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Development & property consultants, delivering high value public and private projects www.m3c.co.uk. Partnering with the founder MD to develop and manage the business through growth and succession.• Extended team development and monitoring to optimise property project delivery.• Facilitated the evaluation of business and project risks to focus management accountability.• Implemented employee incentives to enable shared equity ownership, rewards and goals.• Supported the diversification of property projects and clients across the property lifecycle. • Enabled performance reporting, finance, technology and HR to serve evolving demands.

Maidenhead

Berkshire local council focused on planning control, urban redevelopment and low tax www.rbwm.gov.uk Cabinet Member Finance and previously led property, planning, the redevelopment programme and corporate transformation • Designed the draft local planning framework to deliver 9,500 new homes over 15 years.• Governed building control & servicing and the property estate with 94% occupancy.• Accelerated the Maidenhead town centre plan for c £1.2bn of private / public redevelopment.• Enabled the Council offices to be consolidated and redesigned to occupy c 33% less space. • Led the integrated reporting of operating & financial performance and risk management.

Head of Finance : www.blickrothenberg.com : A regulated audit, tax and outsourced accounting firm.Transitioned the financial management, reporting and control from a retiring regime.

Chief Financial Officer : www.schoolfriendclub.com : A regulated early years education provider.Facilitated the due diligence for an aborted £150m AIM IPO to exit private equity.

Finance Director and later Acting Chief Executive : www.dxdelivery.com : A regulated mail company.Co-led the demerger into a £300m FTSE 350 plc with US/UK venture capital investors.

Chief Operating Officer : www.boodlehatfield.com : A regulated law firm specialising in property.Transitioned the strategy and operating models to enhance profitability and growth.

A multidisciplinary professional services firm with 85,000 people across 84 countries. 19 years from Liverpool graduate trainee to Manchester Partner in 1993 and London Partner in 1998.• As a Manchester Audit & Business Advisory Partner, led the services to property, leasing, chemicals, technology, consumer products, shipping, engineering and advertising clients :o Auditing 8 quoted and 55 private companies and an SFO investigation / prosecution.o Acquisition due diligence and stock exchange reporting for 29 transactions.• As a London Partner, led UK, EMEIA and global change and integration programmes :o Alignment of support processes and web based communications globally.o Development of knowledge research and development networks across EMEIA.o Implementation of the business risk audit approach and technology in the UK.o Integration of the £14m Binder Hamlyn audit practice acquired in London.• During five years as a Manchester Audit & Business Advisory Manager was seconded to :o Miller & Santhouse plc as Finance Director to lead a delisting and sale – 12 months.o Corton Beach plc to investigate and resolve accounting irregularities – 4 months.o United Utilities plc as Group Controller to manage large project risk – 8 months.o Chicago HQ to develop a risk evaluation regime for diverse products – 6 months.

Icaew Chartered Accountant & Bcom Hons, Accountancy, Law & Economics

Activities and Societies: Elected Treasurer of the Students Union Guild BCom Accountancy Law & Economics

Education record

Activities and Societies: School Council Secretary 1973/79, Sixth Form Secretary 1977/79, Arts Festival Producer 1977/79