John R.

Professional background

I have 11 years experience in Brand Management (Marketing, Advertising, P&L) and Innovation with Procter & Gamble, and >5 years experience in the same fields with Diageo, with experience of multiple product categories and countries. I have launched many new products and developed many marketing campaigns. I have extensive contacts in the agency world, have friends who are successful entrepreneurs, friends who are partners with management consultancies, and former colleagues working at a high level with leading retailers, eg Morrisons, Tesco. My wife is a lawyer with over ten years experience working on corporate cases. I am interested in advising as well as investing, and I get the fact that advice can be listened to and then not taken if it's wrong! I love making real products and understanding how to realise the value of ideas.

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