Darren Mason

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Managing Director and Head of Pensions Advisory Services at Quantuma @ Quantuma
london, london, united kingdom
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About Darren Mason

Restructuring Managing Director and Head of Pensions Advisory Services at Quantuma Advisory. Has led and delivered over 300 employer covenant assignments, working both Trustee and Company side. Worked extensively with the Pensions Regulator and Pensions Protection Fund. Extensive experience in reviewing and leading negotiations in relation to valuation issues and transactional situations. Assignments have varied from smaller owner managed business to multi billion £ funds in banking, energy, telecoms to name a few. Stimulated by challenges and adept at dealing with changing situations.Has acted as Chair of Trustee to Schemes with assets of less than £50m to some of the largest Schemes with liabilities of multiple billions.A restructuring Partner in public practice with over 25 years experience in corporate finance, restructuring and insolvency, as well as wide-reaching experience covering corporate advisory, investigations, due diligence and business valuations. 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 as well as smaller one or two man team assignments.A Chartered Accountant by profession and a non appointment taking Insolvency Practitioner with work focusing on restructuring, turnaround and rescue acting as both an advisor, banker and trustee in the stressed and distressed arena undertaking a wide variety of advisory and investigative roles for banks, private equity houses, corporates and their stakeholders across a range of sectors.Lead advisor the Kodak Pension Plan in the global restructuring of Eastman Kodak and credited with creating the award-winning solution that allowed the debtor to restructure and exit an otherwise insolvent Chapter 11.Managed and monitored a portfolio of bilateral and syndicated debt and equity positions as a banker at the largest banking special situations unit in the Royal Bank of Scotland for two and a half years. Developing strategy, lend, amend, extend, divest, invest and presentations to internal investment/credit committees.Acted as a Main Board Director and CFO to a professional services firm.

Darren Mason's Current Company Details
Quantuma

Quantuma

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Managing Director and Head of Pensions Advisory Services at Quantuma
london, london, united kingdom
Website:
quantuma.com
Employees:
209
Darren Mason Work Experience Details
  • Quantuma
    Managing Director
    Quantuma Aug 2020 - Present
  • Quantuma Llp
    Partner
    Quantuma Llp Mar 2020 - Aug 2020
    London, England, United Kingdom
  • Ross Trustees
    Statutory Director, Main Board Member, Chief Financial Officer And Professional Trustee
    Ross Trustees Jan 2018 - Jan 2020
    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.
  • Grant Thornton Uk Llp
    Partner
    Grant Thornton Uk Llp Nov 1998 - Feb 2018
    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'.
  • Royal Bank Of Scotland
    Specialised Lending Services
    Royal Bank Of Scotland May 2002 - Nov 2004
    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.
  • Pwc
    Senior Accountant
    Pwc Jul 1993 - Oct 1998
    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.

Darren Mason Skills

Corporate Recovery Pensions Turnaround Experience Reorganisation Insolvency Corporate Finance Restructuring Leadership Accounting Mergers And Acquisitions Private Equity Liquidation Hedge Funds Debt Restructuring

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What company does Darren Mason work for?

Darren Mason works for Quantuma

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Darren Mason's current role is Managing Director and Head of Pensions Advisory Services at Quantuma.

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Darren Mason's email address is darren.m.mason@uk.gt

What schools did Darren Mason attend?

Darren Mason attended Joint Insolvency Examinations Board - Licensed Insolvency Practitioner, Association Of Business Recovery Professionals, Institute Of Chartered Accountants In England And Wales, Association Of Accounting Technicians, Harvard Business School Executive Education, Association Of Professional Pension Trustees.

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Darren Mason has skills like Corporate Recovery, Pensions, Turnaround Experience, Reorganisation, Insolvency, Corporate Finance, Restructuring, Leadership, Accounting, Mergers And Acquisitions, Private Equity, Liquidation.

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