Over 20 years working in listed and private companies, not for profit and government. Sectors worked in include transport, intellectual property, pensions, audit and consultancy and housing. Experience of strategic and operational planning, investment appraisal, board reporting, financial and management accounts, procurement, treasury, cost management and corporate governance. Versatile and able to take on specialist challenges such as leading a rights issue, reforming a pension scheme and building a successful profit centre. I am a rounded professional who builds teams that are customer focused and value adding. Across my career I can consistently point to extra revenues earned and money saved as well as processes simplified. I also am a team player who can challenge group think and someone who is able to see strategic as well as operational issues. I understand the importance of communication and have a track record of successful contract negotiations and delivering difficult messages to all levels of an organisation.