Mike Warren

Current

Partner at Warren:Brooks:Butler

Past

Owner at GreyMatter
Marketing Director at Days Healthcare
Sales & Marketing Director at REHAU

Product Group Manager at BOC
Product Manager at Glaxo
Product Manager at BOC
Sales Executive at Rank Xerox

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Education

MBA - Henley Management College
Graduate - Institure of Export
BSc. Chemistry - Royal Holloway College, University of London

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Industry

Management Consulting

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Mike Warren’s Summary

Hello from Cardiff - the city of passion and invention - where Scott decided that the 'Terra Nova' should set sail on the first leg of her Antarctic voyage, and birthplace of Roald Dahl, creator of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG.

"Making Ideas Happen" is my passion, so I set up a training and consultancy business called GreyMatter, which specialises in strategy, innovation and performance management. I can be logical, structured, and creative at the same time, and firmly believe that when an organisation has a great team with a common vision - it's unstoppable.

CAN YOU HELP WITH:
Joint ventures to inspire senior management teams to engage with external business advice - Help me to develop something new and exciting - Something relevant to their immediate needs - something practical and down to earth - that can be implemented easily and have an immediate effect on performance.

I CAN HELP WITH:
Training and consultancy in the areas of strategy, innovation and performance management - especially useful for companies who are stuck and can't get going.

DO YOU HAVE;
Any diagnostic tools to share so that managers can self-assess their current position?
Here's some I've developed (see website www.GreyMatterUK.com)

Product Opportunity and Better Evaluation:

PrOBE_1 : Your Chance of Success
PrOBE_2 : Define Your Team Profile
PrOBE_3 : Innovation Strengths & Weaknesses
PrOBE_4 : Complete your project plan

My favourite quotes are:

"Dance like nobody's watching; love like you've never been hurt. Sing like nobody's listening; live like it's heaven on earth." -- Mark Twain

"If life hands you a lemon - ask for the Tequila and salt" (Anon)

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Mike Warren’s Specialties:

GreyMatter delivers business advice on how to get the most out of the people, processes and systems in your organisation. We go beyond the day-to-day running of the business and inspire you to innovate and make improvements that increase your profitability. We offer business advice to small and medium size organisations in the South West. We help you to develop a business plan and a marketing strategy that takes your company forward, step-by-step, towards your vision, objectives and values.

Mike Warren’s Experience

Partner

Warren:Brooks:Butler

(Management Consulting industry)

September 2009 — Present (3 months)

Moving to the next level of consultancy requires collaboration and synergy with other people. Hopefully, that's what we now have.
N.B. GreyMatter is for sale - if you know anyone who wants to buy a ready-made and highly successful consultancy, let me know. I'll help them get to know the business and then duck-out when they are ready.
Owner

GreyMatter

(Management Consulting industry)

2003 — September 2009 (6 years )

Recent Assignments include:
Trainer - Chartered Institute of Management & Institute of Internal Auditors
HR Development Advisor- Investors in People
Senior Consultant - Manufacturing Advisory Service
General Business Advice for the Welsh Development Agency
Change management for UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA)
Zurich Finance - new product launch & best practice
UK Agent - PD-Trak - NPD and Portfolio Management Software
Marketing Director

Days Healthcare

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Medical Devices industry)

1999 — 2003 (4 years )

Responsibility for business strategy and marketing within a multinational group. The role required good vision with the appropriate analysis, strong project management skills and a solid working knowledge of financial matters.
Sales & Marketing Director

REHAU

(Management Consulting industry)

1995 — 1999 (4 years )
Product Group Manager

BOC

(Public Company; Management Consulting industry)

1987 — 1995 (8 years )
Product Manager

Glaxo

(Public Company; Management Consulting industry)

1984 — 1987 (3 years )
Product Manager

BOC

(Public Company; Management Consulting industry)

1978 — 1984 (6 years )
Sales Executive

Rank Xerox

(Public Company; Management Consulting industry)

1976 — 1978 (2 years )

Mike Warren’s Education

MBA - Henley Management College

MBA , Strategy & Innovation , July 2003 — December 2005

Activities and Societies:

Ecaemy
Graduate - Institure of Export

Graduate membership , Law, Insurance, Marketing, Distribution , 1978 — 1979
BSc. Chemistry - Royal Holloway College, University of London

BSc , Chemistry , September 1973 — August 1976