Provided the Treasury advisory, execution and funding for three Class 1 transactions and numerous fill-in acquisitions including the acquisition of the ICAP voice broking business, the re-domiciliation of the Group to Jersey, and the acquisition of the Liquidnet Holdings Group.Responsible for the development of treasury policies and limits, liquidity assessment and stress-testing, and the development and execution of corporate hedging strategy.Lead on the Covid-19 reverse stress-testing and contingent financing plan.In charge of debt procurement and Group liquidity arrangements including negotiation and documentation. This includes:• The Groups £2bln EMTN programme and DCM issuance;• Syndicated revolving credit facilities to meet Group level contingent liquidity and working capital requirements;• Settlement facilities at Euroclear, Clearstream and the Group’s operational clearers;• Immediate access bilateral and syndicated facilities in key global markets; and• Investment of the Group's cash resources of over £1bln, whilst retaining the ability to deploy same-day liquidity in key jurisdictions.Responsible for relationship management with the Group’s banks and financing partners, banking lawyers, insurers and insurance brokers, and credit rating agencies.Heads the development and implementation of the Group insurance programmeMember of the Group’s Risk, Credit, Governance Conduct and Compliance Committees, Chairman of the Group Treasury Committee (ALCO) and member of the New Business and Change Committee.Other Roles:Oct 2014 to Jan 2016Group Treasurer and Operations & Credit Director (EMEA Regulated Entity Director)Jan 2009 to Oct 2014Group Treasurer and Head of Risk ControlMay 2008 to Jan 2009Interim Group Treasurer

Treasury and Corporate Finance ConsultancyAssignments included:Tullett Prebon plc: Interim Group Treasurer & Head of Risk Control (See above)Electricity North West Ltd. – Consultancy assignment to advise the board on debt and risk policies following the £1.7 billion acquisition of the electricity distribution assets from United Utilities plc by Colonial First State and Infrastructure Investment Funds advised by JP Morgan. Assisting in the syndication and long term refinance structure of the new group, the creation of a best practice treasury department, aligning fixed bond and index linked issuance to regulatory requirements and the execution of pre-issuance hedges.Various projects addressing issues in venture capital and private equity investments.

Appointed to establish and run a new Treasury department and achieve the synergies from the merger of Seton Plc and Scholl Plc and to finance and drive the merger with London International Group Plc.Played an integral role in the turnaround of the business, including negotiations with the group’s bankers, bondholders and investors.

Responsible for Group Treasury policy development and execution. Responsible for hedging strategy and improving the transaction execution capabilities.Structured, negotiated and documented Group debt facilities. Appraisal of business plans from Treasury and risk perspectives. Responsible for group-wide Risk Management,Led the day one integration teams for key acquisitions in Europe and North America.

Represented Courtaulds in negotiations and transactions with external banking, legal and corporate executives.Developed dealing capabilities of the treasury department and managed the intra-Group netting arrangements.

Senior Dealer and Bank Officer in Capital Markets, New Products and Arbitrage DepartmentsSkill set included structured finance, interest rate swaps, currency, futures and options, and a wide portfolio of debt instruments.