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Bishop'S Stortford, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

Helping clients maximise their working capital funding, and capex facilities. Our credentials encompass many years of corporate and commercial lending, ensuring innovative solutions.

London, United Kingdom

RSM work closely with Clients and their advisers, lenders, trustees and creditors to provide tailored solutions at every stage of the businesses life cycle. Some common challenges that we help Clients address are how to:• source appropriate funding solutions;• develop an effective investment, growth or turnaround strategy;• navigate an accelerated transaction;• manage risk by simplifying corporate structure; • review defined benefit pension covenant strength;• monitor emerging financial risks;• preserve value on distressed real estate projects;• realise value and optimise the outcome of a formal insolvency; or• identify and recover assets after contentious insolvency.

London & Se, East Anglia & Home Counties

Close Brothers Invoice Finance (CBIF) assist UK SME's with working capital funding primarily secured against the businesses unpaid invoices (invoice finance.) In accordance with this CBIF has the capability to offer additional funding against other assets on the balance sheet such as stock, tangible assets (i.e. plant & machinery, vehicles, equipment etc) and commercial property. Understanding our Client's cash need is paramount to structuring a bespoke funding solution enabling the business to restructure, consolidate or grow. As Regional Director I lead a team of local Regional Sales Director's who work closely with trusted intermediaries and UK SME's to provide working capital solutions. With secure Bank funding but an independent status, CBIF prides itself in offering flexible working capital facilities across a wide spectrum of industry sectors.

London, United Kingdom

Assisted SME businesses (start up to £100m T/O) with their working capital requirements. As Head of Sales for London & SE, I lead a team covering London, Essex, Kent & Sussex.

Venture Finance (a wholly owned subsidiary of ABN Amro) operated in the UK factoring/discounting and ABL market. As an RM for the home counties, the role focussed on both origination, and key stakeholder management.

Enterprise Finance Europe's (a wholly owned subsidiary of BOI) Cambridge office was geared up to develop the Asset Based Lending market in East Anglia and the Home Counties. My role required delivering financial solutions at Director and Board level for companies with funding requirements between £1m and £20m.

Ba (Hons), Environmental Science, 2 Ii

Activities and Societies: Rugby Union, Rugby League & Football team'sGraduated with Honours in Environmental Science.

Education record

10 GCSE's in various subjects and 3 A level's in Geography, Business Studies and Design & Technology