Finance lead for the software and services business.Private equity owned: Vector Capital.

Private equity owned: Permira.• Regional CFO with full financial management and accounting responsibility for Americas; Legal Company Director.• Dynamics 365 implementation.• Architected large complex software and services deals.• Revenue recognition assessments on new contracts and product pricing models.• Sales enablement and finance, including incentive programs.• Financial treatment of balance sheet items.• Monthly/quarterly/annual financial closing activities.• Annual operating plan. All FP&A activities.• Stood up finance org post carve out from Cisco.

• Ran Americas and Asia Pacific deals desk, including: assessment and approvals on all new projects (large complex deals in particular); revenue recognition assessment; KPI tracking and commercial decision support.• Support to the ‘Offer Monetization’ team focused on transitioning Cisco’s software business to recurring income models including SaaS, software subscription and ELAs with term licenses. • Seconded to the deal team working on the sale of the business unit to private equity; working very closely with Cisco Execs, E&Y and advising investment bankers Centerview Partners • Commercial lead in the negotiation of several major software deals, including AT&T in the US and Tata Sky in India. • Three Cisco awards (Innovation, Dedicated to the Cause and Bringing People Together) for finding new commercial solutions, seeing the job through and collaborative working across the business.

News Datacom Systems (NDS) - Video technology business unit, NASDAQ then taken private.• Financial planning and analysis work for CFO, including budgeting and long range plan.• Managed deal approvals processes for Europe.• Finance lead for closing large complex software contracts, including Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom, Sky and Al Jazeera (Middle East).• Delivered bottom-up deal valuation model (income statement, cashflow and balance sheet) to support sale of the business to Permira Associates private equity; passed due diligence by PWC.• Awarded two CEO awards in recognition of deals closed and helping grow the business substantially.

• Recruited via graduate trainee program to develop future leaders, range of experience across the business. • Provided analytical support to develop and test Public/Private Partnership (PPP) plans.• Identified and analyzed most effective investment strategies for CAPEX rail projects.• Duty manager for the East London railway line.