Group FD and executive board member with extensive international experience within a range of sectors including Construction (Housebuilder Persimmon PLC) and Manufacturing, predominantly in the Japanese automotive (NSK Europe Ltd) and Printing (De La Rue PLC) industries and within PLC blue chip, Private equity backed and Privately owned companies, managing revenues from £35m to £1.6BnAn inspirational leader known for motivating and establishing best in class, culturally diverse European regional finance departments and onshore/offshore Group head office functions comprising Finance, IT, Business systems, compliance and all aspects of operations including managing regional Boards of Directors. Focussed on profit and Balance sheet improvement through business process re-engineering, supply chain management, increased production line efficiencies, multi £million cost reduction exercises, restructuring, effective purchasing strategy deployment, continuous improvement, acquisition, standardisation and implementation of world class manufacturing techniques.A true strategic partner at board level with a track record for managing companies through periods of rapid growth, both organic and acquisition. Known for returning failing businesses back to profitability, enhancing customer satisfaction scores and delivering on forecasted objectives.I have led, acquired and developed teams of all sizes from large head office Group functions covering Finance, IT, HR, compliance & procurement with in excess of 100 staff to smaller regional teams of 5 and I am proud of my record in creating a nurturing, collaborative culture, encouraging and enabling all those in my team to fulfil their potential. I hold the ACMA qualification and a BSc(Hons) in Mathematics from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. I am passionate about driving change and innovation, and empowering my team to achieve excellence.