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Experienced CFO / Interim CFO seeking a new interim, full or part-time role in renewable or conventional energy, mining or infrastructure, perhaps with a small or start up start-up growing company seeking additional funding or experience to navigate forward.A commercial and strategic CFO with significant experience raising equity (VC, Series A and B funding) and debt from a range or sources. Very much a hands-on style of management used to taking on difficult and challenging assignments.As CFO experienced managing small focused accounting, finance and treasury teams together with developing corporate and project KPIs, performance reporting and managed implementation of a new accounting system. Experienced managing Board, shareholder, banking, audit and other stakeholder relationships whilst deeply involved in key investment decisions and operational performance. As consultant, provide broad financial advice including, M&A, debt and equity fund raising, financial restructuring, setting up start-up companies, accounting process and system improvement, IPO preparedness management, commodity price and interest rate hedging and JV development.Was Interim CFO at MPX Energy appointed by Sorgenia SpA its major shareholder to manage the finance team and dispose of its upstream assets and was Interim CFO at Bridge Resources Inc. in Calgary, assisting its creditor banks in evaluating exit options.Retired as NED to RBWM Property Company Ltd Feb 2024 providing property advisory services associated with the regeneration of Maidenhead and planning significant housing development in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. Previously non-exec on the Investment and Finance Committee for Town & Country Housing Group reviewing investment proposals and budgets, and raising bank and bond finance.Recently CFO for Midway Resources Int. an E&P Co developing upstream resources in Kenya and Nigeria.Previously CFO at Fairfield Energy Limited a Warburg Pincus led PE funded North Sea focused E&P Co. Head of Oil & Gas Project & Corporate Finance team in ANZ Investment Bank focused on upstream and downstream financing mandates and advising on M&A and corporate matters mainly in Far East, S. Asia, ME and West Africa. Corporate Finance Exec at BP structuring JVs and arranging finance for upstream projects in North Sea and with significant experience forming and financing downstream JVs in China, Indonesia, Malaysia and South Korea.

Listed skills include Corporate Finance, Joint Ventures, Energy, Financial Structuring, and 12 others.