Stuart Turner
Stuart has had a lifelong involvement with motor sport. He competed on most major rallies and was British Champion co-driver for two years. He was competitions chief at the British Motor Corporation when Minis were winning Mont Carlo Rallies, and later headed Ford of Britain's motor sport operation, guiding the teams to wins on many events including the East African Safari and the London to Mexico, the Longest rally ever held.
He also headed a special Ford Factory marking performance cars before becoming Director of Public affairs. He was later given responsibility for Ford's race and rally programmes across Europe, working with senior executives from many business disciplines in every country in Europe. He took Ford to European and World Championships.
Stuart also worked for two years with Castrol as Publicity Manager. So as well as team building he is well qualified with wide practical experience to talk about both quality and customer service.
He is still heavily involved in the sport as a Council member of the governing body in the UK, and as chief executive of the Motorsport Safety Fund, a registered charity working the keep the sport sage.
He is the author of over twenty books on motorsport and business, which have been publicised in several languages, including The Public Speaker's companion, Public Speaking in Business, Practical Sponsorship, A Guide to Public Relations and Planning and Organising Business Functions.
Stuart is well qualified to talk about teambuilding because of his practical experience in building world-beating teams for not one but tow manufacturers - and in one of the most fiercely competitive arenas there is: Motorsport. Stuart is able to lecture about teamwork during a daytime conference with a leavening of humour or build relevant teambuilding points into an entertain after-dinner speech and winner of the coveted Benedictine After Dinner Speaker Award
Press comments on his team building abilities include:
Stuart has addressed audiences ranging from a dozen to over 2000 and has worked for many international groups - his record to date is 27 different nationalities in an audience of 48!
"Your sense of humour was greatly appreciated by everyone, but within this humour you managed to instil some very important points which were well noted by everyone present."
"Stuart Turner's professionalism and organising ability have wielded a group into the world's most feared and formidable team."
Daily Telegraph
"The top team manager regarded with awe by competitors abroad."
Sunday Telegraph
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