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Nottingham, Gb

Responsible for Corporate Functions of Finance, IT, Legal, and Project Management and part of the leadership team involved in the transaction of Sartorius acquiring all outstanding shares of Albumedix for £415million.

Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, De

Milwaukee, Us

(Subsidiary of Marmon/Berkshire Hathaway Company. Turnover £45m; EBITDA £2.0m; 300 Employees; 2 UK and 2 Overseas Operations).Business Profile: Design, Manufacturer and Assemble innovative retail solutions for are customers Coty, L’Oreal and Revlon). Key Responsibilities- Part of the Senior Team with responsibility for Finance, Information Technology, Continuous Improvement, Business Processes and Operations.- Consolidating and reporting all financial data through to our US parent company in compliance with standard practice instructions.- To drive accountability by providing “view and go” systems using ERP and MIS to display daily performance indicators.- Drive the strategy for continued growth and increased profitability through improved efficiencies, workflows and processes.- Generate a culture and environment of continuous improvement through actively engaged employees. Key Achievements- Responsible for managing turnaround projects in supply chain and business process

Bishops Stortford, Gb

CPL Aromas Ltd. (Turnover £65m; EBITDA £7.0m; 450 Employees; 2 UK and 7 Overseas Operations with manufacturing facilities in Hong Kong, China, Dubai, UK, USA and Colombia and sales and creative offices in France and Germany).Business Profile: Manufacturer of fragrances for personal care, household/air care and find fragrances. Its creativity, state of the art manufacturing, and new product technology define the company. Key Responsibilities- Part of the Executive Team reporting to the Managing Director with responsibility for Finance, Human Resources, and Commercial.- Ensuring the financial and commercial well-being of the company, maximising profit and development opportunities, mitigation of risks and liabilities.- Ensure rigorous financial control systems are in place; policies and procedures are observed and internal audit actions implemented.- Management and development for a team of 12 across the Group.Key Achievements- Responsible for managing a complex asset purchase agreement in the US, which has improved EBITDA by £0.5m this year.- Led the R&D tax claim project, which has netted over £0.3m in the last two years.- Reducing lead-time of statutory reports by 5 months.- Implemented working capital initiatives, which have seen current debtors at 95% of gross.- Developed strategy to minimise the exposure and risk of currency movements including global cashflow forecasting model.- Member of the Steering Committee that has implemented ERP in the Americas, Europe and Middle East. Other Projects- Project Manager for Microsoft Dynamics AX implementation in the Far East.- Managing Disaster Recovery procedures for Key Product Lifecycle Management systems.

Luton, Bedfordshire, Gb

Key Responsibilities• Member of the Board and a 288 Company Director with responsibility for finance, procurement, and pensions.• Control of treasury function including facility negotiations, bonds, and currency hedging.• Management and development for a team of 17 spread across the Group.• Actively involved in the setting of long range forecasts, and strategy for the business with particular focus on supply chain management and customer first.• Development and growth of the business by the active encouragement of creativity and innovation (ie Frame Agreements and Value Share.)Key Achievements• Member of the management team that turned an operating loss of £2m in 2008 into an operating profit of £1.7m in 2009 and £3.6m in 2010.• Successfully managed the due diligence and reverse takeover of an AIM listed company and a two year committed facility from the bank from that of demand.• Negotiated a Joint Trust Agreement with a major customer to ensure a cash neutral position on their contracts valued at circa £1.3m.• Led the team that successfully implemented IFRS.Other Projects• Championed several process improvement teams to reduce cost and improve efficiency and effectiveness.• In the throes of implementing a restructure of the business with a view of generating £1m of savings.

Bonn, De

Key Responsibilities• Part of the Executive Team reporting to the Managing Director with responsibility for ensuring the financial and commercial well being of the division, maximising profit and development opportunities and minimising risks and liabilities.• Provide analytical and decision making information to the MD and CFO and advise actions to capitalise on opportunities or mitigate risks.• Challenging budget/forecast submissions and identify actions to improve profitability and support in the development of client reviews• Support Business Directors on commercial negotiations, contractual issues and client reviews along with business projects and proposals.• Ensure rigorous financial control systems are in place and that policies and procedures are observed and internal audit actions implemented.Key Achievements• Design of a Finance Academy with the aim of enhancing the learning experience by providing new opportunities to improve core management skills. So far 32 finance managers have been through the academy. • The development of an electronic Financial Audit System that allows for internal audit results to be displayed visually so that issues within sites can be identified and quickly resolved. Aim will be to sell the system to other contracts.• Research and procurement of a Management Information System initially used internally but on the back of that now sold externally to three of our key customers.Other Projects• Part of a workgroup to manage the integration of several key contracts following the takeover of Exel Logistics by DHL. • Sponsor of several process improvement projects that have added value to the profitability and improvement to the working capital of the business.

Hinckley, Leicestershire, Gb