Our next Northern Crucible event will take place at 7pm on 20th February and I am very pleased to announce that Kevin Parkin ‘The Turnaround King’ will be joining us as a guest speaker. Kevin has been described as a “No Nonsense, hands-on general manager and turnaround professional.” He is an enthusiastic communicator and a believer that high quality communication, training and succession planning are key business drivers. In December 2015, Kevin led an MBI of Precision Technology International Ltd (PTI) a manufacturer of demanding power train components based in Tamworth, Staffordshire. In 2006, Kevin joined DavyMarkham, recruited and promoted a new management team who made a £1m profit turnaround in 18 months. He then led an MBO and resurrected the apprentice training scheme which had been abandoned twenty five years previously. Kevin is a Freeman of the Company of Cutlers, is an ex-Chairman of the work-wise Foundation and is a member of the Steering Group for the Advanced Metallic Systems PhD Program at Sheffield University.
