Gary John Nicholson

• General Manager at PT Work with local companies to reduce processing time, water and energy consumption and lower effluent loads.
• Assist manufacturing sites to establish and improve OEE(Overall Equipment Effectiveness) and TEEP(Total Effective Equipment Performance) parameters.
• Review existing processing formulations to improve right first time dyeing of knitted fabrics. Introduce EH&S standards to companies wanting to supply to International markets.
• Ensure dyes and chemicals used are Ö;ko-Tex compliant and conform to existing RSL from major brands.

• Division Manager Under a one year contract design and oversee the construction of a Greenfield site for the manufacture of textile auxiliaries.
• Introduce EH&S and Ö;ko-Tex standards for the manufacturing plant.
• Establish MSDS according to 1907/2006/EC, Article 31 for all products and obtain GOTS registration.
• Train manufacturing and QC personnel. Prepare sales and marketing materials for the full product range.

in Hong Kong Work with textile companies throughout the Asia Pacific region to improve quality, performance and reduce water consumption, processing time and effluent discharge. Joint managing director of Yorkshire Farben GmbH

Managing Director, Work with Group Finance Director to maximise cost control and cash flow during the search for a potential purchaser of the business. Work with PriceWaterhouseCoopers to sell off key assets before appointing a receiver. Ensure all outstanding receivables were collected.

Business Development Manager, Run trials at textile mills and garment manufacturing plants in the Asia Pacific Region. Review full dye and textile chemical product ranges to ensure Öko-Tex and RSL compliance. Set up QC and application laboratories in Shanghai manufacturing plant. Implement EH&S guidelines for the manufacturing site. Work with purchasing team in establishing raw material sources. Work with agents to develop sales in their markets. Work with regional manufacturing plants to maximise their production capacities.

Business Unit Manager, Management Representative for ISO 9001 system. Implement electronic system for handling customer complaints and improvement actions. Review full locally manufactured textile chemical products to ensure compliance with Öko-Tex and RSL from major brands. Work with Financial Controller to maximise EBIT Member of the Regional Management Team. Visit customers in Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia. Responsible for formulating promotional strategies for key products and new products. Review performance of existing and appoint new agents in key markets. Appoint and review toll manufactures to ensure that they conform to Clariant EH&S requirements. Work with the Global Business Unit manager to facilitate the merger of Hoechst and Clariant. Manage existing manufacturing facility.

Divisional Manager, Project head for establishing a green field manufacturing site for production of surfactants and auxiliaries. Manage the sales teams for textiles, leather, paper, metal working and mining industries. Work with European manufacturing team to implement EH&S standards that meet International requirements. Implement microprocessor control for all manufacturing vessels. Responsible for EBIT and RONA of AUD 4 million sales. Work with sales teams to achieve budgets. Formulate and implement marketing plans