Senior Executive who delivers outstanding business performance, using commercial and consumer insights, and creates high performing teams. Transformational business and finance leader with world class analytical and people skills. Excellent communicator, driving results by combining both strategic and operational leadership.Managed Finance and Strategy functions at multiple FTSE100 / S&P 500 organisations across UK, European and Global roles.Experience with Private Equity and Private Family owned businesses.Expertise in consumer, FMCG, manufacturing and leisure/tourism sectors.Wide range of capabilities across all business functions; strategy, sales and marketing, supply chain and R&D. Experienced in building and managing teams to excel.Expertise Areas: - Strategic planning and competitive strategy.- Leading-edge practitioner of FP&A and analytical techniques, including application of behavioural finance / economics techniques to improve major investment decisions.- Negotiation - Joint ventures, complex customer and supplier contracts. Led the re-negotiation of pricing and terms for Unilever’s Home and Personal Care portfolios with the UK retail trade.- Brand valuation - Effectiveness of promotional and advertising spend.- Change management - Finance function transformation, ERP systems implementations and business transformation.Roles: CFO/Finance Director, CEO, Strategy and Operations (CSO / COO) and General Management, MD, Business Unit lead roles, in Plc, Private Equity and Public Organisations, as well as Non Executive Director experience.
Listed skills include Joint Ventures, Negotiation, Commercial Finance, Business Strategy, and 21 others.