LODESTAR INTERNATIONAL - Key Persons
Conor is an accomplished senior management professional offering over 30 years of entrepreneurial experience in business development and business management including service delivery, contract management and leadership, primarily in the facilities management and services industries across the Middle East, Africa and the UK.
Conor is head of sales and marketing and leads the facilities management team.
A professional, commercially minded director with extensive experience in finance, operations, internal change management and corporate governance. Equally comfortable working in an executive or non-executive role.
Flexible and can operate simultaneously across a range of businesses and income streams, whilst remaining focused on the big picture.
Able to build strong, trustworthy relationships with management teams and assist them in developing and implementing their strategies and improving their processes and governance. Ensures teams are focused on the key drivers of their businesses to achieve agreed objectives. Experienced at managing change within organisations as they develop.
Graham has extensive experience in finance, operations, internal change management and corporate governance.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Executive
- Partner
Mairi is an executive level Transformation and Program Management Consultant with over 25 years of experience globally in Financial Services, delivering strategic change programs for clients including top-tier global players and GCC banks. Extensive experience in delivering Core Banking engagements worldwide.
Mairi has 25 years' global experience leading large transformation projects in banking, and consulting in change management and employee engagement.
Mike has 40 years in business leadership roles including creating and building three of his own companies. Mike brings wide and deep experience to help support you or to run your business. Responsible for creating and delivering strategies for growth, (organic or/and by acquisition), business sale, funding, restructuring, trouble shooting, key negotiations etc.
Whatever is needed or wanted, Mike leads a management consultancy team to support you and your company.
Mike is responsible for overall strategy and governance, and heads up management consultancy services.
Paul is a goal-driven, analytical and highly accomplished Managing Director, having also been a COO & Chief Procurement Officer with 15+ years' experience in leadership positions; skilled in overseeing daily operations and identifying business expansion opportunities. Paul is a born leader with extensive experience developing motivated international and regional teams and ensuring delivery of world-class services.
Paul is responsible for operations and also heads up trading, procurement and supply chain.
Business advisor with over 35 years' experience driving business profitability through people and processes. Designed and facilitated numerous business improvement projects by involving both managers and employees. Generated over $20m in sustainable bottom-line savings, created improved employee engagement at all levels, and reduced turnover. Excellent communication and facilitation skills.
Considerable experience in building highly efficient teams to take over contracts won in Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Angola, Iraq and Kuwait. Both for energy sector businesses and military contracts. Emphasis on stabilising the operations quickly through hiring the right leadership and support staff, and ensuring turnover was low to create continuity.
Steve has 30+ years' experience in international HR and change management roles, consulting on strategy and execution in facilities management and distribution environments.
Tom is a renowned veteran of 35 years in the hospitality sector worldwide. He is a skilled operations manager whose experience includes:
Ownership and management of multiple restaurants in the US
Senior operational and director level management experience in the remote site services sector in various locations in Africa, Central and Eastern Europe and Asia
Engagement with a range of multinational clients including Oil and Gas, Mining, Defence and Industrial and Construction sectors
Tom has 35+ years in the food service / hospitality industry including restaurants / bars, hotels and contract foodservice environments.