Peel back his relaxed demeanor and you will find a confident, charismatic and focused individual with dogged determination and a passion for agriculture. This has driven him from early supervisory positions through middle management roles to managing director of a large farming business today.
His meticulous attention to detail, in the field or office, stems from a career that began in the fresh produce industry where every square meter mattered. He continues to set the highest standards in every project he embarks on, choosing a hands-on, lead-by-example approach.
Presenting clear, empathetic team leading skills, he creates a positive mental working environment that is resilient to the hardest of challenges and maximises the potential of every individual. Engaging, dedicated interaction at all levels, he finds mentoring young or less experienced staff equally as rewarding as creating and executing positive outcomes at board level.
He has broad, global experiences in the agricultural industry, with livestock, combinable, root, energy and fresh produce crops bringing confidence and a calmness to make methodical and calculated decisions in all situations. This knowledge, combined with BASIS and FACTS qualifications, has allowed him to carry out his own and third-party agronomic advice.
A strong financial acumen further bolsters his resume to devise strategic direction, manage company budgets, cashflows, sales and reporting. More recent businesses under his management have had strong environmental credentials and his considered approach brings balance between the landowners’ aspirations and the financial performance of his business.
Many, if not all his skills and natural abilities are transferable into other businesses, not restricted to agriculture alone. His experience with environmental scheme delivery, farm building construction, tenants and property would make larger farm and estate management positions a logical progression, however he would consider senior positions in other sectors.
Contact Max MacGillivray on +44 (0)1284 715055 or contact the Beanstalk team directly by CLICKING HERE and quote Reference: 1090010.