An experienced business development and innovation professional with wide experience working with entrepreneurial teams across many industry sectors and countries.Currently as part of the Aimava team helping corporates drive strategic innovation and creating joint collaborations in new business models. Recent engagements have included Finance Director of Park Hall Academy and with the Pricing Team at NHS Improvement. With Paperlinx UK I launched a growth strategy for the Packaging Distribution business, adding £25m to revenues in the last 3 years and developing SE Asian supply chains. Worked across the energy value chain from primary extraction to retail, in the UK, Russia, Thailand and Brasil, including generation, trading, environmental management, energy retail, IT and business change. In the Russian power market, advised owners of major new energy business on developing the business model, establishing effective performance management systems and preparing the business for western investment.I have a strong track record in leading complex change programmes and in working with entrepreneurial teams to create and deliver compelling business propositions.I have also worked as a non Exec with VC funded businesses, helping them develop business plans, raise funds and coaching the management teams in delivering new businesses.Outside my mainstream career I have been a Governor at various Academies, Arden Academy, Trustee of a BIG Ministries, a Children's Charity and part of the HR Team at Knowle Parish Church, where I also hack around on electric guitar.Specialities: Non ExecutiveStrategic FinanceVenturing, Innovation, ParteringPaper and packagingUtility operations and economicsBusiness planningCorporate governancePrivate EquityRussiaBrasilThailandChinaEnvironment ManagementDue diligenceEducation