Paul Arnold

Business Owner at Thebestof High Wycombe

Prestwood, England, United Kingdom

About

A highly experienced senior manager and business leader who has delivered exceptional results in all appointments. Loved the challenge of turning around three loss making businesses leaving them financially strong and growing with skilled management and empowered teams. I have enjoyed engaging with customers to develop products and systems and in turn grow the customer base. Sales and marketing have been a key results area and vital to business growth. For some time I have wanted to build my own company using experience and knowledge previously gained to contribute to the local community and to local business. Thebestof High Wycombe is the ideal vehicle to help me achieve these aims and to support the buy local campaign.

Experience

  • Business Owner at Thebestof High Wycombe
    Sep 2015 - Present · 10 yrs 10 mos

    Thebestof High Wycombe is a vibrant local marketing organisation offering business owners an affordable, effective and comprehensive marketing solution. We are passionate about High Wycombe and the surrounding area and connecting the 120,000 residents to the very best recommended local businesses. Thebestof High Wycombe website offers a unique hub for thebestof everything that is happening locally in your Community, Clubs, Associations & Charities and the best businesses recommended by local people.

  • Head of Airfreight at Woodland Global
    Jul 2012 - Mar 2015 · 2 yrs 9 mos

    An international, privately owned, freight forwarder and logistics company.

  • Chief Technical Officer at SKA International Group
    Jun 2011 - Feb 2012 · 9 mos

    A supplier of fuel, aviation services and logistics, headquartered in Dubai, UAE, operating throughout the Middle East and Africa.

  • CEO at Celebi Delhi
    Sep 2009 - Aug 2010 · 1 yr

    A privately owned Turkish full service ground handling company. Established and led a JV Company between Celebi and Delhi International Airport Ltd. The role was to modernise and operate India’s largest air cargo terminal processing 360,000 tons per annum. The company’s manpower was over 3,000 including contract and regular employees with turnover exceeding US$ 50M.

  • Swissport Cargo Services Deutschland GmbH (7 yrs 9 mos)
    • Managing Director Germany & Eastern Europe
      Sep 2006 - Sep 2009 · 3 yrs 1 mo

      A leading Cargo Services provider, offering Cargo Handling at more than 109 airports worldwide. Managing Director: Leading 4 strategic business units – SCS Germany, SCS Austria, SCS Hungary and SCS Munich (JV Company with KLM) plus Cargo Service Center St Petersburg (Russia). 14 stations with turnover in excess of 48M Euro.

    • Managing Director
      Jan 2002 - Aug 2006 · 4 yrs 8 mos

      Formerly Cargo Service Centre UK, acquired by Swissport in 2001. Managing Director: Leading a team of 370 across three airports, in a multi-client, third party air cargo and ramp handling operation. T/o £25m. Interim Managing Director for Swissport UK (Jun 2003 – Feb 2004) with responsibility for Harrods Executive Aviation, ground and passenger handling across 3 terminals with a team of 1250 personnel and a turnover of GBP 52M.