Richard Kirby, CBE PNB FIoD FCIPS FCIM FIL FCIT

As a seasoned professional Richard Kirby is an experienced Director, and an extremely practiced manager. Richard has successfully headed many executive initiatives as a Brigadier in the British Army and more recently as a Director for E Walters (Ludlow) Ltd and Legs Clothing Co Ltd. Throughout his career Richard has worked diligently in the pursuit of excellence and applied the highest levels of integrity in all his endeavours. Richard's skill set has great depth and diversity and is very applicable to the modern workplace.

Richard is highly qualified with the equivalent of a Degree, Master's Degree and Doctorate. These qualifications gained whilst in the British Army form the basis of an impressive technical, analytical and managerial discipline that has been successfully implemented in a wide range of different and challenging positions. Richard Kirby has taken on consultancy work delivering working solutions using his experience gained as a Director. Richard has a history of delivering successful, well formed solutions and has achieved the highest calibre of results.

Key Skill Set:

• Strategic Sourcing and Category Management
• Outsourcing and Offshoring
• Low Cost Country Sourcing
• Procurement Strategy Development
• M&A Supply Market Due Diligence
• Risk and Contract Management
• Supply Chain Organisational Design and Development
• eSourcing and eProcurement
• Logistics and Distribution
• Transport Management
• Supply Chain Optimisation

Education and Qualifications:

1971 - 1973 Royal Military Collage of Science (1st Degree)
1989 Higher Command and Staff College (Master's Degree)
1992 Royal College of Defense Studies (Doctorate)
Fellow of the Institute of Directors
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management
Fellow of the Institute of Logistics
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Transport

Honours:

Commander Most Honourable Order of the British Empire (1990)
Pahlawan Negara Brunei (1983)