With a career spanning five decades in the motor industry, just about every vehicle manufacturer, finance house and oil company in the UK - not to mention a substantial number of dealerships and groups - has asked Ron Sewell and his team for help in a wide range of development activities.
Born in Marseille, France, and educated in Great Britain, Patrick le Quément has emerged as one of the world's most influential car designers. Patrick is currently Renault's Senior Vice President Corporate Design and Chairman of the Renault Nissan Joint Design Policy Group.
Fred Maguire is Chairman of Lookers Motor Group, a leading motor retail group with over 100 outlets across the UK and NI with a turnover of £1,094m. Lookers initiated the "Customer for Life" programme, which focuses on the After Sales market. Fred is passionate about senior management support for training and development initiatives. He is the former president of RMI (Retail Motor Industry Federation) UK.
Born and bred in the rough inner city slums of Summerhill in Dublin, Bill was one of fourteen children. Selling on the streets from the age of six, be it fruit, flowers, newspapers, Christmas decorations, football colours, or programs, was a means of putting food on the table for Bill and his family. He finished school at thirteen to go on the street full-time.
Denis Waitley is one of the most sought-after keynote speakers in the USA. He has inspired, informed, challenged and entertained audiences for over 20 years, ranging from Fortune 500 top executives to sports' and professional associations.
In his role as Executive Director of the Society of the Irish Motor Industry, Cyril McHugh is the regular voice of the motor industry in Ireland. Membership includes Vehicle Distributors, Dealers and Repairers along with Petrol Stations, Parts Wholesalers & Retailers and many other important operators within the industry in Ireland. SIMI plays an important role in representing the views of the industry to the Government, state bodies, the media and the motoring public.
Alan Hooper (DL MA FRSA) is the Founder and a Fellow of the Centre for Leadership Studies, University of Exeter (the first such university-based Centre in UK). He is also a Visiting Professor at Bristol Business School. He consults widely on leadership and change-management, and is a much sought after speaker on Leadership, based on his practical leadership experience, authorship, consultancy and business school lecturing.
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