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SUMMARY A mentoring and change agent COO/CFO, with over 38 years’ international experience in developing and implementing strategies, funding, programme management, systems, processes and controls that significantly improve both P&L and Balance Sheet scenarios for start-ups, SME’s and blue-chip businesses. An expert in establishing governance, systems and best practices; cost-reduction and managing development; and lasting business relationships that ensures goal-surpassing fiscal performance. CORE COMPETENCIES • Funding and recovery experience, including access to high net worth individuals • Partnering CEO’s and boards to ensure strategies are implemented and obtained • Strategic and long-range planning, analysis and forecasting • Governance/Risk/Compliance and Internal Control expert • Appraisal of commercial activities, strategy development and implementation and advising boards on business-critical decisions on a global basis • Due diligence and commercial analysis for M&A’s including post acquisition integration • Leading and developing finance functions • Creating and Managing governance, internal controls and SOX across blue chip businesses • Ensuring non-finance disciplines understand core finances and internal controls through training • Directing multiple disciplines: Finance, Technology, Operations, HR, Legal, Strategy, Procurement, Facilities, PR & Communications and Production • Capital Expenditure, Treasury, multi-currency, debt management and reduction • Process analysis and re-engineering where necessary (not change for change sake!)