James Goode Email & Phone Number

London, United Kingdom

PA Media Group is a diverse group of specialist media companies.PA Media (formerly known as the Press Association) is the national news agency for the UK and Ireland, delivering words, pictures, video and graphics into newsrooms around the country. Our content is the backbone of the media’s coverage every day.The Group also consists of the following businesses:PA Betting ServicesA leading supplier of multimedia solutions for the betting industry, serving the racing and betting industry for more than 60 years. Our services are underpinned by unrivalled horse and greyhound racing coverage, with a range of products including live data, form guides, statistics covering the past 100 years, editorial content, images, graphics and infographics.StreamAMG Powers OTT streaming services for some of the biggest names in sport. Specialising in direct-to-consumer sports streaming solutions, enabling rights-holders and content owners to broadcast, distribute, manage and monetise video. AlamyA visual digital content marketplace, selling live editorial, archive and stock photos, videos, illustrations and vectors. As a curated marketplace, Alamy is building the most inclusive visual content collection in the world, with more than 170,000 contributors globallyPA Mediapoint Unlocks the power of PA’s news content and editorial capabilities for organisations of all kinds, helping PR and communications professionals across corporate, public and not-for-profit sectors to understand, shape and make the news.PA Training Works with the news, media and communications industries to deliver high-quality training. Courses include the industry-standard NCTJ Diploma in Journalism; apprenticeships for entry-level journalists, senior journalists and PR & communications assistants; professional short courses and masterclasses; and corporate media training.Sticky, a digital marketing agency, and social media agency Hydrogen

London, England, United Kingdom

Index on Censorship campaigns for free speech around the world, challenging censorship whenever and wherever it occurs. Index uses a combination of journalism, campaigning and advocacy to defend freedom of expression for those facing censorship.

International Group focused on Sub Saharan Africa, with operations in 14 countries across a variety of sectors, including Logistics, Agribusiness & Food Processing, Infrastructure and Market Expansion Services (MES)Overall financial responsibility for Lonrho Group Finance function, including all statutory and management reporting, treasury, taxation, internal audit, annual financial planning and forecasting, risk management and all elements of financial process, procedure and control

London, United Kingdom

Leading on M&A activity across the Lonrho Group, including due diligence, identifying buyers, presenting corporate material at Shareholder & Board level and responding to bids and tenders

London, United Kingdom

Supporting BT’s revenue generating divisions, SD operated a cost base of £1.1bn and 6,300 employees across 36 global locations. SD installed, repaired and capacity managed BT’s core network as well as customer networks. Overall financial responsibility for the largest division within BTO including all management reporting, risk management and all elements of financial process, procedure and controlOwned the annual financial planning and forecasting cycle for BTO Service Delivery, working with MDs to ensure robust and accurate assumptions, for presentation and sign off by BTO CEO & CFOIntegral part of BTO Finance Leadership Team, managed Board level relationships to enable BT to deliver against its network installation and maintenance obligationsAll elements of financial process, procedure, control and reporting for BTO Service DeliveryLed a team of 15 accountants and finance professionals

London, United Kingdom

Responsibility for managing all aspects of M&A activity (acquisitions, disposals, investments and joint ventures) across BT’s divisions, including: - valuation, deal structuring, overseeing due diligence, leading negotiation and execution of all M&A deal terms and documents (sale and purchase agreements as buyer and seller, joint venture agreements and associated commercial agreements).- managing external advisors (investment banks, financial and due diligence providers and tax).- liaising with relevant internal stakeholders (Divisional CEO’s & CFO’s and Group CEO and CFO).

London, United Kingdom

Non-executive director (BT appointed director) at Real Time Content - a software company providing unique, innovative and disruptive technology. Virtual presenter experience captures the full potential of online video by transforming standard video content into an interactive personalised medium.

London, United Kingdom

Supporting the Group board and COO in executing group acquisition strategy through managing M&A activity, execution and post deal integration.

London, United Kingdom

Managing financial due diligence projects in the Information, Communications and Entertainment sector - focussing on telecommunications and the media sector for a range of clients (trade and private equity).

ACA qualified (September 2000)

Ba, Politics & Economics

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