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We’re on a mission to create a company that creates great companies. Our multiplier effect changes startup velocity with our team-first approach, network of world class experts, methodology, repeatable process and company creating platform. The DVx team has created more than a dozen companies, delivering a 9x return to investors and creating billions of.

Birmingham, West Midlands, GB

Occasional Guest Lecturer for the MSc Sustainable Innovation and Entrepreneurship course at the University of Birmingham business School

London, London, GB

San Francisco, California, US

Redwood City, CA, US

Redwood City, CA, US

San Jose, CA, US

San Jose, CA, US

• Manager of finance and analytics for ‘Merchant Development’, supporting $6Bn of trade, ~3100 account and 200 staff.
• Owner of Special pricing contracts and P&L management for division, leading a team of 4 staff
• Drove Annual Planning process for account plans, and expenses and ROI
• Finance and operations controller for $600M Daily Deals program, leading a project for finance driving and implementing sustainable controls whilst maintaining growth.

Chicago, US

• Finance manager for a ~$650MM global segment of the GE Medical Diagnostics portfolio reporting directly to the CFO
• Partnering with the executive general manger to establish and execute on medium and long term growth strategies
• Identified & drove pricing and restructuring projects leading to the segment doubling its Operating profit in 2 years
• Lead and presented the segments annual 5 year outlook and 18 month planing processes
• Diligently oversaw the disposal of non-strategic assets totaling $25MM in value, and the proposed carve out of assets valued at $100M+, working closely with controllership & external auditors
• Partnered with central FP&A team to drive systemic visibility to the Segment P&L via regional cost restructuring

Boston, MA, US

• Lead the financial planning and analysis of the consolidated MDx supply chain. Managing the processes and analysis of the monthly financial reporting, the annual planning process and the 5 year strategic outlook
• Simplified the monthly estimating process to reduce the time taken by 80% whilst sustaining the level of detail required
• Implemented a Productivity Dashboard and KPI’s, providing visibility and transparency leading to +$35MM/5% cost out
• Partnered with Sourcing to create tools to provide visibility and enable analysis of material cost data, capturing inflation/deflation at item level detail on $260MM of spend.
• Supported the ‘Bullet Trains’, providing a cross functional link, working closely with the HQ teams to redesign their reporting to encompass the visibility required to successfully achieve $28MM cost reduction in ’08.
• Drove the implementation of ‘Fully loaded standards’, changing how margins are measured by the sales force resulting in better understanding and thus decision making when considering the impact on

Boston, MA, US

• GE Healthcare –Business Development
• Modeling of potential acquisitions; financially and strategically.
• Assisted in the creation of a ‘closed loop’ financial model for prospective acquisitions/mergers.
• Undertaking Due Diligence on probable acquisitions/mergers. GE Corporate - Middle East & Africa
• Created management reports to facilitate controlled, compliant growth through the introduction of KPI’s.
• Participated in tour with GE investors and developed presentations outlining the strategic direction of GE in the MEA region, including joint ventures and investments.

Chicago, US

Beng Bcom, Engineering And Business Management

Study Abroad, Manufacturing Engineering

Education record

Associate Member, Management Accounting