Ian Wilkinson

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Renault 4

Godfather

Never Will I Die

Beach / Dubai / India

Calum Maclean

Engagement Model Offered

Day Rate; Project Based; Interim / Contract; Full time Transition

Suited to Organisational Types

Scale-ups; SME; Corporate

Ian is a senior operations and business leader with 35 years of experience across speciality chemicals, manufacturing and waste management, including Fujifilm, Synthomer, Arizona Chemical, Cabot and Sortera.

He specialises in improving operational, financial and organisational performance, helping businesses identify what is holding them back and put practical solutions in place. With experience managing businesses, transformation programmes and major capital projects, Ian combines commercial focus with hands-on operational leadership.

Ian’s Arena

• Speciality Chemicals, Manufacturing & Waste Management.

• Technical Focus: Operational Performance, Cost Control, Transformation & Change, Capital Projects.

• Function Expertise: Operations Leadership, Business Transformation, Strategy Development, Financial & Budget Control.

Superpowers

• Quickly identifies operational and financial issues affecting business performance.

• Turns complex challenges into practical, straightforward solutions.

• Drives transformation while keeping commercial performance front of mind.

• Combines strategic thinking with hands-on operational leadership.

Impact in Action

• Delivered fully integrated, functionally organised business groups at Fujifilm and Synthomer.

• Delivered major CAPEX projects across the US and UK, including £60m+ and $60m projects, on time, on budget, with zero accidents.

• Consistently delivered financial targets through robust budget and cost control.

Working style

• Results-driven, resilient and collaborative.

• Direct and commercially focused.

• Strong, concise and personal in his approach.

• Brings pace, clarity and practical thinking to complex challenges.