David Cathmoir Nicoll

Current

• Director at JTD Financial Services Limited
• Marketing Consultant at Chartered Business Marketing
• Managing Director at Management in a box ltd

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Past

• Chief Executive Officer at Education Experience Limited
• Accountant at CerTax Accounting (Rugby & West Northamptonshire)
• Interim Head of Marketing and Communications at Education Development International plc

• Head of Marketing and Communications at Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies Alliance
• Head of Membership and Qualifications at Institution of Incorporated Engineers
• Academic Registrar at School of Finance and Management (London) Ltd
• Lecturer in Business at University of Central Lancashire
• Research Associate at University of Central England
• Employee Communications Support Manager at BT
• Accounts Junior at Reeves & Neylan
• Intern at Touche Ross, Hong Kong
• Actor at Radio Television Hong Kong

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Education

• Open Theological College
• International Learning Centre
• International Learning Centre

• University of Central Lancashire
• University of Central England
• Birmingham Polytechnic

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Industry

Accounting

David Cathmoir Nicoll’s Summary

MIDLANDS BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR 2009

SFEDI Enterprise Champion (Professional Service Provider) 2009

Professional speaker, Chartered Marketer, Incorporated Financial Accountant, Licensed Trainer of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Licensed Facilitator for the Get Clients Now! Programme, Staatlich geprüfter Techniker BVT (German State-Certified Engineer).
Lord of the Manor of Adworthy.

David Cathmoir Nicoll’s Specialties:

Property Taxation
Marketing for service sector businesses
Executive and professional coaching

David Cathmoir Nicoll’s Experience

• Director

  JTD Financial Services Limited

  (Financial Services industry)

  October 2009 — Present (2 months)

  Financial services firm linked to Chartered Financial Planners - the highest quality standard for financial advice in the UK

• Marketing Consultant

  Chartered Business Marketing

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)

  Chartered Business Marketing offers a complete and professional service for the discerning client. Ensuring all personnel are confident in their telesales and telemarketing techniques gives Chartered Business Marketing an enviable reputation as a very capable outbound telemarketing company.
  
  We pride ourselves in being able to acquire sufficient knowledge about your business services/products and using this too gain a natural interaction and rapport with the prospective client . This, combined with an eye for detail and an appetite for consistent results, means we can maximise our client's business potential, ensuring strong repeat business as the norm, rather than the unusual.

• Managing Director

  Management in a box ltd

  (Management Consulting industry)

  May 2002 — Present (7 years 7 months)

  Global Business Excellence Awards 2009 winners for Outstanding Business Growth
  
  WINNER - Enterprise Champion (Professional Service Provider) 2009
  
  Finalist in the Rugby Business Awards 2009 for "Employee of the Year" and in the Institute of Financial Accountants Achievement Awards for "Accountancy Practice of the Year". Shortlisted for the SwitchedOn "Man on a Mission" Award 2009.
  
  Top performing member of the CerTax Accounting network of independent accountancy firms.
  
  Accountancy, taxation and marketing development for small and medium sized businesses across the UK.
  
  Management in a box operates under the trading names of JTD CerTax Accounting for accountancy and taxation services and Get Clients Now!(tm) for marketing services.
  
  Visit http://www.managementinabox.co.uk, http://www.jtdcertax.co.uk, http://www.bwaradio.co.uk, http://businesswithattitude.wordpress.com, http://www.non-domiciled.co.uk

• Chief Executive Officer

  Education Experience Limited

  (Education Management industry)

  November 2005 — April 2009 (3 years 6 months)

  Education Experience Limited provides consultancy and intermediary services for UK colleges and universities seeking to establish a foothold in the increasinly competitive global education market. We also help students from across the globe access and navigate the UK education system.

• Accountant

  CerTax Accounting (Rugby & West Northamptonshire)

  (Accounting industry)

  November 2005 — March 2008 (2 years 5 months)

  This business became part of JTD CerTax Accounting (a trading name of management in a box limited) at the end of March 2008.
  
  Top performing new franchisee within the CerTax Accounting Network, best second year performance from a new franchisee, and subsequently top performing franchise in the CerTax Accounting network.

• Interim Head of Marketing and Communications

  Education Development International plc

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  March 2005 — August 2005 (6 months)

  Developing marketing strategy as a genuinely customer led organisation (B2B)
  
  Developing and implementing long term brand value through all aspects of the marketing mix, bringing together multiple identities and clarifying corporate and client brand relationships
  
  Contributing to overall growth of the business

• Head of Marketing and Communications

  Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies Alliance

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  August 2000 — January 2005 (4 years 6 months)

  Responsible for internal and external communications including media, public relations, public affairs, advertising, sales, and web presence.
  
  Initiated and established the company’s first ever marketing strategy; recruiting, training and motivating a new team. This eliminated waste and saved 37% on budget in the first year whilst also expanding activity into new areas.
  
  Commissioned, developed and produced programmes in collaboration with the BBC LearningZone which increased customer enquiries by 30% in each week following programme broadcast.
  
  Created and formed an in-house Public Affairs team, facilitating over 40 contacts per year with senior government figures and representing our views at the highest levels.

• Head of Membership and Qualifications

  Institution of Incorporated Engineers

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  February 1997 — July 2000 (3 years 6 months)

  UK’s 4th largest professional body for Engineers. Membership of 40,000 individuals. Turnover £2.5million Employees 28.
  
  Responsible for all membership, education and training policy including interaction with regulators. Also maintaining license and operating procedures.
  
  Introduced, presented and implemented a new Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system which expedited member engagement and order processing, significantly reduced document handling times by over 30%, and streamlined quality control process.
  
  Initiated negotiations for international reciprocity which persuaded six countries to share expertise and enabled members to freely transfer their skills and qualifications across a global marketplace.

• Academic Registrar

  School of Finance and Management (London) Ltd

  (Higher Education industry)

  February 1995 — February 1997 (2 years 1 month)

  Private sector Higher Education College. Turnover £2million. Employees 6 full time and 40 part time.
  
  Responsible for programme development, quality control.
  
  Ran and presented seminars in Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Kenya, Morocco, Hong Kong, China, Mauritius, and Nigeria.
  
  Pioneered a new approach to student marketing which increased the overseas student population of the college from 5 to 350 inside 2 ½ years.
  
  Initiated, redesigned, implemented and ensured regulatory compliance for development programme which tripled product range within a year at no additional capital cost to the company.

• Lecturer in Business

  University of Central Lancashire

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  September 1993 — January 1995 (1 year 5 months)

• Research Associate

  University of Central England

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  September 1991 — August 1993 (2 years )

• Employee Communications Support Manager

  BT

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BT; Telecommunications industry)

  September 1991 — August 1993 (2 years )

  Worldwide Networks South, Line Personnel Unit

• Accounts Junior

  Reeves & Neylan

  (Partnership; 51-200 employees; Accounting industry)

  September 1989 — August 1991 (2 years )

• Intern

  Touche Ross, Hong Kong

  (Accounting industry)

  July 1987 — August 1987 (2 months)

• Actor

  Radio Television Hong Kong

  (Motion Pictures and Film industry)

  September 1979 — June 1981 (1 year 10 months)

  Educational Television productions (English Language teaching)

David Cathmoir Nicoll’s Education

• Open Theological College

  CertHE , Theology , July 1997 — April 2000

• International Learning Centre

  Diploma , Teaching English as a Foreign Language , September 1996 — December 1997

• International Learning Centre

  Diploma , Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages , September 1996 — December 1997

• University of Central Lancashire

  Postgraduate Certificate , Higher Education , December 1993 — January 1995

• University of Central England

  MPhil , Employee Communications , September 1991 — June 1993

  Action research project in association with British Telecommunications plc, looking at the effectiveness and efficiency of the various methods of employee communication used during a major organisational restructuring.

• Birmingham Polytechnic

  BA , Accountancy , 1986 — 1989

Additional Information

David Cathmoir Nicoll’s Interests:

National Trust, English Heritage, Henry Doubleday Research Association, Makaton, The Rugby Football Club

David Cathmoir Nicoll’s Groups:

Association of Christian Writers, ACW,
Business Referral Exchange, BRX,
Bundesverband höherer Berufe der Technik, Wirtschaft und Gestaltung e.V.,
Association of higher professions for technology, economy and design (BVT),
CerTax Accounting,
CerTax Institute of Taxation Advisers, MCITA,
Chartered Marketer,
Chartered Institute of Marketing, CIM, FCIM,
Chartered Institute of Journalists, IoJ, MCIJ,
Institute of Engineering and Technology, IET, MIET,
Institute of Financial Accountants, IFA, FFA,
Incorporated Financial Accountant,
Institute of Professional Managers and Administrators, FInstPM,
Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts Manufactures and Commerce, RSA, FRSA,
Society of Teachers in Business Education, STBE, FSBT,
Federation of Small Businesses, FSB,
Licensed Facilitator, Get Clients Now!,
Richard Bandler, Society of Neuro Linguistic Programming, Licensed Trainer, Neuro Linguistic Programming, NLP,

•    Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce
•    Christian Professionals Worldwide
•    Marketing Executives Group
•    China Business
•    Formula 1 Enthusiasts
•    BUSINESS IN CHINA
•    Consultants Network
•    Christian Business Leaders Network
•    Hong Kong Connection
•    Startup Specialists
•    Birmingham City University Alumni (aka University of Central England in Birmingham, UCE)
•    NLP Network
•    Chartered Marketer
•    Institute of Financial Accountants
•    Friends of China
•    FSB (UK) Members
•    Chartered Institute of Marketing members
•    Certified Chartered Marketer
•    Speaker Services
•    Get Clients Now! Facilitators Forum
•    4Networking
•    The Rugby Football Club (Rugby Lions)
•    Synergy 4 Business
•    The Institution of Engineering and Technology - IET
•    SpeakerSite
•    Ethos Recruitment Ltd
•    Jump out of the crisis
•    Celebritize Yourself!

David Cathmoir Nicoll’s Honors:

Freeman of the City of London,
Winner of Ernst & Young prize for best dissertation on degree
Midlands Business Person of the Year 2009
SFEDI Enterprise Champion Professional Services Provider 2009
Global Business Excellence Award 2009

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