Paul Ferriday Email & Phone Number

Manchester, Gb

Shareholder and Non Exec Director assisting the business owner team to establish a leading UK AI Managed Services Provider.

Uk Wide

United Kingdom

Providing affordable and flexible part time and interim finance directors for SME businesses in the UK.An associate team of highly experienced and motivated former full time senior chief finance officer / finance director executives, who remain committed and passionate to share knowledge and expertise with owner managed businesses and SME's seeking their unique skillset on an ongoing basis or for particular projects as they arise.Our team prides itself on making a difference for our clients and their businesses. Helping them to make informed financial decisions and utilising a proven professional network to facilitate external investment, mergers and acquisitions, accelerate growth and realise increased company valuation and successful business succession planning and exit.Genuine people with a passion to help likeminded businesses succeed.

United Kingdom

Supporting the business owner and executive leadership team to implement an exciting growth strategy. Pragmatic hands-on business support including, effective troubleshooting operating as a full member of the board of directors focussed on achieving success and growth of the business.

Manchester, United Kingdom

Independent DirectorPWF Associates Ltd, UK March 2018 – Present- Supporting clients with achieving their business objectives and accelerating growth by providing tailored advice and guidance- Working for clients in the fields of Bio Science, Sport, SaaS, AI, and Specialist consultancy groups- Board Advisory Services- Developing new business strategies, facilitating funding, acquisition and exit

Manchester, United Kingdom

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Manchester, United Kingdom

NED DIRECTORPRIUS CORPORATION LIMITED, UK DEC. 2014 – JAN. 2018- Recruited by shareholders to lead the transformation of a photocopier sales and service company to one of the UK’s fastest growing managed print services (MPS) providers- Developing and implementing the company’s business strategy and leading the business change programme- Managing the opening of new satellite sales and service centres in Scotland, North Wales and Spain- Establishing reseller agreements with leading hardware, software and finance vendors; recruiting staffKey Achievements- Successfully transitioning the company to an annuity revenue business model- Obtaining ISO 14001 service and quality accreditation, and implementing an indirect channel partner programme that led to 900 new logo customer and £7M of new annuity revenue- Increased revenue from £500k to £5.2M from 2015 to 2018 by restructuring the business

Uk

ENERGY ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSTS LTD., UK 2010 – 2014- Founding and managing a specialist business development management consultancy- Managing relationships with key international clients, and expanding the business into new markets including Defense, Oil & Gas and ICT- Developing compelling technology propositions and facilitating senior level engagement opportunities with prospective clients, utilising deep domain knowledge- Providing deep domain expertise in the Oil & Gas sphere to an international US data and security providerKey Achievements- Developed and marketed an encrypted mobile voice application service for the UK military and consumer markets under a joint venture program with a specialist global technology engineering organisation- Devised an EMEA Oil & Gas strategy for a global telecommunications provider; conducted a strategic review of products/services and developed a global Oil & Gas strategy for a US-based defense company

Uk, Kl, Usa & Netherlands

GLOBAL CLIENT PARTNERHEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE, UK 2008 – 2010- Managing engagement with key client stakeholders and serving as the lead Client Partner with Shell Oil Company senior executive decision makers, reporting directly to the HP Enterprise PlLC Board of Directors.- Leading the successful negotiation of a 10-year IT outsourcing contract, and conducting P&L management and sales forecasting- Implementing a global client engagement and sales structure to support over 100 operating countriesKey AchievementsDeveloped and implemented a joint venture business development programme including Shell Oil & Gas upstream operations; and HP Product Engineering. Generation of new joint revenue in excess of $150MImproved customer satisfaction levels from 64%Exceeded revenue targets by 145% within the first year, generating $290M in new business revenue.

London, United Kingdom

BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION DIRECTORBRITISH TELECOM GLOBAL SERVICES, UK 2004 – 2008Directing and leading the business development Oil & Gas and Pharmaceutical sectors globallyManaging and coordinating 100+ country operations and 26 direct reportsImplementation of new processes to drive sales growth Developing and introducing an end-to-end business development operating modelInitiating the application of vertical solutions enabled engagement with senior business decision makers.Key AchievementsIncreased annual revenue in excess of 212% over the course of three yearsIntroduced sustainable and profitable annuity revenue streams.Advanced relationships beyond traditional IT and communications stakeholders.Developed a global operating and customer engagement model.