A strategic and commercial finance executive with extensive experience in capital intensive industries, from start-ups to acquisitions and existing asset expansions. A turnaround executive, strategic partner and trusted advisor to the CEO and executive teams. Demonstrated skills in executive leadership of diverse global functions. Ability to influence and maintain key relationships, internal, external and at Board level. Change management capability, persuading individuals, and teams to embed changes in the business environment whilst maximising benefits and minimising impacts. Capacity to identify, assess, and resolve obstacles as well as the ability to deal with ambiguity.My corporate development experience includes:• M&A, due diligence, onboarding and leading the integration of businesses in several transactions.• IPO and LSE listing.• Ratings agencies, Banking relationships.• Stakeholder and Investor Relations.• Fund raising and engagement with Financiers.• Investment proposal development and evaluation.• L/term strategy development and scenario planning.• Talent management capability including succession planning, mentoring, development.I also help companies with the strategic and operational finance and control needs through:• Business strategy, planning and budgeting.• Strong corporate governance, incl. policies, procedures, control improvements.• Risk management.• Financial Reporting, Scorecards incl. Metrics and KPI’s, Consolidations and Forecasting.• Audits and Statutory Reporting.• Cash Flow and Working Capital Management, incl. cash forecasting.• Risk management.• Supply chain management.I lead commercial and business efficiencies and improvements through:• Increasing profitability and strengthening of balance sheets.• Functional and organisational transformation and turnaround initiatives.• Strategic cost transformation programmes and initiatives.• Strategic benchmarking and business analysis.