geopolitical trade and E2E value chains. Successful record of transformation and turnaround roles as an interim executive for PE and Institutional investors seeking executable strategies that deliver value creation.

Seasoned public speaker with a well-established network across global PE, strategy consultants, retail and supply chain organisations including BCG, Bain & Co, McKinsey, Marks & Spencer, DHL, United Airlines, Emirates, Boeing and Al Futtaim.

Employment History

CEO

Boston Warwick

April 2020 - present

London, UK

Established interim executive with a clear focus of providing strategy and due diligence to PE and portfolio clients with large international supply chains and trade flows. Experienced in crisis, turnaround, transformation, S&OP, M&A, due-diligence and value creation services. Assignments include: • Due diligence for PE backed M&A of international retailer trading above $10bn per annum • Mapped and assessed operations, commercials and market analysis of target business • Working with finance and valuation team to provide valuation assessments • Defined post-deal strategy for fund deployment and value creation • Interim CCO for Avcair. A private aviation company seeking to survive global pandemic and move to profitability and growth • Assessed immediate state of business, assets and capabilities one month after global aviation shutdown • Developed new operating model to broker and operate aeromedical and cargo business supporting government pandemic responses including NHS Supply Chain • Migrated to new longer-term strategy and operating model to grow airline and open new offshore bases through market analysis and got-to-market strategies • Interim COO for PE back retailer requiring rapid supply chain transformation • Mapped existing supply chains for $500m USD turnover business • Delivered turnaround strategy with detailed upstream manufacturing that moved to E2E value chain • Detailed execution plan to deliver 22% reduction in working capital and access new international markets • Interim Chief Commercial Officer for Swissport Europe. Provided leadership during restructure of Western Europe business. • Aligned commercial functions with Finance, Operations and Safety teams during restructure • Negotiated with airfields (hosts) and airline partners to secure new revenues and retain existing businesses • Working with shareholders to restructure and prepare carve-out

Manager Cargo Global Commercial Development

Emirates

July 2018 - March 2020

Dubai - United Arab Emirates

Emirates is the world's largest international airline and operates a fleet of 267 widebody aircraft to over 150 destinations across the world. Responsible for the commercial development of cargo growth in several verticals, ...see more

GM Supply Chain

Marks & Spenser

January 2015 - July 2018

London, UK

Directly managed relationship between supply chain, trading teams and delivery partners to provide customers with exceptional ecommerce experience. Managing Europe's largest ecommerce warehouse distribution facility (2.2m sq ...see more

General Manager - 4PL & Supply Chain

Kuehne+Nagel

June 2011 - January 2015

London, UK

Working with a £40m budget some of the world's most complex supply chains covering all verticals (retail, pharma, heavy industry, tech etc) to provide outsourced contract logistics, distribution, and consultancy services. Fu ...see more

GM Central Operations

UK Mail

January 2010 - June 2011

Birmingham, UK

General Manager

TNT Express Worldwide NV

November 1998 - January 2009

Stansted Mountfitchet, Stansted, UK

Selected Project Experience

Project Description:

Leading the turnaround of a distressed aviation business, increasing its EBITDA by 50% and securing a successful exit for the PE investor.

Industry: Aerospace & Defense

Topic(s): Business Strategy, Turnaround, Value Creation

Project Description:

Developing and implementing a global supply chain optimization program for a major retailer, reducing costs by 30% and improving customer satisfaction by 20%.

Industry: Retail, Wholesale and Distribution

Topic(s): Supply Chain, Business Strategy, Turnaround

Certificates

Post graduate certificate in Management - Nottingham Trent University Strategy - Harvard Business School Online Aviation Competition Law - IATA Aviation Law - IATA Certified Project Manager - Association for Project Management Certified Customs Expert - Dubai Customs Certified Customs Expert - Dubai Customs

Education

Strategy

Harvard Business School Online

2023

Post-Graduate Certificate in Management

2005-01-01

Language Skills

English

Country Experience

Brazil Canada Chile Peru Saudi Arabia Spain United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Mexico

Skills

Strategy & Planning

Business

Value Creation,

Due Diligence,

Merger & Acquisitions

Transportation, Supply Chain, and Logistics

Supply Chain

james doyle

Bio Summary

Employment History

CEO

Boston Warwick

Manager Cargo Global Commercial Development

Emirates

GM Supply Chain

Marks & Spenser

General Manager - 4PL & Supply Chain

Kuehne+Nagel

GM Central Operations

UK Mail

General Manager

TNT Express Worldwide NV

Selected Project Experience

Certificates

Education

Strategy

Harvard Business School Online

Post-Graduate Certificate in Management

Language Skills

Country Experience

Skills

Strategy & Planning

Business

Transportation, Supply Chain, and Logistics

Industry Experience

Transportation & Logistics

Travel & Tourism

Aerospace & Defense

Professional Services

Consumer Products