Alistair has a degree in Electrical Engineering and post-graduate qualifications in Business and Finance.
He worked for many years in commercial and senior management roles in industry and commerce throughout the UK, including the traditional industrial areas of South Wales, Northeast England, the Midlands, and Lancashire, and gained extensive international business experience, arranging export and project finance and negotiating capital plant contracts throughout the world. As a professional interim manager for over half his career, his sector experience in Chief Executive and Finance Director roles includes, technology, tourism, public sector, further education, economic regeneration, charities, distribution, and owner-managed business.