6. Building a Global Engineering Company - Jan Ward

Get the latest podcast email updates here: bit.ly/FHpod Follow: Ford Hastings - www.fordhastings.com  FH LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/company/ford-hastings/  Joe Thomsett LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/joethomsett/  Joe Thomsett Twitter - @joethomsett  Will Hastings LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/will-hastings-7814abb1/  -----  Jan Ward ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-ward-cbe-8788b39/ ) is the Founder and CEO of Corrotherm International Ltd, a leading supplier of nickel alloys to the energy sector, with offices in UK, UAE, India, South Africa , Saudi Arabia , Australia, China and S Korea. She is a Non-Executive Director at a number of companies, including The Energy Industries Council and Red Penguin Associates Ltd. She is a Director at the Saudi Joint British Business Council. Jan has won a number of awards over the years for her contributions to business, including a CBE for services to business in 2015, Natwest Business woman of the year 2009, and the IOD and South East Global Director of the year 2014.  In this episode we cover:  - Jan's first venture into business (a sandwich shop)  - The stigma towards women in engineering in the 1980's - Developing a skill set in an existing business before setting up  - Setting up Corrotherm, a global specialised steel manufacturer  - Doing business in the Middle East in the 90's and 00's  - The importance of continuous innovation and value engineering  - Collaborative leadership  - The role of Non-Executive Directors in Business  - And much more! ---------- We hope you enjoy the episode with Jan as much as we did recording it. This episode is brought to you by Ford Hastings - fordhastings.com - , a board level search firm for startups, scale-ups and SME's. Ford Hastings have for over 20 years sourced C-Suite professionals and Non-Executive Directors on behalf of SME's, VC Funds and PE houses. As a listener of this episode, you can get up to £2,000 off a board search by quoting 'Podcast-Ward' when enquiring.