Michael-John Saunders Email & Phone Number

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

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