Julian joined Shirlaws in 2007.  His unique business experience allows him to use a blend of commercial and strategic acumen along with cross-cultural and behavioural depth to enhance sustainable value across teams and businesses.

Julian is genuinely interested in others and has a great capacity to connect at any level.  His 20 years of commercial experience is grounded with financial roots, as he trained as a Chartered accountant with KPMG. Since those days he has helped develop many businesses in over 20 countries, mainly in the retail and manufacturing sectors.

He has led numerous multi-million pound new business projects and played an integral part of a number of successful acquisition teams.  More recently, he helped drive the turnaround as Strategy and Development Director of the French retail subsidiary of the Compass Group.

Julian has studied at INSEAD and Warwick Business School and has extensive continuing education as a business coach.

Above all, he enjoys keeping fit and living well with friends and family by playing sports, eating and drinking great food and wine and has a passion for Brasilian ‘Bossa Nova'.

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