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Leeds, West Yorkshire, Gb

PLC Director, Group P&L £130 million multi-business, multiple countries, Cash-Flow and Balance Sheet recovery. From insolvency to award winning independent consultancy, project programme management and number 1 Europe-aid international development consultancy. Strategy, M&A, Change Management, Brand, Business Development, Joint ventures, legacy issues, multi-million pension, properties and historical claims resolved, new capabilities development, private equity style financing, management consulting, enterprise, venture and project risk management, governance and controls, construction and managed estate services, digital and technology recovery and transformation, listed company issues and management through turbulence (company secretary).Operational Results (maturity post transformation and change) include:- Order book: typically £100m+ - Bid Win: 60% by value, 50% by volume, rarely the cheapest bidder, new major projects capability- M&A: £1m + from bolt-on, strategic enablers to transformational market entry- Margins: 50/30/10 (project, operating and region net) and radical-surgery cost reduction.- Legacy Issue resolution: driver of outperformance and risk-based share valuation (£30m+)- Supply Chain and Life-Cycle: construction, utilities, operations, professional services, finance.- Shared Services: low ratio, profit and fee earners (IT and SHREQ), devolved post turnaround- Cash: upper quartile profit to cash conversion, working capital and client retention/extension- Risk and Market Forecasting: multi-year record of outperforming expectations- Share Price Appreciation: 2.25x for turnaround investors- Claims and Dispute resolution - de-risked for value and balance sheet reconstruction

Stockholm, Se

Commercial and Operational P&L, commercial risk, construction oversight and contract issue resolution and investment responsibility for developing, bidding, contracting and operating a portfolio of PFI, PPP and Project Finance Social Infrastructure Projects around the world.Skanska Infrastructure Development portfolio of international assets: (excluding M25) had a gross present value cash flow 1.2 billion Euros, with 15 availability and market risk assets ranging from toll roads, power generation plants, ports, schools, hospitals and government facilities. An asset and development pipeline including UK, Chile, Brazil, Scandinavia, USA, Russia and Poland. " Major Projects, includeo M25 DBFO: £6 billion (equity sold for SEK 2.9 billion 2016) - A1 Poland, Autopista Central, Chile (sold for SEK 4.5 billion profit in 2010). - Texas 121 and Port Mann Bridge P3 bids. - Ponte de Pedra, Manaus Power in Brazil. - Bart's and London Hospital (£1billion and then largest UK healthcare PFI), - Bristol Academy PFI - SID then won the contract to become the BSF partner for the area- - Chilean highway concession Autopista Central development, investment, project finance, implementation, entry into commercial service, operations, increased shareholder stake and then pot de-risking resulted in the sale of 50% stake in for a 5bn-kroner (US$730mn) profit,

Reading, Berkshire, Gb

Group responsibility for legal and project and financing of major projects from acquisitions, concessions, design and build, operating assets and consultancy projects and businesses around the world delivering water and waste water services to over 72 million customers.Thames WaterMergers & Acquisitions: Created JV for exit: imagined, developed the opportunity and led the negotiations with Mitsui for a sale of the international (excluding American Water) assets with a term sheet for USD1.5billion JV to exit. - TWI leadership team for $7billion acquisition of American Water." Major Infrastructure, BOT, Concession and related Projects, includeo Ajman, (UAE): first wastewater Concession/BOT hybrid, (£150 million investment) 27-year concession to build and operate a new sewer system. o West Bangkok/Thai Tap: BOO, (USD 250 million) 30 years, financial close 29 June 2001. o Phoenix: DBO competitive tender, (USD 336 million) client funded. o Pridessa and Ondagua (Spain): acquisition integration; reverse osmosis, construction and operation companies. Turnover: Euros c230 million. o American Water Company: major acquisition ($8.6 Billion, No1 Water and Wastewater Operator in USA, 23 States). o China Water Company: acquisition and integration. o China Da Chang and Shibei (Shanghai): option to convert to bigger concession. First water international owned water BOT in China. o Essam, (Chile): winning tenders for concessions - and first conversion of concessions into single concession. o Scottish Water £1.5 billion capital expenditure partnering program.

Saint-Ouen, Fr

Divisional Director, top 100 employee, legal, contracts, project finance, M&A and DD, Business Strategy, Investment Project Portfolio P&L, Business and Project Programme Management, Ventures and Joint Venture, Re-structuring, Director SPV training, governance of investments, tax structuring, major claims responsibility including M&A, construction - from £10 million to £100 million (Channel Tunnel), new risk and asset management processes, concepts and pricing developed along with competitive bidding processes. Legal and Commercial responsibility for major railway and power projects with complex structuring and financing around the world." Signature Projects include:o Laibin B, ($700 million) China's first project financing becoming the foundation of the law (PF Deal of the Year two years in succession). Responsible for commercial and took over Project Leadership as project was unravelling which lead project to financial close. o Arlandabanen Airport to City Link: BOT, first ever project financing I led negotiating the team for all project, financing, construction operating SPV and security contracts. o Sutton Bridge - first part merchant plant (as part of IPG JV with EDF, CGE, ALCATEL, Iberdrola and East Midlands Electricity)o Taiwan High Speed Rail - partnering, bidding and developmento London Underground PPP - bidding, negotiating (and recommended early exit at RWE TW)o Bhadravati - Maharashtra, India. Following Enron's entry into the market, I persuaded ALSTOM and EDF to pull out of the project with a write-off of circa USD 10million; subsequent events at Enron's project resulted in saving a probable loss of USD 200 million+.Legal Budget £4m pa +, innovative alternative fee structures negotiated.

Advised on all legal aspects of law from refining through petrol station acquisitions.

London, England, Gb

Criminal Law Practitioner.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Law And Sociology

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Barrister-At-Law

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Barrister-At-Law, Law