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Eastleigh, Hampshire, GB

Role updated to Chief Financial Officer as part of growth to c£1bn turnover following further acquisitions and development projects.

Eastleigh, Hampshire, GB

Group Finance Director of £550m turnover group whose activities include automotive retail, parts, engine and boat distribution. Successfully completed complex acquisition of £180m turnover group, attracting new loan and equity funding, and rebanking business. Key focus on cash management.

Eastleigh, Hampshire, GB

PLC Finance Director of AIM-listed automotive group focused on design and distribution of commercial vehicles for the city market, and on related solutions for drivers and / or their employers.

Reporting to the Group CFO. Following change from PLC to private equity ownership, still responsible over UK, Europe and Asia entities, additional some group activity including group insurance programme. Key involvement in cultural change, with increased focus on cash reporting and monitoring covenants, and in structural change, as organisation becomes.

Responsibility extended to cover entire organisation with full P&L responsibility for £300m turnover division, following addition of Americas. Key role in sale of division out of PLC ownership and into private equity, including vendor due diligence, presentations to potential buyers, working with successful bidders on ABL (asset-backed lending) deal, and.

Following rebranding of whole UMECO Components division as Pattonair, responsibility over all UK, Europe and Asia entities with turnover of £250m. Helped develop business strategy which achieved sales growth from £75m to £250m over 8 years. Key role in preparing division for sale out by PLC. Implemented balanced scorecard and spread financial best practice.

Finance Director of Pattonair business across UK, France and Italy, with remit covering £90m of sales during a period of dynamic organic growth. Implemented controls and managed working capital.Integral role in turnaround of French subsidiary, and bringing new Italian acquisition into line with group policy and procedure.

Finance Director of underperforming subsidiary of UMECO with initial turnover of £30m. Integral role in turnaround to outstanding performance and rapid growth, requiring focus on business development, existing contract profitability, and internal control. Increasingly involved in other parts of division, particularly France.

London, England, GB

Finance Director of very profitable group subsidiary through period of major change, covering new ERP system implementation and culminating in merger with fellow subsidiary.Worked with divisional directors to design and implement business strategy aligned with group objectives.

London, England, GB

Finance Director in underperforming vehicle logistics and remarketing subsidiary of Inchcape plc, which we subsequently closed down after strategic review of operations against corporate strategy and objectives.Led the wind-down of the business in an orderly and managed way.

London, England, GB

Finance Director for underperforming Inchcape subsidiary, which was exclusive importer and distributor of Daihatsu vehicles and parts in UK. Role involved constructing medium term business plan and negotiating it with Japanese manufacturer, and following group decision to sell business, management of vendor due diligence and involvement in subsequent.

London, England, GB

Preparation of investment proposal for acqusition of motor dealerships in France, assessment of offers received for UK distribution business.

London, England, GB

Responsible for financial and management accounting consolidations, and budgeting and forecasting for £2.5bn turnover division, with 60 operating units globally. Led a team of 6 consolidations and HQ accounting team members.

London, England, GB

Internal audit of Inchcape's automotive operations, including import & distribution, retail, and business services, across UK, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Singapore, Hong Kong, Brunei, Australia.

ACA training on external audit clients ranging from manufacturing to distribution to property investment to commodities broking.

Aca, Accounting

Economics & Accounting