Kevin Gaskell
Prolific Entrepreneur
CEO of four successful world class brands,
Kevin has a passion for actions that get results – in everything he does.
His energy and leadership has helped companies including Porsche, BMW, Lamborghini, epyx and Eurotax Glass’s to achieve world class levels of customer service and financial performance. He passionately believes that ordinary people can deliver extraordinary results given the invitation to believe in the goal and the opportunity to contribute towards its achievement. He has always built success with the team The-first-Porsche developed inside the company. Today he actively chairs, invests and partners with a small number of companies helping them to achieve market leading growth and to manage change successfully.
Kevin built several international companies from ‘a good idea’ and created over £1 billion in shareholder value – yet still found time to climb the world’s highest mountains, walk to both North and South Poles, compete in international sport and play in a rock band. He’s led businesses in sectors including automotive, branded goods, technology, data, professional services, marine and landscape gardening! His latest technology company was nominated as the ‘7th most innovative company in the world’. His energy and leadership has helped companies achieve world class levels of customer service and financial performance.
BIOGRAPHY
Kevin has a passion for actions that get results – in everything he does. He passionately believes that ordinary people can deliver extraordinary results given belief in the goal and the opportunity to contribute towards its achievement. Today he actively chairs, invests and partners with a small number of companies, helping them to achieve market leading growth and to manage change successfully.
Kevin is a natural communicator with the ability to lead, build and motivate a management team and to engage the team throughout an organisation. His drive and passion were apparent from an early age when he qualified as an engineer, then as an accountant and completed his MBA before pursuing a career that took him through the construction industry, the chemical industry and then into the automotive sector, where he was appointed UK Managing Director of Porsche at the age of 32 and BMW GB at the age of 37. He was recognised as ‘One of the top 40 leaders under 40 in the UK’.
TESTIMONIAL
“His presentation was totally authentic allowing our selected high potential team to really see and feel what it means to be a visionary, inspiring leader.”
“I thought Kevin was quite simply inspirational. I loved the fact that he was still down to earth despite his obvious success. I thought the message he gave could be adopted and implemented into any business…”
“We were completely in awe of your presentation! Your delivery is quite unique in that you relate so comfortably with the audience and you have ‘truly lived’ every moment of each experience. I have heard many speakers who have presented about their experiences but have lacked your ability to articulate from your heart”
“Thank you for making our leadership conference so special. The response from the audience was sky high! You are world-class, yet humble, and you make people feel as though anyone can achieve what they set their minds to be. What a gift! Thank you, thank you.”
“Kevin was a breath of fresh air, truly inspirational. He focused thoughts for the rest of the conference and beyond.”
“Motivational, thought provoking and inspiring, our people are still referring to Kevin and his ideas…”
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