A Smooth Transition From Day-to-day Management To A More Hands-off Role
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A Smooth Transition from DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT TO A MORE HANDS-OFF ROLE ALAN WINTERSGILL IS ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZED and respected names in business in Bradford. Both for his work at Naylor Wintersgill with leading businesses across the UK, and also for the many community and…
A Smooth Transition from DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT TO A MORE HANDS-OFF ROLE
ALAN WINTERSGILL IS ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZED and respected names in business in Bradford. Both for his work at Naylor Wintersgill with leading businesses across the UK, and also for the many community and educational organizations Alan gives his time and expertise to. In 2014, Alan was awarded the British Empire Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honors List for services to charity and the community of Bingley, where he lives. ALAN QUALIFIED This successful transition has allowed Alan to steer the company through what is often a WITH ISLES VERITY turbulent and traumatic time for businesses as the founder steps into a more strategic role. Yet, in 1974 and moved to PwC in Leeds before as is often the case, Alan’s contribution to the spending 9 years in senior finance roles in the firm has increased and not diminished as a manufacturing sector. In 1986, he turned result of this process. down an attractive Group FD role in favor of “I have taken over the day-to-day running establishing Wintersgill & Co. to fill a gap in of the business and have particularly valued the accountancy market. Alan’s support. Together, we have managed the succession of the firm, capitalizing on the He was soon busy with clients, non-executive solid foundations Alan and the team have work and advising investors and, in 1992, developed over the years,” says Vicky merged with Milnes Naylor to acquire Isles Wainwright, Managing Partner. “The new Verity, creating Naylor Wintersgill. structure allows me to implement our growth strategy and Alan to take a more The business continued to develop and grow strategic role overall.” and further acquisitions have followed to reach 54 staff in 2016. Alan continues to advise in all areas of corporate finance, including company sales and acquisitions, sourcing investment and advising owner managed businesses.
In 2010, Alan attended one of TAB’s “Taster Boards” and was so impressed with the people around the table and the issues discussed that he joined. Six years on, Alan remains an active member of his TAB Board Meeting monthly in and around Bradford and Ilkley. With the change of role, Alan has been able to increase his family time, establish regular During the last 6 years, Alan has been supported exercise and maintain time spent on his many by his TAB Board and Facilitator/Coach to make honorary, charity and fundraising activities. a remarkably successful transition from In addition, Alan’s financial, business develop- day-to-day management to a more strategic ment and strategic input to the company has role as Chairman. been re-energized.
Transitions of this kind are never straight Alan is very proud of the number of partners forward and establishing enough confidence to who trained and qualified at Naylor Wintersgill change his role in “his baby” took time and fresh and now play crucial roles in the executive and perspectives including an influential mix of strategic teams. support and challenge from his TAB Board. And, as a result of this long-term succession “My TAB Board and one-to-ones have been planning, the firm is doing better than ever extremely helpful in our achieving such a under Vicky – who was the first Naylor Winters- successful transition after building the gill trainee to qualify as a chartered accountant business over decades.” in 1999. “To anyone thinking about TAB I would say: Do it - No shadow of a doubt!”
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