Mike Chilton Email & Phone Number

London, England, Gb

London Area, United Kingdom

Responsible for a number of projects and advisory support to the Group. This includes advising and coaching the finance function and CFO, supporting key change projects and representing the company on project investment and internal subsidiary boards as required.

London, United Kingdom

The Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) is a multi-donor organisation that mobilises private sector investment to assist developing countries in providing infrastructure vital to boosting their economic growth, and combating poverty. As CFO, my role includes supporting strategy formulation and implementation, assessing financing and cash flow needs for PIDG and the facilities it funds, overseeing the financial management, reporting and control framework, overseeing investment management of funds and managing third party outsourcing arrangements. Expertise:- Strategic development, planning & budgeting, investment appraisal, business partnering, MIS - Executive leadership, management of international multi-functional teams across the back office- Treasury expertise: funding, cashflow, hedging, FX, equities, investments - Corporate governance, risk & assurance, financial controls, operational risk, - Stakeholder engagement

London, United Kingdom

Consulting assignments as an FD with strong commercial capability in financial management, risk, regulation & controls, business transformation & operational excellence in both SME’s & global co’s, private & public.­Trusted, experienced business partner focused on delivering growth & sustainable profits.­Track record of motivational leadership delivered with focus, pace, engagement & energy.“I have over 25 years of experience in financial management, risk, regulations, controls, governance & transformational change in financial services. I have worked in a wide range of organisations at board level (global plc’s, SME, AIM & public sector). Additionally I am an experienced charity trustee. I provide business partnering expertise to the CEO / leadership team by providing commercial insight, robust MI and trusted advice combined with strong leadership on governance & controls.In all of my roles I have focused on performance improvement, commercial change & transformation, making a difference to the bottom line. I enjoy developing & implementing strategy, getting to grips with challenges & resolving them. This goes hand in hand with my successful functional leadership record though developing & engaging talent & working collaboratively across the organisation”. Expertise:- Strategic development, planning & budgeting, investment appraisal, business partnering, MIS - Executive leadership, management of international multi-functional teams across the back office- Treasury expertise: funding, cashflow, hedging, FX, equities, investments - Corporate governance, risk & assurance, financial controls, operational risk, - FCA regulations, Approved Person (CF1 & CF28), PLC, AIM, public sector & third sector- Investor relations, stakeholder engagement- M&A, due diligence, acquisitions, integration, disposals, organic & inorganic growth

London, United Kingdom

Cenkos is an AIM listed stockbroker (market cap c. £65m), focused on UK small & mid-cap companies & investment funds. 125 staff in equity capital raising, corporate finance, research & market making delivering c. £70m of income. Reporting to the CEO, responsible for finance, risk, audit, tax, treasury, capital management, investor relations legal, HR, IT, operations, company secretarial & facilities. Oversight of key outsourcing partners.­ - Enhanced financial support, MI & analysis, planning & budgeting ­ - Transformed back office ensuring fit for purpose systems, processes & controls to facilitate growth­ - Increased efficiency of capital management­ - Lead role on statutory accounting, annual report production to IFRS standards, FCA regulations, regulatory reporting­ - Managed corporate services, IT management, HR management, procurement & sourcing, property management, business continuity, insurance procurementKey Activities: Executive & team leadership, board director, stakeholder engagement, corporate governance, risk management, assurance, M&A, acquisitions, disposals & due diligence, FP&A, business partnering, MIS, board reporting, investor relations, dividend policy, banking & funding, business transformation, project management, process improvement, driving efficiencies & effectiveness, taxation management & tax reporting, internal & external audit

NS&I is one of the largest savings organisations in the UK with 25 million customers and £147 billion invested. NS&I is both a government department and an Executive Agency of the Chancellor of the Exchequer.Reporting to the CEO, responsible for finance, risk, fraud, compliance & audit. Remit to deliver a FSA compliant regime, drive efficiencies / enhance controls & support the modernisation of the customer offer (products & channels). Managed a team of 25 & a further c.200 at the outsourced partner across 4 UK sites & India. Accountable for NS&I Financial Business Plan & forecasting processes, including MIS. ­ - Recruited & led new teams to implement a ‘best practice’ FSA risk, fraud, compliance & internal audit regime. Upgraded compliance processes, fraud controls & the overall risk management framework­ - Upgraded treasury, cashflow management, banking arrangements & payment systems­ - Facilitated the move to a direct / digital organisation­ - Championed business transformation, project management, process improvement, driving efficiencies & effectiveness­ - Ensured stretching cost targets delivered to meet Comprehensive Spending Review targetsKey Activities: Executive leadership, board director, stakeholder engagement, corporate governance, risk management, assurance, financial controls, strategy development & implementation, planning & budgeting, FP&A, business partnering, MIS, board reporting, statutory accounting, annual reports, IFRS, FCA regulations, regulatory reporting, internal & external audit; outsourcing, insourcing, offshoring to shared service centres

London, United Kingdom

Responsible for the global finance input into the Group’s M&A activities, the delivery of the Basel II global reporting solution & for finance’s global risk / control processes (800 staff, 40 countries).- Supported c. $2bn of acquisitions & related post-acquisition integration plan for finance- Project managed the successful delivery of the reporting stream of the Group’s Basel II programmeKey Activities: Management of international teams, business transformation, project management, process improvement, driving efficiencies & effectiveness

London, United Kingdom

Responsible for the group’s operational risk framework, business continuity, security & global insurance.- Upgraded & rolled out globally Basel II operational risk framework including policies, systems, processes, reporting & training. Aligned global insurance with risk appetite, saving 35%- Implemented a revised BCP policy focused on the criticality of processes & locations, winning industry awards Key Activities: Team leadership, management of international teams, FCA regulations, regulatory reporting, business continuity, insurance procurement

London, United Kingdom

Business unit of 13 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa with c.5,000 staff, profits c.£100m. Led a Finance Team of 150 focused on finance, tax, regulations, capital, ALCO, procurement & property.- Upgraded the pan-African finance function, achieving top quartile engagement scores- Delivered & outsourced new systems & processes to offshored shared service centres in India- Implemented ‘shareholder value’ metrics (profits up 80%), enhanced ALCO & capital managementKey Activities: Executive leadership, board director, management of international teams. statutory accounting, annual reports, IFRS, FP&A, managing corporate services, procurement & sourcing, property management

London, United Kingdom

Developed & ran the global planning, budgeting & business performance review processes for the group. Set & monitored global project management & capex investment policy, leading to a 20% improvement in project delivery.Key Activities: Performance management, board reporting, MIS, business transformation, project management, process improvement, driving efficiencies & effectiveness

London, United Kingdom

Management consultant in retail financial services practice; implementing systems, process re-engineering & performance management.Key Activities: Business transformation, project management, process improvement, driving efficiencies & effectiveness, ERP implementation, acquisitions & disposals

London, United Kingdom

External auditor (financial services, charities, local authorities, property companies) & due diligence, M&A support