Nationality British | Name Adrian Fawcett | |
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Occupation Chairman Silentnight Group, Petainer, A R Metallizing, Advest Capital and related investments | ||
Adrian Fawcett is Chairman of Silentnight Group Park Holidays UK Petainer Gala Bingo Advest Capital Management and related investments.
Contents
- Work at Silentnight Group
- Work at Park Holidays UK
- Work at Petainer
- Work at Gala Bingo
- Work at Advest Capital Management
- References
He has over 20 years commercial experience in executive and non-executive roles being a multi sector operator across all business sizes, leading and creating FTSE 100 and sector leading businesses from start ups to major plc's. An activist and communicative business leader, Adrian has been part of the Board and leadership teams creating some of the most significant sector leading businesses through their most successful periods - including Interbrew into a global number one, Punch Taverns into FTSE 100, and General Healthcare Group into the UK's largest independent healthcare company.
As an economist, Adrian has also spent two terms of Government on the board of the Department of Work and Pensions. He is interested in business opportunities arising from dislocations created by changes in regulation or legislation in a sector. Sectors include financial, legal, packaging and healthcare.
His previous main roles include Chairman at A R Metallizing, having successfully created the global leader in the metallized paper and packaging sector. The business was sold to Japanese listed company Nissha printing in September 2015- a market leading transaction. Adrian was also Chief Executive at General Healthcare Group 2007-2011, Chief Operating Officer at Punch Taverns, Chairman of Eurosite Power Advisory Board, Chairman of The Real Pub Company and a non-executive director at the Department of Work and Pensions
In 2014, Adrian was a finalist of the Sunday Times Non Executive Director of the Year In the same year he was also awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Birmingham City University and became a Primary Corporate Liveryman with the Furniture Makers' Company. He was awarded Business Insiders Entrepreneurial Director of the Year 2007 and in 2006 he was named Young Director of the Year by the Institute of Directors in the large business category and Brightest Entrepreneurial Talent by Business Insider magazine.
Adrian is a regular commentator, speaker and presenter on economy, consumer trends, business and sport at conferences and government events and was a keynote speaker at the 2014 Legal Futures Conference. He has often appeared in the media, such as BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions? and The Bottom Line. and NHS- The Malthusian Challenge. He received national media coverage in the UK during the 2010 general election when he criticised a "wall of silence" from the main parties over health policy.
Work at Silentnight Group
Adrian Fawcett successfully pursued the expansion of Silentnight's Barnoldswick plant, having migrated the premises from Batley to Barnoldswick while securing £1m from Lancashire County Council. This has led to the creation of 140 additional jobs, increasing its number of employees to 500, despite the downturn in the manufacturing industry. In May 2014 Prime Minister, David Cameron, paid tribute to Silentnight, joining Adrian in a visit to the Barnoldswick headquarters and factory as part of recognising UK manufacturing success stories.
Work at Park Holidays UK
Adrian is Chairman of Park Holidays UK , the leading South Coast operator of Holiday and Caravan Parks in the UK. It has 26 parks around the south coast from East Anglia to Devon, all within easy drive time of the South East. It has been the UK's fastest growing park business with over 9,350 static pitches and over 7,000 owners enjoying the use of the Park facilities and amenities provided across the estate. Earnings have risen strongly from circa £20m in 2012 to circa £35m and growing today with an ever stronger future ahead of it. Enjoying over £120m of revenues the company has superior to sector metrics across all the key business and financial KPI's selling over 2,000 holiday home units per year and welcoming over 300,000 holiday makers, as well as hosting the afore mentioned 7,000 owners. It is a vibrant and well invested business - recognisably delivering great customer satisfaction as people increasingly take up opportunity of enjoying breaks and holidays here in the UK at Park Holidays UK
Work at Petainer
Adrian is Chairman of Petainer Group a business that delivers products that provide benefits across environmental, cost and quality characteristics. The business is a global market leader in the provision of pre-form & stretch plastic solutions for the container and packaging market places. With leading positions in providing Kegs to the drinks market place and water cooler container solutions - the company has also recently developed revolutionary new two stage pre-form HDPE products that will transform supply into the food and beverage container market places. Customer benefits are significant cost savings in logistics, product cost savings and quality improvements across one way and reusable formats - with green recyclable product characteristics. True win win solutions for consumers, brand owners and the environment.
Work at Gala Bingo
Adrian is Chairman of Gala the UK's leading Bingo operator. With circa 135 clubs across the UK it provides community gaming and Bingo for over three million people with over 700,000 enjoying regular visits games every week. A business that provides huge community social focus and the opportunity for a great leisure experience across the UK as well as digitally on-line wherever you are. Gala has recently opened the largest single Bingo club in Britain with a new super- site in Southampton. Recently purchased out of Gala Coral, the opportunity to effect a corporate carve out and energise the business has allowed Caledonia plc the opportunity to become the new principal shareholder.
Work at Advest Capital Management
Adrian is Chairman of Advest Capital Management which provides value creation through the application of knowledge and experience. Opportunities are identified that arise or can be created from, ‘dislocations’ in markets, sectors or organisations – examples being regulation, legislation, financial. These are targeted to enable new business model entry or new management teams to have improved competitive chance versus the existing incumbents. Advest Capital Management offers a discreet and tailored approach with specifically appropriate leadership and functional specialists drawn upon for the business, sector or challenges faced with the file.