EEF consultancy director appointed

EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, has appointed Martin Strutt as its new consultancy director. Hewill be responsible for leading and developing EEF’s manufacturing consulting services across the UK.

The move comes as the sector faces another challenging year, with global economic risks looming large. Strutt is well-placed to help manufacturers tackle risks and find long-term solutions. He is an operations director with 37 years’ experience of working with a range of multi-national manufacturing businesses in both executive management and senior consulting roles.

Strutt has a proven track record of reorganisation, process improvement and profit growth. He is a qualified chartered engineer and started his career at British Aerospace in 1979. Subsequently, he has worked with industry heavyweights, including KPMG, Chloride Group, Hewlett Packard and PA Consulting Group. As a consultant he has worked with Rolls-Royce, Siemens and Panasonic.

EEF has been offering consultancy and business services to industry for 120 years.