Ian is a trainer, consultant, author, academic and Chartered Accountant. 20+ years in professional business education has given him real insight and a depth of practical experience that brings business and finance topics to life for directors and managers within a business. He balances professional life as a practitioner within his own business, Cashability, and an academic at Aston Business School with a research interest in management accounting and performance evaluation.Ian has worked with organisations from both the private and the public sector. His clients have included Pearson, The Economist Group, The Adidas Group, Kindred, UBM, The Cabinet Office and The Building Society Association. He has lectured on the MBA and Executive Education programmes at Loughborough University and Warwick Business Schools, and written two books (published by FT Prentice Hall) on shareholder value and Value-Based Management (VBM).Specialties: Finance and business training, one-to-one consultancy, management accounting, commercialisation skills