GRANT STANLEY

Helping organisations accelerate sustainable growth, strengthen leadership capability and deliver transformational outcomes through commercial excellence, operational performance and strategic partnerships.
 

EXECUTIVE PROFILE

Grant Stanley is an international Executive Adviser with more than thirty years' experience helping organisations achieve sustainable commercial growth, organisational transformation and operational excellence across the public and private sectors. He has led organisations with P&L accountability exceeding £46 million, revenue responsibility of £12.7 million and workforces of up to 368 employees. His current focus is supporting organisations delivering sustainable growth and contributing to Saudi Vision 2030.
 

EXECUTIVE EXPERTISE

• Commercial Growth Strategy • 
• Organisational Transformation • 
• Executive Leadership • 
• Leadership Development • 
• Customer Experience • 
• Commercial Governance • 
• Operational Excellence • 
• Strategic Partnerships • 
• Executive Coaching • 
• Lean Transformation

EXECUTIVE IMPACT
Metric                        Value
P&L                             £46M
Revenue                   £12.7M
Employees                368
Savings                     £1.4M
ROI                               157%
Revenue Growth     32%
Cost Reduction        21%
Efficiency                   18%
 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Executive Adviser
Grant Stanley Consulting | 2020–Present
Advises organisations on commercial growth, transformation, governance, leadership and customer experience. Clients include BT, Vodafone, American Express, IBM, Samsung, Boots, Uber, L'Oréal and Yell.
 

Director of Sales & Marketing
Herriotts & Millward | 2015–2020
Generated £5M in new partnerships and strengthened commercial performance.
 

International Sales Director
CSM Consultants | 2011–2015
Delivered international transformation projects including JCB (21% cost reduction, 18% efficiency improvement) and L'Oréal (157% ROI).
 

Director of Sales & Operations
DSG Retail | 2008–2010
Led a £46M business with responsibility across sales, marketing, logistics, finance, HR and customer services.
 

Regional Sales Director
BT plc | 2002–2008
Increased turnover from £9.6M to £12.7M while leading multidisciplinary commercial operations.
Earlier Career
 

ASM Sales & Marketing Ltd; British Army
Built the commercial, project management and leadership foundations of an executive career.

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP & PUBLICATIONS
Books: A Vision 2030 Guide;  Everything They Told You About Sales Is Wrong.
 

Regular author of articles on Saudi Vision 2030, leadership, commercial growth, AI and organisational transformation.
 

ALIGNMENT WITH SAUDI VISION 2030
• Economic Diversification
• Private Sector Development
• Human Capability Development
• Government Effectiveness
• Digital Transformation
• Global Competitiveness