Mineseeker’s CEO relocates to Florida...
Mineseeker’s CEO relocates to Florida
June 15th, 2011
Edward Cross, Chief Executive Officer of Mineseeker Operations is relocating from Mineseeker’s UK office to Jacksonville Florida, following the completion of the company’s listing as part of the NHSH group.
Edward, who is 41, began his career in the British Army. Following officer training at the renowned Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Edward was commissioned in to an Infantry regiment. After specialist training he was posted on operational tour and commanded counter-insurgency operations.
Upon leaving the Army, Edward pursued a successful career in the IT industry, before joining a leading commercial mine clearance company as Head of Business Development. During his time there, he was responsible for doubling the turnover of the company, winning significant new international contracts.
Edward built on this success by taking a new mine clearance company from initial business plan, through seed financing, on to revenue, profit and exit. Edward had overall responsibility for all commercial aspects of the company, including sales, finance, marketing and operations. Within six months the company had secured its first contract, with a major international oil exploration company. This early success was rapidly followed up with winning a three-year, multi-million pound contract with a Global humanitarian fund. During the time Edward was in charge, the company doubled revenue year on year for four successive years.
An honours graduate in Maritime, Business and Law from Liverpool, Edward recently completed an MBA at Birmingham University Business School.
Not only has Edward secured numerous multi-million pound contracts, but he has also deployed and managed complex operations in remote, extreme and post-conflict environments in Europe, India, the Middle and Far East, as well as numerous African countries. Most recently, Edward led the successful deployment of the Mineseeker Trial and Demonstration in south-east Europe. His experience in creating effective company structures, developing and implementing strategic plans, selling complex solutions, managing costs and maximizing shareholder value will bring great benefit to Mineseeker’s corporate office in Florida.
Edward will be based at the offices of NHSH in Jacksonville and will be focused on driving business development through US based agencies such as the United Nations, as well as building relationships with investors and other key business partners.
‘I am incredibly excited following the coming together of Mineseeker with NHSH’ he commented, ‘and I believe there is huge potential for significant growth in the business which can now be realised’.
Edward, who will reside a short distance form Jacksonville, has previously lived in Germany, India, Kenya and Bermuda and has gained extensive international experience throughout his career to date.
Mineseeker Chairman, Mike Kendrick added, ‘Whilst we will miss Edward in our UK office, I think it is essential that we have our senior executive based at the heart of the corporate side of the business in the United States’.
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