Interim Solutions

Team

Jon Bunston

PRINCIPAL, RETAIL SOLUTIONS, RETAIL OPERATIONS & INTERIM MANAGER

Jon has held a wide variety of roles in UK High Street Retailing over the past 30 years from Store, Multi Site Retailing, Field Management and Commercial & Online Trading.

He has Project Managed a number of large Business Change Scenarios for leading High Street Retailers and is an expert in Retail Operating Systems & Processes.

Jon has detailed knowledge of Retailing Technologies and Online retailing, from a full Trading Web solutions to Multi Channel Retailing.

In addition, he has an extensive knowledge of Public Internet Access Terminals and the development of new products for market.

He developed & brought to market, BookMuncher, the revolutionary new way to read electronic documents and has appeared on a number of TV & Radio interviews, incuding Dragon's Den

Client base includes Selfridges, Orange UK, WHSmith, RDL, Wanadoo, France Telecom, Data Vision Europe, along with global consultancy for CRG, Gerson Lehrman & Cognolink.

He continues to offer an Interim Management role, in addition to Consulting and management of Interim Solutions, preferring to keep up to date through his hands on approach.

Philosophy: Simple Solutions Work - Difficult ones are not an option

Married with 2 Children Jon lives in Wiltshire

Interests Photography, Global Travel & anything FAST!

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Charles Powiesnik

EXPERIENCED RETAIL COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR WITH SPECIALISMS WITHIN HEALTH & BEAUTY, NON FOOD SECTORS. NEGOTIATION SKILLS TUTOR & NLP PRACTITIONER. DIRECTOR JCA CONSULTANTS

A seasoned retailer and negotiator with a “can do” attitude, Charles has worked with many of the UK's Blue Chip Retailers - ASWatson UK (Savers & Superdrug), WHSmith, Poundland, B&Q.

In addition he is an accredited Scotwork Negotiation Skills Tutor with a client base that includes Vodafone, Amazon, Roche Laboratories, Guardian Newspapers, FT, Land Rover Jaguar, HDLN, TDG, Rackspace, TFL, Universal, Channel 5,...

He has also Project Managed new IT & Merchandising Systems for JDA, MarketMax and Retek MMS & has developed Category Management and Business Process Design with Matalan and 36.6 (Russian Pharmacy chain)

His most recent work in the Health & Beauty sector as been new market penetration working with Health and Beauty brands such as PURE entering Boots and Body America Organics entering Harvey Nichols.

Philosophy: Every problem has a solution.. it just depends on how you approach the problem to comprehend it, using judgement and experience. Only then can you design the right solution.

Married with Children Charles lives in Wiltshire

Interests Love of the Outdoors & Family Life

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Henri Davis

BUYER & TRADING MANAGER. EXPERT WITHIN STATIONERY, GIFTING & TOURISM SECTORS.

Henri has worked in the retail industry for the last 25 years having worked for Habitat, Next ,WH Smith and the National Trust; her experience includes the shop floor, field management and operational, training, product development and buying roles within a head office environment.

Henri gained her extensive New Product Development and Buying expertise with a number of these Blue Chip Retailers and was the driving force behind the shift from “Functional to Emotional” Stationery in the UK’s leading Stationer.

Henri is known for her extensive product knowledge and these honed skills are used across all product categories of the UK stationery industry in the Retail, Commercial and Manufacturing sectors.

Henri continues to work for the National Trust as a Buyer for their Gift shops, initially developing their Local Product ranges and more recently working on Greetings Cards, Calendars and Christmas cards.
In addition Henri has a great understanding of both Heritage sector and Visitor Attractions markets.

As a buyer in any market it is critical to understand consumer motivations at any given time. Keeping up to date with latest market trends has always been Henri’s forte and she is currently focusing on the Environmental Impact of Retail products and Packaging.

Materials used, their sourcing, their disposal, minimizing packaging and competitive UK production, are becoming much more important for consumers and manufacturers alike, so we are pleased to be able to offer our clients this valuable insight.

Philosophy: Ensure your input has a positive impact.

Henri lives in the South West with her husband, two children and two dogs.
She enjoys walking and socialising with family and friends.

 

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Joanne Hargraves

MARKETING & INTERIM MANAGER, DIRECTOR THE BRAND BUREAU

 

 

 

 

 

 

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