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During 2018 advised Kukua – an IP-rich Ed-Tech company focussed on empowering the next generation of African children – to define its strategy, raise its Seed Investment round and build-up its operations. Asked by investors to join the company’s Board as an independent member.

London, Gb

Oversaw all of Panmure’s activity in these industries from the investment banking side. One of six sector heads in Panmure’s advisory practice and part of Panmure’s senior investment banking leadership team. Head of Private Capital Solutions (from Nov 2019). Successfully stabilised and motivated PCS team following MD’s departure and got the team on track towards closing its first deals.Key experiences include:• Differentiated Deal Pipeline – Highly differentiated pipeline created across private capital, public equities and M&A.• Leadership & Teambuilding – Built an effective marketing and execution capability for the Digital & Media and PCS operations, without increasing headcount, by managing the firm’s resources and personnel effectively. • Deal Execution – Several private deals created – a great example of which was the landmark £60M fundraise for GB News. An example public transaction was STV Group PLC’s June 2020 £16M equity placing.

Led a Management Buy Out of HAMMER together with long-time business partner Simon Oakes. The company controls the HAMMER Brand, which is one of the most iconic film brands in the United Kingdom tracing its roots back to 1934, as well as the associated filmed entertainment library of over 300 titles.Key experiences include:• Deal Execution – Led simultaneous negotiations regarding the buy-out and acquisition financing.• Restructuring – Restructured operations such that Hammer’s overhead was funded solely by income from Hammer’s library cash flow, given a stable base for future growth.• Leadership & General Management – Overseeing all aspects of Hammer’s financial, legal, operational and strategic management.• Content Production – See Executive Summary of my Profile above.Exited successfully in April 2018.

Appointed CEO by principal investors following a decision to restructure the company. Led the strategic effort to refocus the company on the production of film, television, theatre and publishing content for the renowned UK Hammer Films brand. Key experiences include:• Leadership – Steered the company through a difficult period and led on all negotiations with and management of existing investors, partners and multiple outstanding film projects.• Management & Restructuring – Led a team of ~60 employees across two international offices. Conceived and implemented the restructuring plan, divesting business units and reducing headcount to 12 employees in Q1 2014.• Finance & Operations – Oversaw all aspects of budgeting, cash flow management, accounting, HR, legal and business affairs in relation to existing and future operations and individual films. • Balance Sheet Restructuring – Renegotiated various financing facilities into two separate loans each secured on a subset of the company’s assets, which provided liquidity and stability.• Deal Execution – Led the $28.5M sale of Exclusive Media’s library, proceeds from which repaid the company’s loans. This further reduced headcount to 6 employees and completed the company’s transition to solely focus on the exploitation of the Hammer brand.

Led on the strategy to grow a vertically integrated film production, sales and distribution company. Worked in partnership with CEO Nigel Sinclair, following the merger of Hammer with Spitfire Pictures to create Exclusive Media. As part of the five member executive board, held complete management responsibility, including final accountability for the company’s strategic activity, operations & HR, third party equity raising, business & legal affairs, as well as executing the CFO function ad interim. Key experiences included:• Broad Network & Experience in the Film Industry – Numerous relationships developed with key producers, talent agents, financiers, and distributors in the USA and Europe. Executive Produced various films, as well as being intimately involved in all business aspects of our productions, amongst which BEGIN AGAIN (2014), RUSH (2013), END OF WATCH (2012), THE IDES OF MARCH (2011), as well as Hammer films WOMAN IN BLACK 2 (2015), THE QUIET ONES (2014), WOMAN IN BLACK (2012), and LET ME IN (2010).• General Management – Active member of both the investor and executive boards.• Operations & HR – Developed and maintained a divisional operating structure to support the execution of the company’s vision. This entailed recruiting and installing divisional managers and their direct reports, as well as managing the evolution of this structure and team over time. • Deal Execution – Led various M&A deals, including the acquisition of the Newmarket (2009) and the Icon International (2013) film libraries, and a minority interest in Millennium Entertainment (2012).• Third Party Equity Raising – Led various corporate financing rounds from Cyrte Investments, as well as leading the efforts that saw the company raise ~$40M of 3rd party investments directly into film productions which on average covered over 50% of each film’s equity requirement.• Interim CFO Duties – Assumed these duties while a new CFO was recruited and integrated.

Led the management buy-in of Hammer Film Productions Limited together with partner Simon Oakes. The role was an executive board position in the venture which returned this iconic British film brand back to production after 25 years with a strategy to reinvigorate Hammer Films as a 21st century entertainment brand across all media. Key experiences included:• Successfully led the acquisition process and transaction of Hammer Films.• Raised $50m of capital from Cyrte Investments BV back-to-back with the acquisition of the asset, alongside personal investments from Simon and myself.• Reframed Hammer’s overall brand proposition and production pipeline, which led to Hammer’s return to film production with WAKE WOOD (2010).• Led the execution of a complex merger agreement with Spitfire Pictures and Cyrte Investments.

Management team member of Chellomedia, Liberty Global’s Europe-based content and services subsidiary, reporting directly to Chellomedia’s President and Liberty Global’s Chief Strategy Officer. This role entailed final accountability for all of Chellomedia’s M&A activity, strategic agenda, and long-range planning. Key experiences included:• M&A – Led the acquisitions of all thematic and premium television businesses that formed the core of Chellomedia which was later sold to AMC Networks for ~$1 billion. Most notably: Zonemedia (2005, global, $100m), Canal+ Netherlands (2005, value undisclosed), Multicanal (2005, Spain/Portugal, $130m), and Sport1 (2006, Hungary/Czech Republic/Slovakia, €78m).• Financing – Working alongside Chellomedia’s General Counsel and Chief Financial Officer successfully raised Chellomedia’s first senior bank facility (€225m) in 2006. • Strategy & Planning – Led three end-to-end annual review cycles of Chellomedia’s strategic direction and the quantitative expression thereof in the form of its long-range plan. • Management Experience – Built a team of 4-5 young, high-calibre, executives from scratch. Developed this team into a core resource for Chellomedia as well as a good pool of management talent, with several members of the team moving to more senior roles within Liberty Global

Deputy leader of an in-house corporate development team responsible for UPC’s long-range planning, strategic agenda and M&A activity reporting directly to the Board of Management. Assignment highlights included:• Dutch Digital Strategy (2003) – Led a company-wide project to develop and implement UPC’s revised Dutch digital TV strategy. • Noos/UPC (2003, France, €560m) – Originated the transaction together with UPC’s Chief Strategy Officer, and led on all aspects of deal execution.• French Strategic Review (2002) – Led a team performing a strategic review of UPC’s French cable distribution strategy, which led to the introduction of completely revised digital TV and to the successful acquisition of Noos.• Balance Sheet Restructuring (2002) – Part of team that guided UPC through its Chapter 11 reorganization. Provided critical inputs and review of the long range plan used for the company’s reorganisation plan.

Member of a small in-house M&A team focussing on pan-European opportunities for UPC in the cable, telecom and media sectors. Responsibilities included all aspects of the screening and execution of M&A transactions. Transaction highlights included: Eneco/UPC (2000, Netherlands, €1.0bn), EWT/UPC (2000, Germany, €1.0bn), EWT/PrimaCom (2001, Germany, €1.3bn).

New York, Ny, Us

Analyst in a team focussing on financial advisory services to Utilities and Oil & Gas companies, with a strong focus on M&A assignments. Transaction highlights included: UNA/Reliant Energy (1999, Netherlands, $2.4bn); The Energy Group/Texas Utilities (1998, UK, $10.5bn).

Master’S Degree, Business Economics With A Specialization In Finance

High School, European Baccalaureate