About John Ashcroft
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Economics, Strategy and Social Media ...
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John Ashcroft was Chief Executive of pro-manchester for nine years up to October 2018. He is author of the Saturday Economist, Dimensions of Strategy and Monday Morning Markets. Strategy Case Studies published to date include, Apple, Lego. Twitter, Yahoo and Fitbit with more planned for 2019! The group publishes over 15 million emails every year to a readership of over 50,000 businesses.
Educated at the London School of Economics, London Business School and with a PhD in Economics from Manchester Metropolitan University, John is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a companion of the British Institute of Management and a member of the Society of Professional Economists.
Over the years John has worked with Bain and Company, Goldman Sachs, S.G. Warburgs, Wasserstein Perella and First Boston completing over sixty corporate finance transactions. The largest deal valued at one billion Dollars in 1987.
With extensive experience of business and corporate finance, in the 1980’s he was regarded as one of Margaret Thatcher’s favourite business men and a regular visitor to Downing Street.
In the 1980s under John’s leadership, as MD, then Chief Executive and Chairman, Coloroll grew from a small family business with revenues of £6 million, to an international public company with revenues of over £600 million.
A prominent feature in the Manchester and North West business scene, John was founding Chairman of the North West Business Leadership Team, has served on the board of Marketing Manchester, the CA Business Leadership Council and as Chief Economist for the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce.
"I have experience of public and private sectors, I have served on the Board of Marketing Manchester, the AGMA Business Leadership Council, the Council of Manchester Business School, the Board of Inward, the President's Council of Business in the Community and the President's Council of the CBI. I was founding Chairman of the North West Business Leadership Team, a Granada Telethon Trustee and a School Governor for ten years. I was Chief Economist GM Chamber of Commerce 2013 - 2015."
Dr John Ashcroft PhD, BSc,(Econ) FRSA, CBIM.
John Ashcroft and Company, Economics, Strategy and Social Media ... Lot's of Business Experience worth sharing!
Educated at the London School of Economics, London Business School and with a PhD in Economics from Manchester Metropolitan University, John is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a companion of the British Institute of Management and a member of the Society of Professional Economists.
Over the years John has worked with Bain and Company, Goldman Sachs, S.G. Warburgs, Wasserstein Perella and First Boston completing over sixty corporate finance transactions. The largest deal valued at one billion Dollars in 1987.
With extensive experience of business and corporate finance, in the 1980’s he was regarded as one of Margaret Thatcher’s favourite business men and a regular visitor to Downing Street.
In the 1980s under John’s leadership, as MD, then Chief Executive and Chairman, Coloroll grew from a small family business with revenues of £6 million, to an international public company with revenues of over £600 million.
A prominent feature in the Manchester and North West business scene, John was founding Chairman of the North West Business Leadership Team, has served on the board of Marketing Manchester, the CA Business Leadership Council and as Chief Economist for the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce.
"I have experience of public and private sectors, I have served on the Board of Marketing Manchester, the AGMA Business Leadership Council, the Council of Manchester Business School, the Board of Inward, the President's Council of Business in the Community and the President's Council of the CBI. I was founding Chairman of the North West Business Leadership Team, a Granada Telethon Trustee and a School Governor for ten years. I was Chief Economist GM Chamber of Commerce 2013 - 2015."
Dr John Ashcroft PhD, BSc,(Econ) FRSA, CBIM.
John Ashcroft and Company, Economics, Strategy and Social Media ... Lot's of Business Experience worth sharing!
How Can We Work Together?
I provide advisory services to a broad range of businesses including large Corporate, SMEs and High Growth Companies. I specialize in Business Strategy, Business Planning and Board Room Governance. I have extensive experience of managing growth through generic scale up, acquisition and disposal in public and private companies.
I work in Non Exec roles as Chairman or Director or as a CAMDA, Consultant, Advisor, Mentor, Business Ambassador. You can Join Our Saturday Economist Club, our Business Club or one of our Mentor Groups to benefit from the many products we have to offer. Interested in working together, just email me at jkaonline@me.com and I will be in touch with you directly ...
Dr John Ashcroft PhD BSc.(Econ) FRSA CBIM
I provide advisory services to a broad range of businesses including large Corporate, SMEs and High Growth Companies. I specialize in Business Strategy, Business Planning and Board Room Governance. I have extensive experience of managing growth through generic scale up, acquisition and disposal in public and private companies.
I work in Non Exec roles as Chairman or Director or as a CAMDA, Consultant, Advisor, Mentor, Business Ambassador. You can Join Our Saturday Economist Club, our Business Club or one of our Mentor Groups to benefit from the many products we have to offer. Interested in working together, just email me at jkaonline@me.com and I will be in touch with you directly ...
Dr John Ashcroft PhD BSc.(Econ) FRSA CBIM
With Richard Branson, Top 40 under 40 in 1986 ...
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... meeting with royalty ... at an early age!
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