Martin is a graduate in Psychology, After a brief spell in banking with NatWest in London he joined the computer industry.
He worked in sales and marketing becoming sales and marketing manager successively for two multi-nationals in Scotland and Ireland - Burrough’s Machines Ltd (now Unisys) and LM Ericsson.
Martin founded and became Managing Director of a computer company in 1985
In 1987 Martin also became a franchise holder in a UK management training company
Since 1987 Martin has worked in Ireland, UK, France, Germany, the Middle and Far East and the USA on a range of consultancy and training topics with particular emphasis on management development. This has included Development and Assessment Centres, leadership, motivation, team effectiveness, coaching, customer relations and time management, and face-to-face and telephone selling skills – including proposal writing, negotiation and Key Client Management.
Sectors worked in include: IT—Services and Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical / Healthcare,
Professions—Accounting, Legal, Consulting, Oil, Retail, Transport & Distribution, Charities and the Public Sector.
Across all sectors a range of “Change” Management and Performance Management initiatives have been implemented and supported.