| Name | John Kennedy |
|---|---|
| Job Title | MD |
| Organisation | CSN Stores |
| Member Since | 24 Mar 2010 |
| Areas of Expertise | E-commerce |
About Me
An engineer by training, initially with ICI/Zeneca which found me making the vegetarian food, Quorn. After a spell as an operations consultant with Deloitte I joined the then tiny chocolate business Green & Black's. We grew that 10 fold and then sold it to Cadbury's. From there I spent two years running a chain of florists, Moyses Stevens, before taking a jump into the internet, joining CSN Stores to set up their UK business.
Specifics
CSN Stores - UK Managing Director
Jan 2009 to date
www.csnstores.co.uk
Setting up and running the UK arm of this fast growing internet retailer. CSN Stores was set up in 2002 in the USA and turned over $250m last year. We focus on offering the consumer a broad range of household goods, primarily furniture, lighting and cookware.
Moyses Stevens - Managing Director
2006 - 2008
www.moysesflowers.co.uk
Ran this chain of premium florists focusing on high end, local floristry.
Green & Black's - Commercial Director
1999 - 2006
www.greenandblacks.com
Part of the 5 strong management team that grew the business from £2m to £30m and successfully sold it to Cadbury's plc. I ran the supply chain & operations side.
Deloitte Consulting - Senior Consultant
1996 - 1998
www.deloitte.com
Worked on supply chain reorganisations and large scale IT implementations
Marlow Foods Ltd - Supply Chain Manager
1993 - 1996
www.quorn.com
Developed the supply chain team as Quorn went from a development project to a high growth business.
Education and Qualifications
I've a degree (2:1) from Caius College, Cambridge University in Manufacturing Engineering and in 1999 got an MBA from INSEAD, France.
