Gareth Jones is the founder of Market Place Associates. Gareth has 20 years experience gained in a range of leading companies, primarily in the Healthcare (Pharma, Consumables and Devices) and B2B markets. He focuses on company turnarounds, Organisational Effectiveness and driving Profits and Cash. He is particularly effective at Coaching and Leading Senior Teams, Performance Management and Sales / Marketing optimisation.
Practice Areas
- Business Turnaround
- General Management
- Sales and Marketing Management
- Individual and Team Performance
- Mentoring and Coaching
- Business Development
Primary Capabilities
Gareth’s track record demonstrates that he excels at helping businesses to turnaround and drive sales, profit and cash. His pragmatic approach and open communication style result in clear, understandable and realisable plans. Much of Gareth’s time is spent with the Managers developing their effectiveness as individuals and as a team.
Preferred Activities
Gareth prefers to work with enterprises who are looking to dramatically improve their performance; financially, as team members and organisationally. His practice allows him to work in either Interim, Project or Contractual management.
Core Offer
A successful Director working at Executive/General Management level with the following characteristics
- Problem Solver
- Creative Thinker and Innovator
- Authentic Leader
- People developer and motivator
- Inspirational Coach
- Pragmatic business acumen
- Strong Communicator and Presenter
- Strong Sales, Marketing and Business Development
Other disciplines offered:
- Project Management
- Continuity Management
- Strategy and Vision Deployment
- Change Management
Primary Sector Experience
Twenty five years senior management experience in a number of different sectors including:
Gareth started his professional career as a Leader having graduated from Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He has since leaving the Army spent most of his career in Healthcare related industries: he has worked in Pharma, Medical Devices, Medical Consumables, Capital Equipment, Homecare, B2B. His experience has been with everything from small start-ups to Multi-National Corporations and his experience has been up to European Board level.
Areas of Distinctive Performance and Value-Addition
A successful track record utilising his background in Sales, Marketing and General Management:
- Business Turnaround
- Driving Profit and Cash
- Authentic Leadership with Executives and Managers
- Improving People Performance through experiential learning
- Creating compelling strategies, visions and Value Propositions
- Sales and Marketing expertise
- Organisational Development
- Change Management
Notable Case Studies
- Dialysis company Turnaround
- Disposables Company growth and Profit generation
- Disposables Company start-up
Employment Summary
| Consultant, Self Employed | 2009 - present |
| Managing Director, Gambro Lundia | 2005 - 2009 |
| General Manager, Kimberly-Clark Healthcare | 1999 - 2005 |
| Country Manager, Safeskin | 1998 - 1999 (M&A to K-C) |
| Sales and Marketing positions with “blue-chip” companies | 1991 - 1998 |
| Captain, Royal Engineers, HM Armed Forces |
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