Ian Townsend

IAN TOWNSEND FCA (aged 45 years) is the Chief Executive.
Ian Townsend qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1976 and worked for KPMG until 1979, when he set up his own practice in Harrogate and York. In 1986 he formed Townsend Management Consultants Ltd, specialising in corporate recovery. He became finance director of Conrad PLC in 1993, and was instrumental in managing the turnaround of Conrad. He later played a key role in the reversal of Sheffield United into Conrad, and stayed on the board of Sheffield United PLC, latterly as chief executive, until November 1998. Ian formed Eurocut along with Gerry Kemp in 1988 and, until the formation of The Medical House, he served as chairman. He became Chief Executive of The Medical House in January 2000.