Chris Gateley Email & Phone Number

Nelson, England, United Kingdom

North West

November 2011 I created Wrea Hurst Ltd, a company that specialises in providing advice to SME for operational and profit improvements and enterprises considering acquiring a new business or disposing of their own.From a business improvement perspective my direct experience in helping with business integration and developing priorities for Boards to help change and improve their business has provided me with skills that do improve profitability. Recent experience with Lex Multipart in particular in working with the Board to cope with significant contract losses, then steady the team to develop new service propositions and recruitment strategies to regrow the business have been very successful. My previous M&A experience has highlighted that many of the larger firms of accountants are unable to, or are too expensive in, providing solid disposal preparation advice to vendors that are considering selling their companies. Also acquiring companies frequently underestimate the time necessary to "manage" the process of commercial negotiations through to close of a deal. In the last 20 years I have worked in many different companies from a Finance, IT and more latterly CEO level. I have ran and sold my own company and so I understand the process of preparing a company for sale as well as the needs to achieve a successful disposal - a process often underestimated by vendors.I have set up Wrea Hurst to help such organisations.

Surrey

Scuderia Car Parts Limited is a 10 year old company that specialises in the sourcing and selling of genuine OE parts for supercars and the provision of technical expertise and selling of tuning products. Scuderia has customers in 80 countries. Sales in 2014 were £7.5m and in 2015 we will post £10.5m. Progress towards our objective of £20m in 2 years continues through the prioritising of the many opportunities our company faces and also to establish and improve the operational delivery of the business.

Uk National

A rapidly growing commercial vehicle parts retailer covering all major HGV manufacturers.Globe has grown again! Our sales for 2013 have reached £3.9m up 26% on last year!! We opened the year with 6 depots and now have 8 with the recent opening of Manchester and Derby. We are planning to grow our sales again this year by c20% to continue our strategy of growth. The financial break even position should be reached in 2015 if all goes according to planThe annual sales for Globe in 2011 have hit £3m in 2012 with CAT Magazine recognising Globe's annual rate of growth of 107% as the fastest growing After Market Factor Parts company in the UK in 2011. This year we are looking to deliver sales of £5m and are investing in new depots and people to achieve this growth. It means more cash investment but we are on our way to the targeted £15m of sales!!

Uk

In April 2008, I was appointed the CEO of TVS european operations with the challenge of doubling the European sales in three years. The TVS european business includes Multipart Solution limited (where i still am MD), CJ Components Limited, TVS Germany and TVS Iberia.Following a strong year in Multipart, winning and renewing 5 contracts and beating our EBITDA targets, we were approached by a number of external acquirors and successfully sold Multipart to TVS & Sons in October 2009. This acquisition puts Multipart in an extremely strong position for growth. The last three years are evidence of how value can be created by spending time placing a cohesive and focused strategy into an underlying good business model and investing on a strong growth path and at the same time delivering inspirational service to existing clients and finding the right strategic partner for growth. The management team remain in tact and the TVS support and ambitions for Multipart are exciting.In June 2008 my partner and I, Paul Roberts, acquired Multipart from its then parent company Imperial Holdings SA. Since being "freed" from corporate restraint we have created a Board team that have successfully taken the business forward by postioning the company into water utilities work using our IS systems capabilities and also been successful in winning a major coach aftermarket contract and an Ministry of Defence contract supprting the UK heavy armoured equipment.Plans are to expand further into utilities, beverage sector and direct sales and also to improve our systems capabilities further.Multipart has changed. it has seen the need to change and got on with it successfullySpecialtiesM&APricing and contract negotiationTeam Building and focus on the real strategic prioritiesRisk assessmentOverseas experience in West Africa and Europe

Resposnible for the sale of LAL to Imperial Holdings SA and subsequently made MD of the new organisation and made responsible for its turnaround

Responsible for UK and European operations of largest fork lift truck contract hire and servicing company. Acquired and disposed of companies in the Group in Uk anmd EuropeArranged the disposal of group to Finning UK in 2003

FD of the Civil Engineering and International Divisions. Combined sales of £400m. Senior member of the How Group plc acqusition and responsible for its integration into Tilbury Douglas plc. Involved in PFI evaluation projects and opeing up the visibility of contract performance to the MD

Various FD roles in McAlpine and the last 18 months there as its GFC. Experience in banking and analyst presentations, acqusition of Hall & Tawse Group and then its part disposal and a rights issue to ensure its financing.

Audit Manager in the West London office. Responsible for Trebor Basset, BOC and other audits

AM in Liberia West Africa. Responsible for audit, tax and fraud investigations.

Education record

Bsc Ii2, Economics & Statistics Combined

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