Since I can remember I have followed virtually every sport, watching sporting legends such as Alec Stewart, Shaquille O'Neal and Alan Shearer. What makes all these greats truly great is their sheer determination and resilience, Michael Jordan said, “Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it or work around it”.Captaining my cricket team in Leeds over a 4 year period was a great personal achievement and challenge for me, and although I do not possess the natural talent required to emulate the likes of Steve Waugh on the cricket field, I have copied their core qualities and transposed them into my career. I like to think the strength of my team-working environment, my eye for detail, and my ability to find solutions to problems comes from two decades securing wins and giving fighting performances on the field.Today I have 12 years post graduate experience in finance for a international digital communications giant. I currently work as a Financial Analyst and have worn many hats in my career at Telefónica UK Limited. As a result I have been afforded with both a great breadth of business exposure across departments in both the UK HQ and Leeds offices.I pride myself on my unique ability to navigate complex challenges and excel on the challenging pressures of multi-disciplinary ad-hoc projects. Life experience and the all time “greats” of the sporting arena have taught me that my professional values can be summarised as follows:-- Execution is what matters, and I do execution.- I can solve problems in a heartbeat because I think outside of the box- I am the positive one- I am the analytical one- Technological evolution cannot occur without personal adaptation- 5 minutes collaboration can mean 60 minutes saved time – teamwork!It’s always great to make new acquaintances, reach out if you want to talk finance, business or sport.
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