John whittaker manchester ct board
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Board Of Directors
John Alexander
Chairman, Non-Executive
John Alexander was appointed as HKA’s Chairman of the Board of Directors in 2017 as part of the carve-out of HKA by Bridgepoint and the management team from Hill International. He worked closely with the Bridgepoint team and supported key senior leaders to complete a successful investment cycle and transition to current owners, PAI Partners. He also currently serves as the Chairman at PA Consulting.
Formerly, John served as non-executive Chairman of ERM: Environmental Resources Management for two years after serving as Chief Executive Officer for nine years. During his time there, John led ERM through a period of significant change and growth, taking the company from an enterprise value of US$525 million to over US$1.7 billion.
John began his career in the oil industry in the Middle East. He later worked for Dames & Moore Group/URS where he spent 15 years before joining ERM in 2002 as Managing Director of the company’s Asia-Pacific operations. John has lived and worked in Australia, Belgium and the Middle East as well as the UK, and spent a significant period in the US.
John holds a BSc (Hons) in Geophysics and an MSc in Hydrogeology. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. J
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longwhitekid
Presumably an advertising campaign for the Easter period showing a recent addition: that New Zealand classic hokey pokey, which is more often seen in ice cream, but reconfigured as a chocolate flavour.
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Whittaker’s is now one of New Zealand’s most popular (and enduring) brands, having been around for over 120 years – if you count it in its most primitive initial form. I love this brand, and enjoy it regularly. There’s so many things about the product that has appeal besides it’s “home-grown” quality, packaging, and advertising.
Giving you the (sticky) finger: the only Whittaker’s advert I’ve ever found. Even then there was a company ethic with focus on local labour and supplies. Evening Post, 1932.
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However the essential one is that Whittaker’s has a truly unique flavour that comes from their personal supervision over the entire process – from beginning to end, or as they have dubbed it – “bean to bar”. It must be one of few brands still make their product on site, Sadly here in Australia, where I currently live, we get a tiny portion of the delicious range – perhaps five or so flavours of the Blocks and bars, three types of Slab, and a coupl
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