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About James McIntosh
 

  1. James is an executive consultant with VSP Inc. in Richmond, VA.  Since 1988, his consulting purpose has been simply to make organizations and teams more effective.  This he does mainly through his proven ability to uncover what an organization or team can become and then to assist management in creating it.

  2. He has more than 20 years consulting experience in different business environments, including the public sector and non-profits. During this period he has been directly involved in diversification strategies, the integration of acquisitions, start-ups, the sale of business units and corporate turnarounds from bankruptcy.

  3. VSP Inc. is the follow-on to a consulting business which James founded, with his current colleague VSP, in 1990 in Cape Town, South Africa.  Building on James’ experience in developing customized strategic planning processes, they developed a perceptual analysis tool and a strategic planning process which together link execution directly to strategy.  This process, which they have used with great effect since 1990, is now available to all VSP Inc. clients.

Business Consulting:

  1. Achieved within 18 months successful turnaround from bankruptcy of a retail clothing chain of 185 stores in 5 countries (as consultant and confidant to the CEO; and directly responsible for strategic planning and executive team development.)

  2. Founder of a business consulting company which specialized in strategic planning and organizational development.

Strategic Planning:

  1. Developed a perceptual analysis tool and a planning process which links the implementation of focused action plans directly to strategy - used since 1990.

  2. Developed a formal strategic planning framework for a retail company with a chain of furniture stores and a chain of fashion sports goods and clothing. The same framework, with minor revisions, was still in use a decade later.

General Management:

  1. Transformed an outdated paper packaging business into a diversified industrial company with interests in information technology, financial services, and paper packaging (initially as interim managing director and then as executive director with responsibility for strategic planning and the integration of acquisitions.)

  2. Directly involved in 10 acquisitions, two start-ups and the sale of a major business unit for a profit in excess of market expectation.

Qualifications:

  1. MBA, Stellenbosch University Business School, Cape Town, South Africa (1985)

  2. Hons B (B&A), Stellenbosch University Business School, Cape Town, South Africa (1983)

  3. B.S. in Agricultural Economics from University of Pretoria, South Africa (1978)

 

  
 

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