Alan Finn developed a career in electrical and electronic engineering management, after several years at sea in the RN submarine service, followed by spells as a general manager and in international B2B marketing management for multinational engineering companies such as Honeywell and Schlumberger. He trained in engineering (I Eng, FIET) and then in marketing in blue-chip companies, gaining a post-graduate diploma in marketing and an MBA degree, specialising in strategic B2B marketing, to become a Chartered Marketer. Alan is a Fellow of the Institute of Consulting (IC) and has been awarded the IC’s ultimate accolade as a Certified Management Consultant. More recently he has run international marketing and sales teams for multinational companies based in the UK and Denmark, successfully managing markets in Asia, Europe and the USA over 25 years.
Alan has developed FINNbiz Consultants as a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, a Fellow of the Institute of Measurement and Control, a Fellow of the Energy Institute and as an Associate Member of the Institution of Nuclear Engineers. A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and a Fellow of the Institute of Direct and Digital Marketing, Alan is listed in the CIM’s consultants’ directory. Alan is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), holding also the CMI’s certificate in Management Coaching and Mentoring (QCF) at level 5 and Alan is a Fellow of the Institute of Consulting (IC) and has been awarded the IC’s ultimate accolade as a Certified Management Consultant.
Alan is registered as a coach for innovation and business growth with supporting agencies for SMEs – EASME – through Horizon 2020.
A trained and qualified mentor, Alan Finn holds the Chartered Management Institute’s “Certificate in Management Coaching and Mentoring”, to help senior managers in industry and commerce – one-on-one or one-to-many – to deal with personal and business issues.
Alan is a published author on the subjects of inventing, innovation and new product development (Bookboon, 2014) and on MBA degrees, management and marketing (Hodder and Stoughton, Jan 2016).
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Graham Boyd: www.tetrald.com
Sally Brazier: www.ceostra.com
Gareth Bunn: www.garethbunnconsulting.co.uk
Peter Burton: www.rota-uk.com
Gia Campari: www.signalsofchange.com
David Corless: hydebone.com
Ron Cruikshank: www.rbc-ltd.co.uk
John Dawson: www.gunthorpeconsulting.com
Chris Edge: www.carnabyerp.com
Bob Empson: www.whitemaple.com
David Fairburn: www.prima-management-consultants.co.uk
Kevin Forrester: www.carnabyerp.com
Peter Franklin: www.enstra.com
Sue Granshaw: www.copiae.co.uk
David Grant: www.pro-tem.co.uk
Jeff Herman: www.blue-plate.co.uk
David Jefferson: www.jimanagementconsultants.co.uk
Graham Kennedy: www.alexoria.co.uk
Steve Kerzman: kz-a.net
John McNeilly: www.carnabyerp.com
David Owen: www.davidowenassociates.co.uk
William Peace: www.achievement.uk.com
Alan Penson: www.penson.co.uk
David Peregrine-Jones: www.parkhouse.co.uk
Gordon Stewart: www.ceostra.com
Paul Tanner: www.virtual-techno.com
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We specialise in growing smaller businesses into larger and more profitable operations.
Coaching and consulting to lead organisations and their management teams along the path to growth.
Developing greater customer focus with clients to improve marketing, researching and developing new customers.
Consolidating existing customers is key to long-term performance.
Initiating, organising and running special events, from exhibitions to seminars and focus groups.
Training clients teams in sales and marketing techniques for the longer-term.