Brian ScanlonBrian Scanlon is not a professional historian. His academic background is rooted in mathematics and physics. He has had a career that started in heavy industry and progressed through strategic management consulting to treasury services in internationl banking. He has been involved in privatising-initiatives for nationalised industries and the flotation of public companies as a chairman. He is the author of The Marketing of Engineering Services, The Board Game (in conjunction with Steve Schneider, which examines the impact of personal behaviour on corporate performance, particularly in the boardroom), and The Profitable Farm (in conjunction with Chris Clark, which introduces the highly-original concept of maximum sustainable output - MSO). His hobby is industrial archaeology. Read More Read Less