Strategic Evaluation, Market Entry Assessment and Business Plans
Amanda has strong analytical, creative and communication skills that are particularly prized by companies in transition who need her experience in concept development, strategic evaluation, business planning and funding.
Career Highlights:
Amanda has experience across a range of retail and related sectors: from corporate to government; financial services to charities.
Her open and analytical approach provides practical help on market entry into new sectors or geographic markets. This includes establishing product distribution / sales routes and call centres; briefing marketing agencies, and finding premises, people and support services.
Amanda started her career in the corporate sector, including J Sainsbury and Bankers Trust (now Deutsche Bank) before moving into management consultancy with Management Horizons Europe. Here, as an Executive Director, she set up their Financial Division providing ‘commercial due diligence’ to banks, funders and venture capitalists interested in investing in the retail sector.
Following this she moved into independent consulting as Director of Poole Associates Europe, working with clients such as Morrisons (on concept and delivery of the fresh food ranges) and The Prince’s Trust (project managing the website development).
Amanda is an Associate Fellow of the SAID Business School Oxford and a Trustee of Modern Art Oxford.
• Recent Clients: Whittington Hospital NHS, Artscom, Infinite Ideas, Auditstar
• Personal: Enjoys stories, new people and extreme ironing
Contact: a.poole@the-chambers.com or 07973 803263
