I'm a senior finance executive with a proven record of leading teams through large and complex transformation projects and strategic alliance negotiations to restructure businesses, resolve significant commercial issues and maximise shareholder value.Over a varied career I’ve established a financial consultancy business and held senior management positions in both a large listed diversified company and top tier professional services firms. Specific experience includes corporate development/M&A (acquisitions, divestments, separations and strategic alliances), transaction services (financial due diligence), corporate advisory and audit. I pride myself on my project management, stakeholder management, people leadership and communication skills, and my ability to build strong and collaborative relationships.As a ‘Big 4’ trained qualified Chartered Accountant with a degree in Economics and Accounting I’ve a strong understanding of financial accounting and risk management, with a proven ability to apply analytical techniques to information to draw out key trends and issues to inform decision making.I’ve experience of working across a broad range of industries throughout the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and China.