I am an accomplished and influential board-level professional with proven strategic abilities and extensive operational experience, contributing to enhancing value in fast-moving PE-backed businesses. Core competencies include combining result-orientated and engaging leadership style with polished cross-cultural awareness to build and operate scalable finance and HR capabilities across geographies; building compelling business cases to steer organisations through successful course, capturing value creation opportunities; communicating compellingly across all lines of the organisation to ensure goal congruence and alignment of behaviours; undertaking fundraising and M&A activities, and executing exit strategy for investors. Depth of expertise acquired in large organisations and more recently in growth SMEs in Software and “tech-enabled” sectors including SaaS, e-commerce, big data analytics, ERP, and related Client Delivery / Professional Services. Key competencies and attributes include: - International treasury and cash optimisation - Fundraising, deleveraging & covenant management - Strategic and financial planning / modelling / decision support - Efficiencies driver, optimise resource allocation - Transaction experience, M&A, integration and exit execution - International tax planning / transfer pricing - Risk management and compliance in B2C / e-commerce - Solid legal and HR awareness across jurisdictions - Team leadership / energising and building strong teams - Cross functional bonds builder / business partnering up and across - Cross cultural awareness, negotiation and influencing skills - Change management / Transformation - Sound Relationship with Investors and Lenders - Passionate about building strong businesses