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An accomplished, entrepreneurial CFO with a strong, consistent track record of growing value and achieving successful exits in private equity backed businesses in B2B businesses especially human capital and Tech.Most recently appointed Interim Group CFO at PE backed nurtur.group, a leading property technology group, to lead acquisition, funding and enhance value.Previously appointed by principal shareholders Toscafund and Ares Capital as Group CFO of Angel Acquisitions Group in early 2016 to drive completion of HCL UK turnaround and enhance group value. Completed successful exits of the UK HCL healthcare recruitment businesses in March 2018, the Healthcare Australia business in summer 2018 and Clarity Technology business in May 2019.Other notable achievements include co-founding and investing in a start-up, Work Group, and taking it to IPO within five years. Raised private equity backing and bank finance and drove the business through organic and acquisitive growth becoming a Top 10 Sunday Times Fast Track growth company and opening operations in Hong Kong and New York. Work Group was a multi award winning employer branding, talent acquisition and employee communications business.Previously led an MBI buying out a recruitment marketing business from PA Consulting with PE backing, exiting two years later in a trade sale at x3.7 buy-in price.Completed re-structuring and turnaround at Directorbank Group, a specialist board search firm for private equity backed businesses and market intelligence service provider for retained PE clients.Significant expertise working with entrepreneurial and PE backed businesses specialising in:Exit planning & implementationM&A executionFinancial & operational re-structuringStrategy evaluation & refreshmentBusiness Plan renewalRe-financing & fund raisingCashflow & Forecasting enhancementCEO partneringEarly stage business guidance

Listed skills include Management, Strategy, Employer Branding, Recruitment Advertising, and 3 others.