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Glassolutions Saint-Gobain Limited, Registered in England, Company No. 2442570, Registered Head Office Herald Way, Binley, Coventry, CV3 2ZG
Matthew Kirby
Director of Distribution
Glassolutions Saint-Gobain
Herald Way
Binley
Coventry
CV32 6AW
24th
January, 2017
To Whom It May Concern,
Re: Frank Walsh
I employed Frank as Interim Business Manager from April 2016 to December 2016.
The assignment was dual-focussed in terms of being responsible for significantly
improving the operational performance of Glassolutions’ largest glass processing
plant as well as mentoring me in my new capacity as head of twelve nationwide glass
businesses.
Within the context of a plant and its people having been through significant changes
in the previous two years, with added complexities of centralised UK and European
operational methodologies and teams, Frank delivered some truly excellent results
across all main drivers of the business through his lean based leadership. In turn, we
together took certain techniques and adopted them in other plants around the UK for
significant gain.
However, more than the results alone, Frank achieved them by being both trusting
and demanding of existing employees and through developing their skills to ensure
they could sustain the performance themselves.
The mentoring I personally received from Frank went far beyond what I had originally
anticipated. His counsel and practical wisdom on wide-ranging topics, from the tools
of lean management to branch network governance, are experiences I’ll continue to
hold with me. Frank’s network also proved invaluable in terms of supplementing
what he personally delivered on site.
I would have absolutely no hesitation to recommend Frank. I wish him all the best for
the future.
Yours sincerely,
Matthew Kirby
Director of Distribution
M: 07795 028402