John Napton

Plymouth, United Kingdom

A finance professional that has worked in the Ferry Industry for 35 years, 15 of which at board level. This career to date has provided great insight to Maritime, Shipping, Logistics, Tourism, Retail and Hospitality Sectors. My leadership, commerciality, operational delivery, stakeholder management and safety first mentality has been key to my career and the 27 boards that I have been party to over five different jurisdictions.

What I offer

New stage

I am now transferring my executive board experience into a mix of other roles. I am currently a board advisor on commercial, strategic and governance areas. I am looking to support SMEs on these areas either as an Advisor, NED or Fractional CEO.

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Experiences

Chief negotiator

Secured £millions of the Brexit contracts UK and Irish governments when MD of Brittany Ferries.

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Creator

Built tour operation subsidiary from scratch; quickly gaining market share to catapult annual revenues from 0 to £3m whilst CEO of Condor Ferries.

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Collaborator

Worked in Artemis Technologies consortium to launch an innovative & sustainable 100% electric passenger ferry operation in Belfast. When at Condor Ferries.

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Leader

Increased standards & performance; boosting staff engagement by 57% & passenger satisfaction by 20% to an all-time high of 87%. when CEO of Condor Ferries.

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Roles (/)

i.e. Marketing director
i.e. Mentor
Board Advisor
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Managing Director
Board Member
Company Secretary
Charity Trustee
Chair Of Finance, Audit And Risk Committee
Charity Chair
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Industries (/)

i.e. Tech
i.e. Education
Shipping
Maritime transportation
Tourism
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Career experience

31+ years

Regions

Europe
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Skills (/)

i.e. Research
i.e. Branding
Strategy
Board Governance
Commercial Strategy
Stakeholder Management
Stakeholder Engagement
Safety Compliance
Finance
Leadership
Board Advisor/NED/ Business Mentor
Board member and advisory experience
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Keywords (/)

i.e. Digital nomad
i.e. Ex-Google
ESG Expertise
Charity Trustee
Trusted
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What I offer

New stage

Experiences

Chief negotiator

Creator

Collaborator

Leader

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