Jonathan Davis
PROFILE
Husband. Father. RYA Coastal Skipper. Photographer. Painter.
Motivated business builder, business strategist, strategic thinker and creative director with strong understanding of Business Strategy, Marketing Communications, General Company Management and Business Development.
Business skills
Business strategist . Business operations, including legal, HR, financial and compliance. Business start up including business planning, setting business objectives, cashflow forecasting, product development, new business development, marketing development. Successful track record getting new company ventures and strategies started and profitable. Building cross functional teams to deliver specific business project objectives.
marketing and COMMUNICATION skills
Brand strategy. High level corporate communication briefing. Creative Direction. Design Direction. Project Management. Designer. Typographer. Traditional Lettering Artist. Considerable experience working with and leading corporate company and multi-agency groups at the highest level to develop and deliver unique groundbreaking projects. Budget handling capability USD 2M+ per project.
RECENT EXPERIENCE
DIRECTOR, STRATEGY AND OPERATIONS. BURMA INC.
SAN FRANCISCO JULY 2016 - NOV 2019
A multi-faceted Strategic and Operations role to support the Burma Inc business owner consolidate and grow the business in a competitive market; the role included Growth Strategy and New Business Development leading to a unique new partnership. Marketing to support the existing restaurant business. New business building; creating and launching a new FDA certified product business with a new range product development for US market launch.
JONATHAN DAVIS LIMITED.
LONDON & SAN FRANCISCO 2014-PRESENT
Individual consultancy undertaken for a small number of clients in the food and drink space on a strictly part time basis and on request only.
PAST EXPERIENCE
SKIPPER. FAMILY SAILING ADVENTURE.
EUROPE 2014-2017
Travelled 2,500 miles with family from UK to Mediterranean. We stopped in Portugal for a little over a year where we had our second daughter before continuing to Spain and eventually arriving in Palma in 2017.
OWNER. TWELVE STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS AGENCY.
LONDON 2008-2014
A highly specialist Strategic Communications Agency, creating high value bespoke marketing solutions for premium global brands including Bacardi, Bombay Sapphire, Glenfiddich, APU Company of Mongolia. Strategic work in global marketing communications at corporate, consumer and trade level. Awards for Bacardi 150th Anniversary Decanter.
OWNER AND JOINT MANAGING DIRECTOR. CREATIVE COMPANY
LONDON 2004-2008
A multi-disciplinary Strategic Marketing Agency formed by merger, the company offered a full service agency experience to global brands. Strategic brand marketing and business development strategies at a global level for Bacardi, Bombay Sapphire, Dewars, Grey Goose including the game changing repositioning of the Bacardi Global Travel Retail Division to lead the development of a Premium Brand Portfolio for the Bacardi business.
OWNER. THE FLAT FIVE COMPANY
LONDON 1990-2004
Strategic Design and Communications business working for global marketing companies including Pentland Group; Speedo brand including patented designs. The Edrington Group; The Macallan, The Famous Grouse. International Distillers; Bombay Dry Gin and Bombay Sapphire. Bacardi Global Brands; Bombay Sapphire, Dewars, Bacardi. Also Baron Philippe de Rothschild, Sutter Home, Drambuie, IDV NPD unit and many others.
DESIGNER. SEDLEY PLACE LIMITED
LONDON 1987-1990
Well known London Design Agency. Worked on a range of projects for spirits brands including J&B, Gordons, Dewars, Tamdhu, The Famous Grouse.
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS LONDON
1983-1987 - BA HONS GRAPHIC DESIGN
References on request