Darren Mason Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Acted as Chair of Trustees on a portfolio of pension schemes from smaller sub £50m schemes to multi billion £ schemes developing strategy and approach either where the pension scheme was the sole or primary creditor or alongside other financial institutions.Recruited a finance team and project managed the implementation of a new accounting, time recording and billing system.

London, United Kingdom

Undertook a wide variety of advisory and investigative roles for banks, private equity houses, corporates and their stakeholders across a range of sectors involving restructuring, turnaround and rescue work.Due diligence including corporate, financial and business valuation analyses. Development of financial models including income, balance sheet, and cash flow statements.Built a specialist niche Pensions Advisory team from zero to annual revenues of seven figures (eight figures in 3 consecutive years), 30 people and the most profitable department in the Advisory business in which acted as the CEO and CFO. Personally responsible for £60m+ of billings. Experienced in running large national and international projects.Lead financial adviser to the Kodak Pension Plan in the global restructuring of the Eastman Kodak Company following its filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January 2012. Established a full project management office for which 473 professional staff globally reported into. Rewarded with winning the Institute for Turnaround 'Turnaround Adviser of the Year 2014' award and the Management Consulting Awards 'Best Consulting Project of the Year Award 2015'.

London, United Kingdom

On secondment, managed a large portfolio of stressed and distressed positions in the Bank’s special situations unit ranging from sub 20m bilateral positions through to larger £100m+ syndicated positions. Responsible for developing strategy and approach including the lend, amend, extend, divest decision to each situation and monitoring. Protecting the Bank’s position and ensuring commensurate return was received for the high risk in the situation in question via equity stakes, property participation agreements, back end loaded fee agreements and other arrangements to suit the cash constrained status of the Bank’s client.Presenting strategy to investment/credit committee.

London, United Kingdom

Trained as a Chartered Accountant in the insolvency and restructuring department. Worked on a wide variety of investigative assignments for banks, private equity houses, corporates and their stakeholders across a range of sectors.Primary focus was working on formal insolvency appointments, primarily large trading Administrations and Administrative Receiverships but also both solvent and insolvent liquidations.

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Aca

Distinction

Corporate Restructuring, Mergers And Acquisitions

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