Employees led in executive operating roles
International business leader
Transforming Businesses. Developing People. Delivering Results.
I lead complex, multi-site, people-intensive and asset-intensive businesses through turnaround, transformation and profitable growth — developing leaders, solving difficult problems and turning strategy into measurable results.
International Executive Leadership · Turnaround · Transformation · Value Creation
President’s Award · 2023 / CEO Performance Award · 2025UKEuropeMiddle EastAfricaAsia-PacificLATAM
Leadership across bordersEurope · Middle East · Africa · Asia-Pacific · LATAM
Leadership proposition
Strategy made real through disciplined execution.
30+ years of international leadership, with full P&L ownership, a UK revenue scope of $134m (FY2025), leadership of 1,000+ employees and former responsibility for $1.3bn of international rental assets across 34 P&Ls in 24 countries. I combine people development, commercial judgement and operating discipline to improve productivity, margin and cash. Experience relevant to CEO, Managing Director and COO mandates in corporate and PE-backed businesses — from performance recovery to the next stage of growth.
Executive experienceRegional Vice President & Managing Director · Brand Access Solutions by BrandSafway · Multi-country business leadership
Selected Impact
Scale operated. Results delivered.
Selected achievements across distinct leadership mandates and periods. Figures are not additive; asset responsibility is distinct from direct business P&L ownership.
Former global asset remit across 24 countries
International rental assets under responsibility · 2021–2023
UK annual revenue responsibility · FY2025
Historical regional inventory accuracy
Historical regional on-time delivery
My leadership framework
People. Performance. Profitability.
Develop the people who deliver.
Build capable leadership teams, strengthen succession and give people clear priorities, coaching and accountability. Productivity starts with skills, effective supervision and the resources to do the job safely.
Make improvement measurable.
Diagnose root causes, simplify processes and connect workforce planning, reliable service and asset utilisation to operational and financial KPIs. Give every action an owner and review progress consistently.
Turn better execution into value.
Improve pricing and contract margins, buy competitively and convert revenue into cash. Align growth, working capital and investment with sustainable returns and long-term business strength.
Business challenges I solve
From difficult problems to practical progress.
Underperformance & turnaround
Understand the facts, identify root causes and focus teams on the interventions that restore control, accountability and business performance.
People productivity & leadership
Improve labour deployment, planning and supervision while developing managers, engaging teams and maintaining safety and service standards.
Pricing & margin improvement
Strengthen bid/no-bid decisions, pricing reviews and contract economics. Trace revenue leakage and connect commercial decisions to delivery costs.
Procurement & supply chain
Improve buying competitiveness through supplier negotiation, demand planning and purchasing discipline, balancing cost with quality, availability and resilience.
KPIs, working capital & cash
Link labour and asset utilisation, service and quality to margin, receivables, inventory and cash conversion through focused management reviews.
Growth & value creation
Develop customers, services and leadership capacity. Integrate businesses and allocate capital so growth delivers stronger profitability and returns.
Leadership through others’ eyes
Trusted to lead. Remembered for people.
“Centin is a hands on people leader with deep expertise in operations and supply chain.”
“Centin’s ability to quickly understand complex business challenges and deliver practical solutions demonstrates impressive business acumen.”
“Centin is one of those rare managers who naturally serves as an inspiring mentor for the whole staff.”
Selected excerpts from LinkedIn recommendations, reproduced with permission.
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Experience with evidence behind it.
Executive conversations
Leadership for the next stage of value creation.
Centin welcomes conversations with boards, investors, executive search firms and organisations considering CEO, Managing Director, Regional President, COO or transformation leadership appointments.
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