Stephen Russell

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About Stephen Russell

A business founder and senior executive who leads innovation in new and traditional businesses with a commercial focus and acumen that drives differentiation in competitive industries and rapidly evolving markets. Excels in complex, high pressure operating environments where strong leadership ensures collaboration across organizations and functions. •Leads international expansion, turnarounds, acquisition-based growth, start-ups and strategic partnerships. •Integrates market insights with analytics to create a compelling vision, improve the customer proposition, grow market share, and ensure relevance in a changing world. After 11 years at UBS in both expert and leadership roles across investment banking, wealth management and corporate centre, he was a founding partner of independent financial services consulting firm Broadwick Partners and operated as an independent strategy consultant for global banks. He is a founder and Commercial Director of Russell Distillers Limited which is a leading independent alcohol goods manufacturer offering contract distilling and sanitiser products and incorporating the artisan, grain to glass spirits brand family Copper Rivet Distillery which produces Dockyard Gin, Vela Vodka, Son of a Gun and Masthouse Whisky - some of the UK's only single estate grain to glass spirits. Specialities: People management, proposition development, sales, coaching and performance management Strategic awareness Planning and organising Operating effectively in complex, ambiguous, high pressure situations Simplifying and prioritising Stephen holds a MSc. in Quantitative Economics from the University of Bristol.