
Paul Bell established the Associate cohort to enable a highly professional resource pool to be able to offer high end levels of service
whilst keeping operational and overhead costs to a minimum.
“the use of
associates is a well established business model that provides clients with the correct amount of resources with realistic
costs, enabling businesses of all sizes to benefit form excellent returns on developmental investment”
Paul heads up the training facet of Acumen
and is also the Managing Director of Acumen Training and Development Ltd:
left click here to learn more about Paul and Acumen Training and Development.

Neil Jones is the Principle Associate for technical services in the food industry, having a wealth
of experience in FMCG and supporting sectors, including temperature controlled distribution and packaging. Through C & E Independent Technical Services Ltd Neil heads up technical consultancy for the Associates, this association facilitates solutions to a wide range of client’s
problems.
He has assisted
a variety of organisations in attaining British Retail Consortium accreditation to the respective standards for Food Safety;
Storage & Packaging
find more about Neil here......

(the first lady of Acumen) continues to enjoy a successful and varied career; originally from a professional human resource
background and now along with her husband Tony is developing and managing the Totally Wild about Food Ltd enterprise. read more about Sheila here
Fadi Osekrie is based in the UAE,
his role is the Head of Middle East Operations for Acumen Training and Development Middle East.
Fadi is responsible for the organisation
and facilitation of training and development in all Middle East locations: learn more about Fadi here

E Nick
Smith is Acumen Associates commercial professional with over thirty years experience in business management providing
leadership to a number of trading enterprises based not only here in the UK but also China, Thailand, Indonesia,
Vietnam Europe and the USA.
He is well
known in international seafood community and is highly recommended and respected by his peers “an enviable if somewhat
all too rare accolade”. content here

Martyn Dickinson