Keith Barnard

High-achieving Executive Director with commercial, operations, HR & extensive global experience gained from working for market leaders in mining, building materials, construction, defence, oil & gas industries. Driving company strategy, setting objectives with KPI’s providing value-added solutions, delivering growth, profit, & a positive organisational identity, managing P&L in excess of AED 1Billion.

Commercial, operational, sales, HR & asset management, business development, preparing & managing budgets, cash-flow, EBITDA, cost analysis & reduction, start-ups, geographical & new product expansion & root cause analysis.
• Skilled at developing effective strategic alliances, redesigning business process, performance improvement & management, developing policies & procedures, turnaround & change.
• Well versed at creating business & operational plans, capitalization, disposal & risk strategy, inventory control, quality, continuous improvement, health, safety & environmental management.
• Strategic vision, articulate planning, & translation into practical execution.
• Mentoring, team building, team development & individual empowerment expertise.
• Skilled at managing a complex matrix of relationships, networks, & networking opportunities.
• Well-developed macro & micro planning, organizational, performance & human resource management.
• Innovative & lateral thinker with excellent analysis & problem solving skills.

UK Engineering Council Registered Engineer Technician Fellowship Society of Operational Engineering Fellowship Institute of Operations Management Fellowship Institution of Plant Engineers
Fellowship Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport Member Institute of Electrical Engineering
Institute of Incorporated Engineering Diploma Member Institute of Leadership & Management
OCR CPC National UK/International (Freight) BTEC Electrical Engineering BTEC Electronic Engineering NEBOSH (Health & Safety)
Apollo Route Cause Analysis City & Guilds Diploma Electrical Engineering
City & Guilds Basic Engineering Technology City & Guilds Certificate 214 Electrical Engineering
City & Guilds Engineering Systems Maintenance Caterpillar Machine Application Performance
DETR ADR (Carriage of Hazardous Materials) EPIC Explosives Supervisor & Shotfirer
NEBS Management Award City & Guilds Licentiateship of Electrical Engineering
DVLA (All categories) driving examiner