Leslie Whitehead
Owner Director (Scotland UK) – LGV Technical Services
Bonnybridge
ljsw@ymail.com – +44 7780 755803

A resourceful, highly focused and driven Senior Management Professional with the capabilities to drive organisations forward, utilising expertise within the creation, development and overseeing of all processes and procedures, having successfully acquired exceptional experience in leading on an international basis. A highly skilled individual with a wealth of leadership skills and expertise within employee support and supervision who strives to deliver improved performance and efficiency throughout all areas. A driven professional with key business skills including operations management, financial control and the ability to improve efficiency as well as comprehensive experience in the transport construction and mining equipment sectors that would significantly enhance any forward-thinking organisation.

Willing to relocate: Anywhere

WORK EXPERIENCE

Owner Director (Scotland UK)
LGV Technical Services – Bonnybridge
August 2016 to Present
Offering 30 years of experience in Service, Maintenance, Sales, Marketing, and Supply chain management, Customer Service and Business Development in Equipment’s Commercial vehicle Sector; recognized for establishing and streamlining Profit Centre operations, generating new business ideas leading to sales growth.

Plant Director (Ivory Coast)
DTP Mining – Paris, FR
July 2013 to May 2016
Paris, France (Tongonaise De Mines BP 801 Korhogo)
Key Achievements:

• Maintained full operational management control on a business-wide basis, this encompassed ensuring business policy and procedural compliance was paramount
• Conducted comprehensive compliance analysis against client policies and procedures, keeping abreast of required acts and regulations, successfully delivering a safe employee environment, driving an enhanced performance in relation to accident prevention and ensuring full safety plan implementation for mine site projects
• Managed asset requirement forecasting in an accurate and timely manner, conducting this quarterly and completing bi-weekly analysis
• Played a pivotal role across HR aspects, this encompassed roster planning to ensure successful resource control
• Utilised exceptional management skills to complete and oversee performance reviews, identifying and rectifying any issues
• Ensured the successful management of HSEC report listing regarding accidents and incidents, this involved safety-related incidents, mechanical breakdowns, and full equipment failure control

General Manager
Panafrican Group
September 2012 to July 2013
Sierra Leone) – Panafrican Group (Komatsu)
Key Achievements:

• Successfully drove the business through robust business and profitability planning, working on a short, medium and long-term basis as well as across multiple countries and regions, conducting comprehensive liaison with shareholders and the board committee
• Reported to the board regarding the business, ensuring corporate governance standards and practices adherence
• Built and developed highly effective partnerships throughout all departments, enabling full goal achievement
• Managed all activities successfully including planning at board level in relation to the capital expenditure budget which encompassed fixed asset purchases
• Maintained full P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow control, significantly enhancing business performance
• Conducted robust performance appraisals on senior managers, ensuring performance was continually improved

Group Plant and Transport Director
Group Plant
July 2011 to August 2012
Spencon Holdings Ltd
Key Achievements:

• Maintained complete strategic and profitability control, driving success across the division
• Successfully developed and implemented robust systems, merge monitoring and controlling in relation to plant and equipment availability, utilising procedure expertise and effectively identifying corrective actions
• Kept abreast of plant and equipment strategic plans, enabling the successful identification of new assets needs
• Conducted comprehensive analysis of performance across operational environments, transforming negative trends
• Utilised wealth leadership experience within the company, this included the management of the plant and transport existing maintenance program implementation
• Continually drove growth and enabled the achievement of all objectives through strategy development
• Led, trained and mentored employees, developing an engaged culture where accountability was paramount
• Managed all additional activities successfully including the overseeing of plant and transport inventory records and the introduction of QSHE policies and procedures

Director of Services
Saudi Diesel Equipment Ltd
October 2007 to June 2011
Rental and Training – Saudi Diesel Equipment Ltd
Exclusive Dealers for DDC and MTU, Doosan Engines, Doosan Construction Equipment and Material Handling Equipment, Allison Transmissions, Bell ADT Higer Buses, Man Trucks,

Key Achievements:

• Successfully maintained full technical and operational management control, creating and driving a commercial and management focus which enabled enhanced revenue and profitability
• Achieved business growth and challenging objectives through the development and implementation of robust strategies
• Built and developed highly effective customer and key account relationships, this encompassed a number of international blue chip companies
• Oversaw numerous key aspects including P&L management, budget control, forecasting and business scheduling, operational analysis and negative trend transformation
• Significantly enhanced efficiency and performance through the implementation of robust controls and cost management as well as the identification and delivery of new technology

EDUCATION

Motor Craft Studies
City & Guilds – Falkirk, & Clackmanning Technical Collage

SKILLS

Budget
Training
Business development
Change management
Health and Safety

LINKS

http://Linkedin.com/in,/les-whitehead

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES

Certificate of Profesional Competence in National Road Haulage

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

KEY SKILLS AND EXPERTISE

• Extensive senior general management experience
• Employee management and leadership
• Working at board level
• Driven by best practice and compliance
• Training and mentoring
• Business development
• Project and program management
• Extensive technical knowledge
• Commercial acumen
• Strategic and operational expertise
• Mining and construction equipment industry, Plant hire and power rental sectors
• Enhancing profitability and growth
• Extensive multi-site experience
• Health and safety expertise
• Extensive international and multi-cultural exposure
• Change management
• P&L, budget and financial control