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BPIF (British Printing Industries Federation)
BPIF Appoints New Business Advisers to Improve Provision of Business Support Services
(28/08/1998)
The BPIF (British Printing Industries Federation) has underlined its commitment to provide improved business support services to its members with the appointment of eight new Business Advisers. The new members of staff, who will be based at the BPIF's Regional Business Centres throughout the country, join the BPIF's existing advisers and together they provide a range of experience across a number of disciplines that will considerably strengthen the BPIF's business support services.
Miranda Hayward joins the Eastern Centre as a Business Adviser - Employment after spending 17 years in personnel roles within the corrugated industry where she gained particular expertise in training and development and Health & Safety issues. Her extensive qualifications include MCI NVQ Level 4 and membership of the Institute of Personnel and Development.
Ian McBride, who joins as Business Adviser - Commercial, will cover the area South of the Thames and brings to the BPIF extensive senior experience in the banking sector, including asset based finance, merchant banking and private banking. Most recently Ian has been running his own successful franchised business in the sign and display industry.
Alan Shapiro, Business Adviser - Commercial, will advise members in the region North of the Thames. His experience includes senior appointments in finance, marketing and purchasing and he has recently been a personal business adviser and financial counsellor working with London Business Links. He also has an MBA from Warwick University Business School.
The three new Business Advisers in the Midlands and South Western regions are Derek Pollard, Peter Silvester and Bob Service. Derek Pollard, Business Adviser - Commercial, has held senior executive positions in manufacturing, management services, sales and general management and set up his own business consultancy practice in 1991. In recent years he has worked with several TECs and Business Links and for the past three years he has been senior personal business adviser and deputy chief executive with Business Link, Redditch and Bromsgrove.
Peter Silvester, Business Adviser - Employment, is a Fellow of the Institute of Personnel and Development. He gained more than 20 years experience in human resources before moving into business support roles, initially with English Partnerships and then with Business Link. Prior to joining the BPIF he was chief executive of Business Link in Grimsby.
Bob Service joins the BPIF as Business Adviser - Training and Development, based at the Midlands Business Centre in Birmingham. After some years in the printing industry, including running his own origination company, Bob qualified in teaching and training in Adult and Further Education. Recently he lectured in Computer Studies, IT and Key Skills Mathematics. His experience includes course team member for BTEC National and Higher National awards and the production, training and assessment of NVQ and GNVQ advanced level courses.
Mark Bullock is the new Business Adviser - Commercial in the North West and North East Business Centre regions. Mark has extensive experience in a range of purchasing, sales and general management roles across a range of industries. Most recently he has held the posts of Regional Supply Manager and Commercial Manager at Bolton & Bury Business Link.
Helen Sykes joins the BPIF as Business Adviser - Training and Development after four years as Business Development Manager for a privately owned business and training consultancy where she was responsible for the sales and delivery of training programmes to companies in the Leeds and North Yorkshire area. Helen is qualified in business counselling, delivery of training and NVQ assessing and has helped many companies to achieve Investors in people status.
Commenting on the new appointments, BPIF Chief Executive Tom Machin said; "The BPIF is investing significant resources in strengthening the range of business support services that we offer so that we can provide the leadership and expertise that the industry is looking for. I look forward to the contribution that each of our new business advisers makes as we seek to extend and improve our business support activities."
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New BPIF Business Advisers (L-R):
Mark Bullock - Commercial, Derek Pollard - Commercial, Peter Silvester - Employment, Ian McBride - Commercial, Miranda Hayward - Employment,
Bob Service - T&D, Alan Shapiro - Commercial, Helen Sykes - T&D
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