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Iona Thomson

Ms Iona Thomson
MBA

Contact

I.L.Thomson@liverpool.ac.uk

+44 (0)151 795 1247

About

Client Director in Executive Education in the School of Management & University Teacher.

Commercial Director for the Help To Grow: Management, government supported programme for small and medium sized enterprises.

Responsible for shaping and supporting the Executive Education Strategy for the School and income generation.

I have 15+ years experience in Higher Education / UK Business Schools. Executive Education, People Development and Business Development.

My focus is on post - experience (Post-Graduate) interventions and adult learning.

B2B and D2C marketing and Middle East / GCC business development /consultative sales expertise as well as the UK Exec Ed Market.

Qualified coach and mentor, trained in a range of psychometrics.

Commercial career before HE was Sales & Marketing, Product Development & Management, Business Strategy, General Management & Execution

Sectors /Organisations

- Consumer Goods – ceramics, giftware, luxury goods, skincare

- Chemicals – Retail paints (Crown)

- Tourism – Visit Scotland

- UK Manufacturing

- Small Business : Worked in an AIM Listed SME for 5 years at Board level as Marketing Director. UK & Overseas Manufacturing , working with agents/distributors. Sold to UK/Europe/USA Retail/Department Stores, NPD & licenced products (Disney, Copyrights Ltd.)