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London, London, GB

London, London, GB

iQ operates in the highly desirable purpose built student accommodation sector. The business is owned by Goldman Sachs and The Wellcome Trust following a merger of two large asset portfolios back in February 2016. Operations span c 25,000 student bedrooms across 50+ freehold properties and in 26 cities across the UK, with annual revenues in excess of.

Advising senior management and investors in pursuit of improved business performance and accelerated growth potential within the health, fitness and leisure sectors.

London, London, GB

GPDQ is an app-based doctor-to-your-door service. The business was founded by an innovative and forward-looking group of NHS doctors in 2015 and is currently operating across London and Birmingham, with ambitious growth plans for the UK and beyond. The rise of the on-demand expertise service model, particularly in the health, fitness and wellbeing space.

London, England, GB

Member of the Board at ukactive - the not-for-profit governing body comprised of members and partners from across the UK active lifestyle sector. The organisation's focus is a long-standing and uncompromising vision to get more people, more active, more often.

London, England, GB

LiveSmart is an app-based health improvement service for individuals and businesses, providing a full personal health assessment with ongoing support from highly professional clinicians and health coaches. The journey starts with a comprehensive, but easy to use, blood screening service and is followed by a walk through of the results with a clinician. You.

London, GB

ActiveX is a newly created division within the Virgin Active Group, currently operating across the UK, Continental Europe, Asia Pacific and Africa regions. The core purpose of the business is to identify, invest in and help incubate start up and growth innovation within the fitness, exercise and wellbeing sector - taking Virgin Active's proposition beyond.

London, GB

Responsible for Virgin Active Europe's businesses in the UK, Italy, Spain and Portugal. The European business operates 145 health, fitness and racquets clubs with over 11,000 staff and is now helping over million customers a year achieve their health and wellbeing goals. Annual turnover £450-£475m.Functional responsibility includes: club and central.

London, GB

Responsible for the UK arm of the larger Virgin Active Group which has now expanded its operations into Asia Pacific, Africa and Continental Europe. The UK business operates 116 health, fitness and racquets clubs with over 8,000 staff and is now helping over 750,000 customers a year achieve their health and wellbeing goals. Annual turnover £325m to £350m.

London, GB

Departmental responsibility for:- Finance & Planning- Revenue & Membership Administration- IT & Business Systems- Procurement- Legal- Property

London, GB

Responsible for Group Finance, Acquisitions, Treasury & Compliance

New York, NY, US

Responsible for audit and assurance services to mid-market clients in the South East, principally in the Beds, Bucks, Herts and Northants area

Chartered Accountant, Accounting And Finance

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Economics

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