Alan Finn developed a career in electrical and electronic engineering management, after several years at sea in the RN submarine service, followed by spells as a general manager and in international B2B marketing management for multinational engineering companies such as Honeywell and Schlumberger. He trained in engineering (I Eng) and then in marketing in blue-chip companies, gaining a post-graduate diploma in marketing and an MBA degree, specialising in strategic B2B marketing, to become a Chartered Marketer. Over the last fourteen years, Alan has developed FINNbiz Consultants as a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, a Fellow of the Institute of Measurement and Control, a Fellow of the Energy Institute and as an Associate Member of the Institution of Nuclear Engineers. A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and a Fellow of the Institute of Direct and Digital Marketing, Alan Finn is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), holding also the CMI’s certificate in Management Coaching and Mentoring (QCF) at level 5 and Alan is a Fellow of the Institute of Consulting (IC) and has been awarded the IC’s ultimate accolade as a Certified Management Consultant and is registered in the IC’s directory as a consultant – (see:  http://register.iconsulting.org.uk/search/national_register?location=&specialism=&name=Alan+Finn&op=Search)

Alan Finn and FINNbiz Consultants provide marketing and management consultancy, coaching, mentoring, training and support to business-to-business, industrial and commercial clients in many aspects of running, developing and managing a business, specialising in business planning, sustaining growth and continuous improvement, marketing and business development, including new market entry, innovation, embedding a culture of innovation and new product or service development. He is a published author on the subjects of management and marketing :see: The WRTI Book of Practical Inventing http://bookboon.com/en/the-wrti-book-ofpractical-inventing-ebook & “MBA in a Week” (published by Hodder & Stoughton 2016) at https://www.amazon.co.uk/MBA-Week-Insights-Business-Administration/dp/1473608236