Highly skilled Senior Director, Board Chair and Portfolio NED with expertise across multiple sectors and hands-on experience in: finance/risk, governance, investment/capital sourcing, business development/growth, mergers & acquisitions, exit/sale, regulatory compliance, and the specialist public/private sector commercial interface.Founding/early stage Director of three highly successful start-ups, leading to fully paid exits/equity sales, supported by a portfolio of NED roles and board level connections at the highest level. Experienced in working collaboratively with evolving organisations wishing to strengthen their top level commercial expertise in the short to medium term.Skilled board level operator who has successfully completed full terms as a private sector Board Chair and currently undertaking both Vice-Chair and Chair appointments in the public sector.Extensive C-Suite employment history with a selection of Global Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 companies, including Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Michelin Tyre Plc, Imperial Continental Gas Association Plc (now Calor Group Plc) and internationally with SHV Energy - the world's largest privately owned trading group. Prepared to look at a very small number of select, strategic and challenging NED roles in 2024.