Air Fayre CEO and leadership

President and CEO of Air Fayre, a leading airline catering service provider with operations in Los Angeles and Memphis.

Expertise is to lead turnarounds in performance, boost profit and productivity, restructure organizations, and cut direct/overhead costs and working capital. To that end, by tackling complexity and developing lean processes in operations, finance, supply chain, product development and administration.

Delivered results in senior operational roles as Director and VP of Business Improvement, Vice President of Finance & Strategy, interim COO, and Plant Manager. As Management Consultant with top-tier firms, developed and managed projects to deliver productivity and operational improvements for over 30 companies. Demonstrated skills:

Operational performance

- Operational turnarounds of manufacturing, financial and commercial service businesses

- Cost management and performance improvement: operational processes, supply chain and inventory management, lean manufacturing and services, labour optimization, SG&A efficiency, call centre operations

- Organization design, restructuring, and integration to capture synergies and optimize staffing

- Lean Six Sigma program implementation to take cost out while improving performance

- Financial modelling to translate process change into financial context and risk assessment

Program & project management

- Start-up of new business units and “carve-outs,” including all business and operational processes

- Program Management to structure and lead realisation of major change programs

Industries:

Commercial services, manufacturing, building materials, fast moving consumer goods, insurance broking, cruise & ferry, aero engines, automotive parts

International

- German speaking.

- Lived and worked in: USA, UK, France, South Africa, Canada, Finland, Estonia

Nicholas Scott is a CFO/Commercial Director at AIR FAYRE INC, CFO/Commercial Director at WATERMARK GROUP INC/THE, and CFO/Commercial Director at Media on The Move. He has worked as Board Member at WATERMARK GROUP INC/THE, Group Commercial Director at WATERMARK GROUP INC/THE, and Group Chief Accountant at Unwins Wine Group Ltd.