Richard Ashworth

Managing Director

richard.ashworth@example.com+44 7700 901074London, United Kingdomlinkedin.com/in/example-profile

Eighteen years in senior management, the last six leading manufacturing and distribution businesses. Grew annual revenue from £82m to £240m over five years and led two acquisitions through to integration. Report to a board and chair the executive committee.

Work Experience

Managing Director

January 2019 – Present

Manufacturing group · London

Grew annual revenue from £82m to £240m over five years across three business units.

Led two acquisitions from valuation through to operational integration.
Improved EBITDA margin by 6 points through pricing discipline and plant consolidation.

Operations Director

April 2014 – December 2018

Industrial company · Manchester

Directed operations across three production sites and roughly 600 employees.

Reduced unit cost 18% through a structured continuous improvement programme.
Delivered a capital investment programme of around £30m on schedule.

Commercial Director

June 2009 – March 2014

Distribution business · Leeds

Led sales and commercial functions for a £60m turnover business.

Restructured the pricing model, which improved gross margin by 4 points.
Opened two new market segments that grew to a fifth of revenue.

Languages

English · Native
German · Intermediate

Education

London Business School

September 2007 – May 2009

MBA, Business Administration

University of Leeds

September 2000 – June 2004

BEng, Manufacturing Engineering · First Class

Skills

Teknik

P&L ownership · Mergers and integration · Operational strategy

Tools

SAP · Power BI · Financial modelling

Soft skills

Executive team building · Stakeholder management · Change leadership

Projects

Acquisition and Integration

Two acquisitions taken from valuation through to full operational integration, both delivering their synergy case inside eighteen months.

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Management Classic

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Who it suits

senior, executive roles
Applications sent directly to an employer or by email
Short and mid-length resumes

Layout: Executive band
ATS compatibility: Very good
Photo: With photo

Although the page divides into several areas, the sections are built with flex rather than tables and the text layer stays linear, so common parsers take the information in the right order.

The photo sits beside the header block as a vertical portrait with rounded corners.

Oversized name band and framed summary; heavy experience blocks. The name block takes the top band on its own, with a framed executive summary immediately beneath. The body splits into two columns: weighty experience blocks on the left, organisations and competencies on the right. At executive level the first half-second has to deliver title and scale, and the hierarchy is built for that.

Layout

How the Management Classic template is built

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Executive band

The name block takes the top band on its own, with a framed executive summary immediately beneath. The body splits into two columns: weighty experience blocks on the left, organisations and competencies on the right. At executive level the first half-second has to deliver title and scale, and the hierarchy is built for that.

Typography

Body and headings share one sans-serif family, reading equally cleanly on screen and in print.

Section headings

Section headings are distinguished by weight alone, leaving no decorative element on the page.

Use of colour

Colour appears only in fine rules and headings; the rest of the page stays white.

Density

Generous line spacing and plenty of white space. On short and mid-length resumes it lets the page breathe instead of forcing it to look full.

How skills are presented

Skills are grouped as technical, tools and soft, so an employer finds the category they are looking for directly.

When not to choose this template

Applications where a visual portfolio is expected in the document itself
Applications where the employer mandates its own template
Very long career histories running past three pages

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Recommended for

Roles we recommend the Management Classic template for

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Frequently asked questions

About the Management Classic template

Is the Management Classic template ATS-friendly?

ATS compatibility for this template is rated “very good”. Although the page divides into several areas, the sections are built with flex rather than tables and the text layer stays linear, so common parsers take the information in the right order.

Does the Management Classic template include a photo?

The photo sits beside the header block as a vertical portrait with rounded corners. A photo is not required: turn off “Show photo on resume” in the editor and the area is removed, with the page falling back to its photo-free layout.

Can I change template later?

Yes. The template is only a presentation layer; what you write is stored separately and carries over intact when you switch.

Will the PDF match this preview?

Yes. The preview and the PDF come from the same component: A4 (210×297 mm), accented characters and a selectable text layer are all preserved.

Can I change the colour in the Management Classic template?

Yes. The accent colour control in the editor applies to this template too — pick any of the six presets.

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