- Kevin Gaskell
Kevin Gaskell British. Born Macclesfield 1958. Connahs Quay High School 1973-77. Undergraduate of the
University of Bradford in Civil and Structural Engineering 1977-81; Scholarship MBA student at theBradford School of Management 1982-83. RM Douglas Construction Ltd, Civil Engineer, 1977-84. Dow Corning Ltd, Management Accountant, 1984-1987.Joined Porsche GB Ltd in 1987, appointed Managing Director in 1992, aged 33. Over the next five years he was responsible for the turnaround of the UK business and the growth and development of the Porsche marque. 1995-97 concurrently Managing Director of Lamborghini GB Ltd. In November 1996 he took the position of Managing Director of BMW (GB) Ltd with responsibility for all UK operations. He led the business to three successive years of record growth. In 1999 BMW sales in the UK exceeded 70,000 cars with a combined turnover in excess of £1.5 billion.
In 1998 Gaskell was recognised as one of the top 40 managers under 40 in the United Kingdom.
He left BMW in 2000 and established Epyx / 1link, [http://www.1link.co.uk] the UK’s leading fleet sector ecommerce platform where today he is a non executive director and shareholder. He joined EurotaxGlass's as Group CEO in April 2001 [http://www.eurotaxglass.com] and has led the expansion and growth of the company into 30 countries. In 2006 he conducted an MBO of the group supported by Candover in a deal worth over 480 million euros. He stepped down from operational responsibility in December 2007 when he became President of the EurotaxGlass's Group.
In 2008 appointed Chairman of Achilles Group Limited, [http://www.achilles.com/en] a multinational provider of procurement audit services.
Gaskell is a confirmed adventurer. In 2006 he was part of a team that walked unaided to the North Pole to raise funds for cancer research, and to celebrate his 40th birthday he spent four weeks climbing on Everest. He and his son are currently planning an unsupported trek to the South Pole in January 2009 which, if successful, will make his son the youngest person ever to achieve this feat [http://www.southpole2009.com] .
Having played representative cricket at county and international level he is now a keen skier, scuba diver, shoots clays/game and plays in a rock band for relaxation.
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