Helping projects that have the potential to make a global difference find the funding they need to succeed.

Providing specialist project finance services and managing the FD Executive Solutions brand which provides part-time / portfolio finance director services.

Part time FDs – crucial to take your business to the next level.Providing part-time Financial Director and Business Growth/Succession and Exit services to the SME community.Three reasons why you need a part-time Finance Director 1. Growth ambitions 2. Cashflow and financial management concerns 3. Increase the value of your businessWe provide part-time Finance Directors for significantly less than a full-time finance professional and are confident… Show more Part time FDs – crucial to take your business to the next level.Providing part-time Financial Director and Business Growth/Succession and Exit services to the SME community.Three reasons why you need a part-time Finance Director 1. Growth ambitions 2. Cashflow and financial management concerns 3. Increase the value of your businessWe provide part-time Finance Directors for significantly less than a full-time finance professional and are confident that the overall impact with be at worst cost neutral given the benefits that our highly experienced team can provide. Show less

Providing Finance / Commercial / Sales Director interim, part-time or consultancy services.

Mount Parnassus has been helping organisations to transform, grow, build credible succession plans and go on to successful sales.We offer two services:Brokerage: Over the next few years a huge number of baby boomers will be exiting their businesses and over £1 Trillion is needed to make this happen. We create a market for those wishing to exit now with the potential for a greater realisable value. Don’t be at the back of the queue.Strategic planning and implementation:… Show more Mount Parnassus has been helping organisations to transform, grow, build credible succession plans and go on to successful sales.We offer two services:Brokerage: Over the next few years a huge number of baby boomers will be exiting their businesses and over £1 Trillion is needed to make this happen. We create a market for those wishing to exit now with the potential for a greater realisable value. Don’t be at the back of the queue.Strategic planning and implementation: Exit may not be on the immediate horizon, however all organisations need to have a really good understanding of where they need or want to head. We live in increasingly challenging times and the ability to react and be flexible has never been so important. Implement a good strategic plan with a difference. We take great pride in the organisations that we help and our relationships are rarely short-lived. Show less

Helping grow and develop the Chamber to attract new members, develop and grow services to the benefit of businesses in the Forth Valley area.

Providing board direction, strategy and vision to promote Forth Valley Chamber of Commerce’s strategic objectives in supporting, developing and growing local businesses.

We believe in improving lives by unlocking the potential of every business leader.We deliver this by fast track learning via three mechanisms; world class speakers, peer to peer learning with other successful business leaders and one to one coaching, mentoring and guidance.Ultimately we enable successful business leaders to achieve more from themselves and their business.My role is to develop the Academy in Scotland and help businesses and leaders attain the potential… Show more We believe in improving lives by unlocking the potential of every business leader.We deliver this by fast track learning via three mechanisms; world class speakers, peer to peer learning with other successful business leaders and one to one coaching, mentoring and guidance.Ultimately we enable successful business leaders to achieve more from themselves and their business.My role is to develop the Academy in Scotland and help businesses and leaders attain the potential they have the capability to achieve. Show less

Full P&L responsibility for the United Kingdom, Poland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway as well as country responsibility for Ireland and Finland, working across a diverse range of cultures and business environments, but still delivering success.

Building and maintaining key customer and industry relationships, identifying and growing value both by developing and promoting key unique selling points. Developing people and teams to deliver successful growth across all key indicators.

Carrier Transicold supplies capital equipment and maintenance services into the UK logistics sector, and principally direct to the major food retailers. Interacting at all levels of the business with key internal and external stakeholders and providing commercial guidance to develop and grow.

Acting as a trustee board member, and latterly as Chairman to the group defined benefit pension plan. Executing all statutory obligations including triennial valuations, statement of investment principles, investment strategy, annual accounts and attending quarterly trustee meetings. Registered as a trustee with the Pensions Regulator and have completed all online training modules for Defined Benefit Pension fund management.

Working in Modena Northern Italy my principal role was to assist a recently acquired family business, manufacturing agricultural equipment, to integrate into the group. Adapting processes and controls to local fiscal conditions as well as providing commercial guidance. Key takeaway was generating success by understanding the working culture and environment and adapting my style and approach, developing an ability to operate across different cultures and languages.

First board member role in a business selling group manufactured capital equipment and parts into the UK Agricultural sector. Focussing on strong balance sheet management as well as providing commercial guidance across all areas of the business.