Peter Millican Email & Phone Number

As an experienced senior manager, I am committed to understanding the company and its regulatory and operational environment. I can contribute the the company strategy through evaluation and challenging thinking, and have the objectivity to focus on the sustainability and long term success of the company whilst addressing short terms requirements and have the energy and resilience to guide the company through both good times and bad. Sectors Steel, Nuclear, RailFormats Nationalised, Civil Service, PLC, Limited - SME (VC owners), Limited - SME (Manager owned)AcquisitionsI have a range of experience in acquisitions:Commercial DD on the acquisition of a UK software house specialising in fleet management software UK railway fleet engineering company Dutch rail research organisationSeller side support and document review in the divestment of the business of a PLC’s operating division to venture capitalistsNegotiation of the SPA for sale by a UK owner of a Spanish company to an Australian CompanyManagement of the sale by a UK owner of a Dutch company to its management teamNegotiating the agreement for the sale by a UK owner of the business of a French software company to a French companyAdministrationI am Company Secretary to a group of five UK companies, from establishment under VC ownership, through change of names, change of ownership, extinguishing shares and reduction in share capital, to date. Alongside the CoSec role I am Trustee of a trust used to warehouse company share.I am advisor to the President of a French Company and have arranged and managed inter-company loans, and repatriation of dividends to the UK. Other work has included redesignation of the Sarl as a SAS, and change of name, and currently working towards dissolution. TechnologyI have implemented a number of special projects in sunsetting or exiting technology areas:Sale of IPRs in registered designs for Hygiene units to a UK companySale of ride quality technology and IPRs to a UK companySale of IPRs for wheel impact technology to a UK companyLicensing signalling and adhesion related technologies to a UK Rail supplierLicensing vehicle dynamics software to international licenseesRolesDesign, Project Engineering, Project Management, Procurement Management, Commercial Management, Risk Management, Company Secretary, Trustee.

Listed skills include Plc, Software, and Aea.