Owner, CorneyCo - business and management consultancy
Brighton, United Kingdom
- Current
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- Managing Partner at Sparknow
- Past
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- Owner at CorneyCo
- Advisor at BMS Group
- Visiting Lecturer at London Metropolitan University
- Chairman at Pyecombe Golf Club
- Advisory Contractor at Transport for London
- Business & Strategy Advisor at Sopheon
- Senior Manager Corporate Finance at Saudi International Bank
- Education
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- London Metropolitan University
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Paul Corney’s Summary
Senior Business Manager with broad global experience across a range of industries from energy to finance to software to government to information and knowledge management.
Business developer, coach, mentor, project director and practitioner able to deal at all levels of organisations. Proficient in turning around underperforming businesses and helping people to realise their potential.
Experienced Chairman and Keynote speaker
Paul Corney’s Experience
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Owner
CorneyCo
(Privately Held; Management Consulting industry)
June 1998 — May 2008 (10 years)
Paul has broad senior level consultancy experience in Europe, North America and Middle East. A few examples:
¨Conducted information / knowledge needs assessment for a federated global reinsurance group based in London and developed a “Road Map” (information & knowledge strategy) against which to develop a knowledge sharing environment. Now the retained Advisor to the CEO overseeing the gradual implementation of the recommendations.
¨Scoped, won and led a six month assignment to create a strategic framework for knowledge management for the leading development institution of the Islamic world based in Jeddah. Now overseeing the implementation of some of the recommendations.
¨Headed up a team to develop an efficient and proactive intelligence function, introducing a knowledge sharing / business development initiative to provide a "one screen view" of all contact / business with customers and brokers for a leading financial services group based in Zurich. -
Advisor
BMS Group
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Insurance industry)
February 2001 — January 2008 (7 years)
"Over several years Paul provided invaluable advice and practical assistance to BMS on many levels. He played a key role in helping us shape our knowledge management infrastructure, but just as importantly he helped transform the prevailing attitude to internal communication and collaboration. He was a trusted, impartial adviser to the senior management team, but was equally effective at other levels in the organisation. Several staff benefited from his individual coaching as they adapted to the challenge of new roles, and he carried out a number of surveys among staff which helped us fine tune the direction of important communication initiatives. Paul understands people businesses and can rapidly put his finger on the fault lines running through an organisation. However, his personal style rapidly engenders trust, and he has the ability draw out people’s real views, rather than what they think it is politically correct to say."
John Spencer, former CEO, BMS Group -
Visiting Lecturer
London Metropolitan University
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
2007 — 2008 (1 year)
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Chairman
Pyecombe Golf Club
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)
November 2004 — December 2007 (3 years 2 months)
"As President of Pyecombe Golf Club for 13 years, it has been my pleasure to work with and to observe the performance of Paul Corney, Chairman from 2004 to 2007. Paul took over his duties when our Club was struggling to maintain its position in Sussex golf His man management skills allowed him to achieve a close association with all the section leaders and staff and he worked extremely hard to make sure that his targets were reached. Our Club is now in a stable and healthy position and all the staff are achieving their targets. There is a very good atmosphere created, in my opinion, by the efforts and ability of our Chairman Paul. He steps down knowing he has been very successfull in his three years of achieving the targets and plans he designed and I know that the members of our Club are grateful for his efforts. Ken Barnard"
"You have done an excellent job and leave behind you a better club than you inherited." Brian Dury Chairman Reveiw (Audit) Committee -
Advisory Contractor
Transport for London
(Management Consulting industry)
2006 — 2007 (1 year)
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Business & Strategy Advisor
Sopheon
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
May 1999 — January 2003 (3 years 9 months)
As a board member of AppliedNet Ltd (a privately held company specialising in system integration of search solutions) I helped set strategic direction and implement management process following a capital injection from the UK’s leading venture capital group 3i.
I developed and implemented an integration plan to merge AppliedNet and PolyDoc and set up a management structure and working practices for the merged entity, Sopheon.
Sopheon, acquired Teltech (of Minnesota). With their COO I developed the Integration plan, oversaw its implementation and assisted new Group CEO to transition into the role.
I facilitated the Executive Management Board and was the architect of Corporate Intranet, Global Culture / Communications programmes, corporate integration events, succession plans to underpin the various acquisitions.
I identified and transitioned my successor into the Board role while setting up their Stage-Gate process used to develop their award winning product Accolade. -
Senior Manager Corporate Finance
Saudi International Bank
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Banking industry)
September 1978 — June 1998 (19 years 10 months)
Over a twenty year career I held a number of positions culminating in the creation of a Business Intelligence function. I was a member of the successful Oil & Petrochemical group that established a preeminent position as advisors to the energy industry in Saudi Arabia in the mid 80's undertaking many interesting assisgnments in partnership with organisations such as CERA, ChemSystems and Anderson.
Paul Corney’s Education
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London Metropolitan University
Visiting Lecturer
- Activities and Societies:
- Knowledge Management MSc
Additional Information
Paul Corney’s Websites:
Paul Corney’s Interests:
Golf - Pyecombe Golf Club - former Chairman and Captain Football - Trustee and former Vice Chairman & Manager, Hassocks FC
Paul Corney’s Groups:
Institute of Directors,
Member of Product Development Management Association,
Member, Expert Advisory Committee (Online Information Conference),
Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals,
City Information Group
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Online Information & IMS Exhibition and Conference
Paul Corney’s Contact Settings
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