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Oxford, Gb

Basingstoke , Hampshire, Gb

London, Greater London, Gb

V.Group is a global leader in ship management and marine services operating across 30 countries through 60 offices, managing 44,000 seafarers on over 2,000 ships.

Chertsey, Surrey, Gb

Compass Group UK & Ireland is a subsidiary of Compass Group plc, a FTSE 30 company and the world's largest caterer. Compass UK & Ireland serves clients in the defence, offshore oil, healthcare, education, leisure and business & industry sectors across both countries, employing approximately 65,000 staff.

Chertsey, Surrey, Gb

Compass Group Australia is a subsidiary of Compass Group plc, a FTSE 30 company and the world's largest caterer. Compass Australia serves clients in the oil & gas, mining, healthcare, education, leisure and business & industry sectors across the country, employing approximately 11,000 staff.Responsibilities include Finance, IS&T, and the company's Strategic Alliance Group.

Specialty Fashion Group, Australia’s largest women’s apparel retailer with five brands including Millers, Katies, and City Chic. Operating throughout Australia and New Zealand it has 900 stores, 6 online stores and 5,000 employees dwarfing most of it’s competitors. SFG has the largest women’s database in Australia with over 55% of Australia’s female population shopping with its brands. SFG is listed on the ASX and has revenues in excess of $600 million (10% market share of women’s apparel).From August 2009 to June 2010 responsible for Finance, and Investor relations. Responsibilities were extended in July 2010 to include Company Secretary, and the group’s Property leasing and management. Since June 2011 responsibilities extended further to include Customer insights and engagement (CRM), Customer Care, Logistics, IT, and Loss Prevention. Through six direct reports lead seven departments, comprising 100 team members.

West Valley City, Utah, Us

BLY is the world’s largest minerals exploration drilling services provider and manufacturer of exploration drilling equipment, with group turnover of US$1.5 billion and 8,000 employees. It listed on the ASX in April 2007, with a market capitalisation of A$2.8 billion, the second largest IPO in Australia. MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS• Broadened BLY’s product offering and client base by completing the acquisition of two competitors in Australia• Successfully completed the sale of five non-core businesses in Australia and South Africa

West Valley City, Utah, Us

MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS• Supported the CEO and CFO through the IPO, liasing with the lead advisers (Macquarie, GSJBW and UBS). Subsequently created the investor relations function post IPO and successfully built a profile of BLY in the global investment community.

Mountainside, New Jersey, Us

COSi was a leading outsource manufacturer of beauty and personal care products in Europe and the leading outsource manufacturer of pharmaceuticals in South Africa, backed by Barclays Private Equity and financed by Barclays Bank. At its peak it operated from four factories, employing over 1600 people, and revenue was in excess of £100 million. Its customers were well known brand owners including The Body Shop, Unilever, Revlon, Mary Kay and P&G. MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS• Led the completion of contract acquisition with Mark Kay, which became COSi’s second largest customer, contributing 20% of revenues.• With my colleagues led the turnaround of the group achieving a change of EBITDA from a loss of £11 million to a profit of £4 million in two years, which was recognised by the Institute of Turnaround Professionals with a 2004 Award.• Spearheaded the complete refinance of the group with an £18 million package of asset based lending facilities, providing exit for the incumbent financier (Barclays Bank) and significant increase in cash headroom for the group. As part of the refinance negotiated increase in equity ownership for management from 40% to 60% of the group. • Energised the organisation to focus on working capital opportunities, leading to significant release of cash flow from reductions in inventory (30% decrease in 8 months, 50% decrease in two years) and increase in current receivables from 90 to 98% in three months• Increased profits and cash flow by disposing of two South African businesses within a three month period.• Optimised working capital and increased margins by creating a more visible, timely and reliable financial reporting environment and by establishing more rigorous cash management reporting and controls as well as programs to reduce capex and opex.• Transformed and enhanced the culture of the Finance team by creating a team of professionals who were highly respected both internally and externally.

London, Gb

MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS• Completed over 100 transactions, including LSE IPOs of Coca-Cola Beverages Plc (July 1998) and Orange Plc (Feb 2001), acquisition programmes for Lastminute.com (2000 to 2002) and Morgan Stanley Private Equity (1998 to 2002). • Secured the largest fee earner and significantly increased the profile of E & Y by leading the corporate finance team supporting the IPO of Coca-Cola Beverages Plc in London, at the time the second largest IPO on the LSE.

B. Comm, Economics, Politics, Finance

Hsc Subjects - Pure & Applied Mathematics, Chemistry, Accounting, English