* Has been involved for 30 years in senior marketing positions with a whole spectrum ofhousehold International companies at top management level and has latterly operated his own business for some14 years before selling the company to his employees.
* With formal qualifications in electrical and electronic engineering, Gerry headed up the GEC special products division in Westminster and then held a similar position with EMI in Middlesex for several years.
* In the sixties he became MD of Burns Electronics producing and marketing guitars and amplifiers within Europe before taking over management of the Badlwin USA Piano and Organ factory in UK.
* He went on to become MD of the European sales division for this American corporation and was responsible for all facets of the European operation.
* After this assignment he was appointed MD for United Midwest Internatinal Co, an international trading corporation based in Cincinnatti Ohio.
* Subsequently he became CEO of CMI UK a secondary finance business supporting businesses throughout the UK and Europe.
* Most recently he ran his own kitchen furniture wholesale business which he sold to his employees in 2005.
* Thus this extraodinary wide range of experience ideally positions him to advise on all business subjects and he is a devout believer in sound business plans.