Neil Turner

Experience

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  Baker Hughes

  Jan 1988 - Jan 1989

  Formation Evaluation Geologist
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  BP

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1990

  Geoscience Data Manager
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  Venture Information Management

  Jun 1990 - Oct 2017

  Founder & Managing Director

  Information management experts to the E&P industry. Since 1990 Venture has focused exclusively on the exploration and production sector of the oil and gas industry, providing expert data and information management advisory, project, support and learning consulting services. Helping our customers reduce costs and increase efficiency by using our experience in, and commitment to, data and information excellence.

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  New Venture Solutions

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1999

  Co-founder & Non-Executive Director

  A joint venture between New Media Factory and Venture Information Management offering a range of services designed specifically to meet the needs of the early corporate intranet. Web consultancy, design, development and maintenance in line with corporate standards and vision. Solutions based on an awareness of business needs exploiting emerging web technologies with skills and experience in leading edge new media and technology.

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  Tide Resourcing

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2011

  Co-founder & Non-Executive Director

  Specialists in IT recruitment and executive search. Experts in niche industry sectors including oil & gas, energy & utilities, hydrographic & marine, technology & IT services and eCommerce.

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  Venture Recruitment Solutions

  Jan 2009 - Apr 2014

  Co-founder & Non-Executive Director

  Recruitment experts for the eCommerce industry. Recruiting technical and management professionals across the whole cycle of online activity, from conception, web design, build, online marketing and payments through to retention, for both eCommerce and mCommerce channels.

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  Pole Star Consulting Ltd

  Jan 2014 - now

  Business Coach & Mentor

  Helping owner managers truly understand and the achieve the goals and aspirations they have as business owners, as employees of their businesses and as individuals.

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  Sword IT Solutions

  Oct 2017 - Jul 2019

  Business Unit Director

  The acquisition of Venture Information Management as a new energy sector business unit within the Sword IT Solutions business portfolio offers increased depth, breadth and scale to help our oil and gas clients unlock competitive advantage within their businesses.

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  Sword ITS

  Oct 2019 - Aug 2020

  Management Consultant

  Assisting in acquisition targeting and supporting integration and operational process change post acquisition.

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  Be the Business

  Aug 2020 - now

  Business Mentor
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  Sword Minttulip

  Sept 2020 - Aug 2021

  Business Coach

  Coach and mentor to the Business Unit Director and Senior Management Team.

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  WATERWORKS MUSEUM - HEREFORD

  Oct 2024 - now

  Member Board of Trustees