William
Macnair BA MPhil FRSA William Macnair is the Managing
Director of Black Isle Communications and The Rhetorical
Company. Willie was a soldier, leaving as a Lieutenant
Colonel, having had extensive command and staff
experience, including in an intelligence unit operating
in East Germany, in a NATO headquarters and in command
of a training unit. Since leaving the Army in 1992,
he has worked as a management consultant specialising
in communication skills for senior management and
key communicators. Willie has a degree in African
History and a Master’s in International Relations.
He is an occasional writer and broadcaster. Send
Willie an e-mail
Andrew
Forbes MA MBA Andrew Forbes joined The Rhetorical
Company in 2001. After twelve years as a soldier,
he spent 14 years in the financial services sector
and, latterly, the investor relations industry where
he specialised in programmes for large and small
public companies to help manage their communications
with shareholders. He was also involved in export
consultancy, advising smaller companies on how to
communicate effectively with overseas markets. He
now specialises in communication skills for senior
management and key communicators with an emphasis
on group and individual coaching for non-native
English speakers. He has a degree in Modern Languages
and an MBA from Cranfield School of Management. Send
Andrew an e-mail
Gareth
Bunn Gareth Bunn brings experience
of the government sector – he was a civil
servant for 17 years of his career – as well
as the corporate sector having been a Partner in
Ernst & Young and a Vice President in Capgemini.
He has a strong background in business management
and development. He has carried a range of responsibilities
at senior levels of Government concerned with Information
Technology. He operates as a strategic level consultant
and is particularly interested in trusted business
advisor capabilities. Gareth is a Trustee of the
Youth Music Theatre. Send
Gareth an e-mail
Penny
I’Anson
Penny I’Anson has a strong background in small
business, setting up and running her own. She has
a particular interest in developing personal development
plans for all levels of clients. Penny has developed
the Know Thyself programme to be most useful for
those looking at career change. In her charity work
she has been involved with Cancer Research UK for
15 years on an ongoing fund raising campaign. Send
Penny an email
Raymond
Nelson Raymond Nelson
was in the British Army for 12 years with assignments
in many countries before resigning his commission
in the rank of Major at the age of 30 when he and
his wife then bought Glengorm Estate and Glengorm
Castle on the Isle of Mull, Inner Hebrides, turning
a somewhat derelict highland estate into a thriving
rural business.
While living on Mull, Raymond was chairman of The
Scottish Peat and Land Development Association.
He was chairman of three other companies and on
the board of several others including The Scottish
Landowners Federation as well as being active in
local affairs. Raymond started Black Isle Communications
in Australia in 1993 and has many years experience
in the UK and Australia in presentation skills training
and consultancy work for key spoken communications
events at board and executive level. Send
Raymond an e-mail
Patrick
Mileham MPhil PhD FCMI FCIPD Patrick Mileham is a graduate
of Cambridge (International Relations)and Lancaster
universities (Politics). He served in the British
Army before becoming a university reader in corporate
management, MBA director and governor. A consultant,
researcher and presenter, he concentrates on personal
development at board level, Human Resources, and
the development of professional standards and leadership
in individuals. A well-known author, his co-authored
book Transforming Corporate Leadership was published
in London (FT 1996) and Beijing (2003). He has experience
with commercial companies, government ministries
and the public sector, NGOs and not-for-profit organizations,
particularly in regard to the development of thinking
for the future by senior staff in large organizations.
