Kevin Gaskell British. Born Macclesfield 1958. Connahs Quay High School 1973-77. Undergraduate of the University of Bradford in Civil and Structural Engineering 1977-81; Scholarship MBA student at the Bradford School of Management 1982-83. RM Douglas Construction Ltd, Civil Engineer, 1977-84. Dow Corning Ltd, Management Accountant, 1984-1987. Joined Porsche GB Ltd in 1987, appointed Managing Director in 1992, aged 33.

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  • Kevin Gaskell British. Born Macclesfield 1958. Connahs Quay High School 1973-77. Undergraduate of the University of Bradford in Civil and Structural Engineering 1977-81; Scholarship MBA student at the Bradford School of Management 1982-83. RM Douglas Construction Ltd, Civil Engineer, 1977-84. Dow Corning Ltd, Management Accountant, 1984-1987. Joined Porsche GB Ltd in 1987, appointed Managing Director in 1992, aged 33. Over the next five years he was responsible for the turnaround of the UK business and the growth and the redevelopment of the Porsche marque. Converted a loss making business into the UK's most profitable car company. 1995-96 concurrently Managing Director of Lamborghini GB Ltd. In November 1996 he took the position of Managing Director of BMW (GB) Ltd with responsibility for all UK operations. He led the business to three successive years of record growth. In 1999 BMW sales in the UK exceeded £1.5 billion. In 1998 Gaskell was recognised as one of the top 40 managers under 40 in the United Kingdom. He left BMW in 2000 and contributed to the start up of epyx Limited (who produce 1link, the UK’s leading fleet sector ecommerce platform. He joined EurotaxGlass's as Group CEO in April 2001 and led the expansion and growth of the company into 30 countries. In 2006 he conducted an MBO of the group supported by Candover in a deal worth over 480 million euros. He stepped down from operational responsibility in December 2007 when he became non-executive President of the EurotaxGlass's Group. In 2008 he was appointed Chairman of Achilles Group Limited, a multinational provider of procurement audit services. In 2009 he was appointed Chairman of Motoring. co. uk a leading online automotive marketing platform. Gaskell is a confirmed adventurer. In 2006 he was part of a team that walked unaided to the North Pole to raise funds for cancer research, and to celebrate his 40th birthday he spent four weeks climbing on Everest. In 2009, together with his son, he completed an unsupported trek to the South Pole which made his son one of the youngest ever to achieve this feat. Having played representative cricket at county and international level he is now a keen skier, scuba diver, shoots clays/game and plays in a rock band for relaxation.
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  • Kevin Gaskell British. Born Macclesfield 1958. Connahs Quay High School 1973-77. Undergraduate of the University of Bradford in Civil and Structural Engineering 1977-81; Scholarship MBA student at the Bradford School of Management 1982-83. RM Douglas Construction Ltd, Civil Engineer, 1977-84. Dow Corning Ltd, Management Accountant, 1984-1987. Joined Porsche GB Ltd in 1987, appointed Managing Director in 1992, aged 33.
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  • Kevin Gaskell
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