Keith Milton Email & Phone Number

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

I lead the team at St Martins Care where everyone shares a passion for providing the best possible care for all of our residents. We are people of high integrity and are committed to excellence in all that we do.Our aim is to ensure our residents enjoy a happy, comfortable and safe environment where their personal needs and independent requirements are.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Full management and P&L responsibility for a niche software business that designs industry-leading, technique specific, image analysis products for biopharmaceutical, chemical and biotech companies. In the first full year after taking over, turnover increased by 30.6%, costs were reduced by 34.0% and overall net profitability increased by 647.4%. Strong.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Biosignatures is an innovative medical diagnostics company that develops novel blood tests to improve the diagnosis and treatment of disease. The company's mission is to transform lives by diagnosing disease early.The company had a fantastic year in 2018, culminating in a successful £3.5m fund raising, backed by Accelerated Digital Ventures. This.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

I led and managed all the non legal functions in a Top 75 law firm (finance, IT, human resources, information security, facilities, compliance, risk and partnership administration). I was the only non-lawyer to sit on both the operations and executive boards where I reported on these functions and advised on operations and strategy. Opened offices in Leeds.

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

I sold this business as part of the administration of Premier Direct Group. Relocated the business, set up financial and IT systems and dealt with lawyers and accountants over matters such as share capital, franchise agreements and audits. Recruited a financial controller to whom I handed over in January 2009.

Appointed on bank recommendation to strengthen the board. Developed a turnaround plan for the bank but realistic long term forecasts demonstrated that the business was insolvent. With the support of the bank instigated a distressed M&A process. Found a buyer for one of the trading companies whilst the rest of the group was placed in administration.

Transformed Pride Valley Foods from a slow moving, high cost manufacturer with a trading loss of £0.8m in 2002 to a fast moving, lean, cost and margin focused business generating £1.7m of profit in 2006. I managed the exit of 3i from the business in 2004 for £200k. I also controlled the sale process of Pride Valley to Gruma SA de CV (an international food.

This company was phoenixed out of QSP by using the funds of a US software company to acquire the QSP intellectual property. We set up a new business using the QSP IP and customer base and merged this with another UK software business owned by the US parent. The original investment by the US parent was $2m in November 2001 and we then sold the UK operation.

I joined this UK listed international software business in March 2000 to take responsibility for its UK operation. It had been struggling for a number of years and was in need of radical change to bring it back into profitability. In just over a year we brought the UK operation into profit but losses in its overseas divisions continued to drain its cash.

I joined this business in June 1997 as part of a MBO team. We completed the MBO (from Sage Group plc) in December 1997 backed by 3i and BoS. Over the next 2 years the business was grown organically and by acquisition from £10m to £18m turnover with improved profit margins.

This was my first position after leaving the accountancy profession. I joined as Financial Accountant and progressed to Finance Director of a £100m turnover division of this UK fully listed plc within 3 years. In that time I assisted with a major acquisition and, later on, took responsibility for two other small subsidiaries of the group. I left in 1997 to.

Mba, Mba

Activities and Societies: I was an active member of the 2001-02 cohort in both networking activities and social events. I am an active.

Accountancy Foundation, Accounting & Business

Aca, Professional Accountancy Qualification

Activities and Societies: Studied at Financial Training, Newcastle upon TyneProfessional Examination 1 - placed 2nd in the UK and awarded.