Global leader for manufacture and distribution of safety critical industrial fastenersBacked by Watermill Group, with manufacturing in UK, US and ChinaBeck acquisition in July 2019 expanded footprint to mainland Europe, Morocco and Singapore, and increased focus on energy marketsGlobal responsibility for Finance, IT and Supply ChainPlaced 58th in 2021 HSBC Sunday Times International Track 200 and shortlisted for the Excellence in Emerging Markets AwardAlso placed 90th in 2021 BDO Sunday Times Profit Track 100 and shortlisted for the Excellence in Manufacturing AwardWinner of 2021 Yorkshire Financial Leaders Award for PE backed business with >£20m turnover

TMD Friction Group Board Member and Supervisor to 2 Chinese JV Boards.Responsible for all financial and IT functions within the TMD Friction Group, including tax, treasury and insurance.Integration of TMD Friction Group within the Nisshinbo Holdings Group.Successful sale of UK and German rail business to Knorr Bremse.Successful implementation of J-Sox following acquisition by Nisshinbo Holdings Inc.Successful redemption of the €160m high yield bond following Change of Control, Tender and Make Whole Processes.Successful refinancing of €200m external bank debt with a fixed interest rate below 1% for 5 years.Implementation of fast close process to report year end audited Group results within 15 calendar days.Member of Steering Committees to consolidate European manufacturing footprint and relocate Brazil manufacturing.Participation in monthly group sourcing meetings to agree strategy + priorities

Head of Corporate Controlling Function driving performance management across all business areas.M&A lead for acquisitions in Germany, South Africa, UK and US.Presenter at European Corporate Bond Conferences.Financial lead for issue of €160m high yield bond.Successful sale of TMD Friction Group to Nisshinbo Holdings Inc following dual track trade sale & IPO process.Opportunity Team member visiting all major sites of combined business to identify synergy opportunities within Europe, Asia and the Americas.Steering Committee member to implement J-Sox to key sites in 2012.

Fraud investigation into German operating and holding companies, resulting in the termination of the Group CEO, Group CFO and the German Finance Director.Negotiation with Senior and Mezzanine Agents to reinstate banking facilities following the fraud investigation.Full financial responsibility for the annual budgeting process involving 15 manufacturing sites in 11 countries globally.Refinancing of €265m Senior and €165m Mezzanine Facilities with JP Morgan in November 2004.Full financial restructuring and refinancing with Credit Suisse in November 2006, including the equitisation of €205m Mezzanine Debt and €573m loan notes, raising €375m of new Senior and Mezzanine Facilities.Finance lead for new build factory in Romania, from feasibility study to start of production.Successful sale of TMD Friction Group as a going concern to management and Pamplona Capital Management LLP, following the insolvency filing of the German operating and holding companies in December 2008.Member of the senior management growth strategy team.Trustee to UK pensions scheme with DB and DC sections, member of the investment sub committee.

Full financial responsibility for commercial, operational and statutory reporting.Successfully implemented operational restructuring plan to increase profitability of UK operation by over 50% and realised significant working capital improvements including 22 months continuous stock reduction.Commercial negotiations for the closure of factories in Birstall and Manchester, and the R&D facility in Cleckheaton realising over £3m.Outsourcing of commercial vehicle linings to Sundaram Brakes in India following closure of Manchester factory.Integrating the UK business of Pagid UK Ltd, including the disposal of the sales office and warehouse premises in Richmond for £0.5m.Acquisition of 48% share of Menata Advanced Shim Technology A/S, manufacturer of anti noise shims in Denmark.

Head of finance for the UK.Responsible for all UK financial reporting, insurance and treasury.Head of M&A DD team, including the acquisition of the trade and assets of a distribution company in Northern Ireland.Project leader for the rollout of SAP into the UK operations (FI & CO modules)

Full operational responsibility for the results of the three manufacturing sites of A M Paper Group.Implementation of SCA reporting systems to manage and report the performance of the manufacturing functions through to the central controlling functions in the Munich Head Office.Responsible for the transfer of the financial information from the previous A M Paper SAP system to the SCA MSA system to enable full visibility of financial information across all UK sites.Restructuring of the controlling function to produce a more operationally focused team, resulting in a reduction in headcount from 10 to 8.

Introduction of a corporate business budgeting / forecasting model to monitor and assess the key issues within the business.Management of the new financing structure, following the purchase and integration of Pennington Paper Products Ltd in October 1998.Design and implementation of new management accounting formats from SAP business system, reducing preparation of the monthly management accounts from 15 days to 5 days.Part of the team responsible for the sale of the business to SCA Hygiene Products Ltd for c£192m. Preparation of the business plans, data room contents, management presentations, financial Q&A sessions for the shortlisted bidders.Consolidation of the financial budgets for the UK consumer tissue market, leading to the exposure of a £5.8m gap in the budgets prepared by the existing SCA finance functions.Part of the finance integration team to restructure the finance functions of AM Paper and SCA following the sale.

Responsible for preparing and reviewing financial projections and business plans to support financing applications for expanding businesses.Responsible for developing standards and systems to ensure consistent quality products.Responsible for development of relationships with selection of invoice discounters and bankers.Support the Corporate Finance Department as a projections expert.Power User for WinForecast Projections Software. Used by the suppliers of the software to provide external training to their customers and to test new products on their behalf.

Main functional areas include small-scale computerised accounting installations, set up and training.Use of spreadsheets and other tools for management information.Projects include work with McDonalds Restaurants to provide accounting procedures and systems for the franchisees. This resulted in one franchise reducing the time for preparing month end management accounts from 10 days to 6 hours.Power User for Sage Accounting Software, Lotus 1-2-3 and Microsoft Excel.