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United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Provide accounting and reporting consultancy services. Work with businesses, particularly in times of change, to augment their financial reporting capability, to ensure that they comply with relevant accounting and reporting regulations and to help them get their message across. Capability. Compliance. Communication.

Madrid, Spain

The PIOB is an independent body that oversees the development of international auditing standards and ethics standards for the accounting profession to ensure a public interest focus in the development of those standards and enhance confidence in the global capital markets. Members of the PIOB are appointed by the Monitoring Group, a group of international financial institutions and regulatory bodies comprised of the International Organization of Securities Commissions, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, the European Commission, the Financial Stability Board, the International Association of Insurance Supervisors, the International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators and the World Bank.

Reading, United Kingdom

Prior to its $5.5 billion acquisition by Renesas Electronics Corporation in August 2021, Dialog was listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Prime Standard). Dialog was headquartered in the UK and operated in 17 countries. In 2020, revenue was $1.4 billion.As Chief Accounting Officer from 2017, responsibilities included: planning and managing the Group's quarterly and annual reporting cycles; preparing the Group’s quarterly and annual financial statements and accompanying financial commentaries; leading on accounting for corporate transactions, including M&A; leading on accounting and reporting change (e.g. IFRSs 15, 9 & 16); preparing and presenting Audit Committee briefings; developing and communicating the Group’s accounting policies; and providing technical training and support to the global finance team. Lead role on Dialog’s intended SEC registration and secondary listing on NASDAQ to facilitate the proposed $4.6 billion acquisition of Atmel Corporation. Between 2017 and 2020, led the accounting for five completed acquisitions with a combined enterprise value of over $1 billion and Dialog’s innovative $600 million IP licensing/prepayment transaction with Apple.

London, United Kingdom

Since 2012, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has been responsible for accounting standards in the UK and Ireland (replacing the Accounting Standards Board). Until it was dissolved at the end of 2020, the Corporate Reporting Council provided strategic input and thought leadership to the FRC Board on accounting and narrative reporting matters and advised the FRC Board on draft UK and Ireland codes and accounting standards, international financial reporting developments, and on research proposals and other initiatives.

Challenging engagements including the SEC registration and secondary listing on the NYSE to finance the $3.3 billion acquisition of Foster Wheeler AG, accounting for the acquisition and preparing the enlarged group’s first combined UK Annual Report and Form 20-F (AMEC); gap cover to manage the year end reporting process (Tate & Lyle); and migration of reporting function from London to Manchester and management of first year end reporting process following the move (McBride).

London, United Kingdom

Ernst & Young is one of the ‘Big 4’ global accounting firms. Capital Markets EMEA, which is based in London, provides accounting and reporting advice to SEC-registrant clients across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.Advised clients on accounting and reporting issues arising from cross-border transactions (including IPOs and carve-outs) and on the practical application of IFRS and US GAAP.

London, United Kingdom

Tomkins was a global engineering and manufacturing business with over 150 facilities in 23 countries. In 2009, sales were $4.2 billion. Prior to its acquisition by Onex/CPPIB in September 2010, Tomkins was a FTSE-100 company with a secondary listing on the New York Stock Exchange.As Director, External Reporting from 2006, was responsible for preparing the financial sections of the Group’s combined UK annual report and Form 20-F and quarterly interim reports. Planned and managed the Group's transition from UK GAAP to IFRS. Developed the Group Accounting Manual to codify the Group's accounting policies under IFRS. Provided regular briefings to the Board and technical training and support to the global finance team. Company-nominated trustee Chair of the Group’s principal UK pension plan.Lead role in accounting for the $5.2 billion acquisition of Tomkins by Onex/CPPIB (the largest LBO of 2010) and in the subsequent SEC registration of $1.2 billion of the debt raised to finance the acquisition.

Challenging engagements including lead role in the transition from UK GAAP to IFRS (Aviva), gap cover to manage the year end reporting process (Tate & Lyle); cover for the Group Financial Controller during the execution of a £600 million MBO (Frogmore Estates); accounting for the complex merger of Garban plc and Intercapital plc and preparation of the merged group’s first interim and annual reports (ICAP).

Grosvenor is an international property, asset management and development group owned by trusts and members of the Grosvenor family, headed by the Duke of Westminster. At the end of 1998, property assets under management were £4 billion.Managed the Group’s internal and external financial reporting, managed Central Accounting Services (15 staff supporting the income, expenditure and cash cycles). Designed and prepared the Group’s first annual report to listed company standards.

London, United Kingdom

Sedgwick was a FTSE-100 company and the world’s third largest insurance broking and consulting group, operating through more than 270 offices in 70 countries. In 1997, turnover was £1 billion.As Group Chief Accountant from 1994, responsibilities included: preparing the Group’s financial statements under UK GAAP and US GAAP; developing and communicating the Group's accounting policies; accounting for acquisitions and disposals; and providing technical training and support to the global finance team.Lead role in Sedgwick's secondary listing on the New York Stock Exchange in 1997, preparing the SEC registration statement (Form 20-F).

London, United Kingdom

Coopers & Lybrand was one of the world’s ‘Big Six’ accounting and consulting firms and one of the predecessor firms of PwC.Worked in General Practice in the London office.

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