The Blackcircles.com Team
Board and Shareholders
Graeme Bissett
Chairman
Graeme has been Chairman of Blackcircles.com since 2004. A Chartered Accountant, he brings a wealth of experience having been a senior partner with Arthur Andersen before becoming Director of Finance at Kwik-Fit Group. He is a non-executive director of Belhaven Group plc and a director of Macfarlane Group plc.
Sir Terry Leahy
Shareholder
Sir Terry is one of the UK’s most celebrated business leaders. He turned Tesco from an unfashionable home-grown supermarket chain with sales of c. £15bn into a global retailer with sales of £62bn in 14 years. Terry was recognized by the Wall Street Journal and CNBC as European Business Leader of the Year (2005) and named European Businessman of the Year by Fortune (2004).
The Executive Team
Michael
Managing Director
Michael is one of the leading entrepreneurs of his generation and has been voted both Shell and Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Founder and MD of Blackcircles.com, Michael has spent 12 years in the tyre industry in varied roles including E-commerce Director for Kwik-Fit Group.
Neil
Trading Director
Neil has over 23 years experience in buying & supply chain management and is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Logistics & Transport and a Member of The Institute of Purchasing and Supply. Latterly, Neil was Head of Supply Chain with Kwik-Fit GB and implemented their transformational National Distribution Centre.
Charlie
Director of Franchise & Network Development
Charlie has 30 years retail & franchise experience gained in a variety of businesses including Esso Petroleum and Venture UK. Latterly he was MD of Farmer Autocare where he led the network’s introduction across Scotland. Charlie has also worked in franchise consultancy and holds NXD roles.
Kenny
Finance Director
Kenny has been a registered Chartered Accountant for over 10 years. Previous roles include audit manager with Tenon Scotland and Senior Finance Manager within Scottish Widows.
Graeme
Head of IT
Graeme was a Technical Designer at Scottish Life for over 12 years before joining Blackcircles.com. With over 20 years IT experience at major financial institutions, such as Royal London and Nat West, Graeme relished the opportunity of moving into the retail sector and helping Blackcircles.com to continue its impressive growth.
James
Head of Operations
Before joining Blackcircles.com in 2008, James worked for Profit Improvement Consultants – Profit Focus Group, as a Consultant Analyst. Previous roles at G-West, the UK’s leading Golf Wholesaler, involved logistics management, purchasing and range management of brands such as Fila Golf and Nicklaus.
Alan
Head of Marketing
Alan has over 10 years experience in marketing communications as well as having worked in the media. Prior to joining Blackcircles.com he was an Account Director at The BIG Partnership, developing and managing a wide range of campaigns for both public and private sector clients.
Lynne
Finance Manager
Lynne, a qualified Chartered Certified Accountant, was previously a Senior Management Accountant for Lloyds TSB prior to joining Blackcircles.com. Highly experienced, with over 10 years working in Public Practice, Lynne heads up the busy Blackcircles.com finance team.
Marie
Office Manager
Marie joined Blackcircles.com in 2009 as Office Manager and ensures the smooth day-to-day running of the company offices as well as being personal assistant to the Managing Director. Prior to Blackcircles.com Marie worked within the Law Sector as a legal secretary and personal assistant.