Paul Butler

Background

About Paul Butler

Personally I am an ambitious, self motivated and entrepreneurial individual with determination to succeed in all aspects of life. Through my career I have developed the skills and managerial experience required to succeed in today’s competitive environment. My particular strengths are in business strategy, finance, sales & marketing, business development and project management. Through NEPIC I have become an experienced cluster practitioner and my MBA dissertation – the role of SMEs in clusters has enabled me to become the first UK based Local Benchmarking Expert and a member of the Cluster Excellence Expert Group for European Secretariat for Cluster Analysis (ESCA). My MBA and chosen electives - Strategic marketing, Business transformation, Project management, Financial planning & control and Corporate finance have further enhanced my skills. I am currently the CEO of the newly established North East Automotive Alliance, an industry led cluster established to support the sustainable economic growth of the automotive sector in North East Engalnd.