Bob Thomas Email & Phone Number

London, GB

London, England, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Finance DirectorControlled and directed financial growth from £50m to £200m, and Operating Profit £5.1m - £17.1m Expansions into Greece, Portugal, Turkey, Switzerland, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Russia and Azerbaijan whilst expanding existing markets in DACH, France, Nordics, Iberia, Italy and UKGuided and controlled the profit & cash results to meet city.

Innisfree is the leading infrastructure investment group in the UK with overseas institutional investors fromDenmark, Sweden, USA and Canada, with investments of £18.4 billion covering health, education, transport, and defence accommodation. HCP is a wholly owned subsidiary of Innisfree. AchievementsRenegotiated outsourced contracts and improved return to.

Brighton, United Kingdom

When I started at Jarvis I was given several loss making projects to “sort out”. It is never easy to turn these things around. From disgruntled clients to demotivated staff, to expensive suppliers due to payment terms, you cannot change one without impacting the other. We got there, relatively quickly, and turned them into profitable contracts making the.

• Thomas and Thomas Ltd was my own company to fulfil contract work having returned to UK.Clients and Role
• Threshers Wine – FMCG Interim Property Finance Director - 12 months
• AC Nielsen – Interim Finance Director – 6 months
• Mowlem Construction – Restructuring Advisor to Carillion Takeover – 6 months
• Red Funnel Ferries – Commercial Restructuring – 9 months

Jersey, United Kingdom

• Guiton Group plc was an AIM listed FMCG Retail business with group companies located in the UK, Jersey, Isle of Man, and Guernsey. Guiton had 51 retail convenience shops and 3 wholesale and warehouse companies..
• Acquisition of 3 companies and consolidation into the group structure and accounts
• Introduced perpetual stocktaking - reducing stock losses by £100k p.a.
• Implementation of EPOS system. Improved gross margin by 0.75% adding £150k to margin
• Managed installation of new accounting system, including setting up all inter-island links

Poole

• HS Communications Division of Hugh Symons group plc at time of employment turnover was £100m. Supply and distribution of mobile phones and communication equipment. 14 staff reporting. HSC employed 42 people in the.
• With MD took a loss making division and made it the most profitable in the group
• Introduced 'task force' for aged debt and stock. Reduced debt £1.3m in 18 months
• Introduced Vodafone and BT Cellnet service lines. Adding t/o of £3m and NP of £150k
• Introduced forecasting and profit analysis, also introduced staff commission and pay structures
• Built accounting team from 4 people to 14 over 3 years

Weymouth

• New Look plcIn 1998 new look traded from 474 shops and employed 6,000 people. At time of employment turnover was £450m.Achievements
• Profit maximization through optimising product placement - increase GP by £2.5m p.a.
• Wage costing system reduced wage costs by £1.2m in 1997/98
• Increased growth in Scotland by 25% p.a. for two consecutive years, and 20% in SW of England
• Preparation of information for new look’s floatation
• Introduced profit statements, budgeting and KPIs into branches

Economics, Maths, French – A, B, C

Activities and Societies: 1st XV Rugby Team - 3 years School Orchestra School Debating Team Cadet Force - Marksman Army Marching Band Big.

Achieved Music And Rugby Scholarship To Canford

Activities and Societies: Passed Common Entrance Exam to Canford Grade 8 Trumpet 1st XV rugby team 1st XI cricket team Chess Team Squash.