Peter King Email & Phone Number

England, United Kingdom

Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

• Advising investors and management teams in businesses facing challenges of growth and decline; if required working in an interim capacity.
• Business plan and strategy development, including market analysis, sales strategy and operational strategy.
• Business performance review and improvement, including changes to management team, organisational structure, processes and cost base.
• Identification of potential acquisitions, process management, due diligence.

London, United Kingdom

• Role primarily to drive change in a £400 million turnover department store business
• Led transformation programme changing operational structure, business wide processes and reducing headcount by 12% and saving £6 million per annum.
• Centralised finance function. Headcount reduced 55%, saving £1 million per annum.
• Recruited CIO and developed IT function. Reset plan, budget and governance for delayed £16m inventory management system and became project sponsor for IT programmes.

London, United Kingdom

• Worked with Chairman, wider board and new CEO ahead of arrival:
• Development of strategy to change from autonomous stores to single functionally led business.
• Support recruitment of new executive team and restructure of existing management team.

Manchester, United Kingdom

• Full P&L responsibility for £100 million multichannel retail business
• Introduced data driven approach to driving performance
• Delivered sales and EBITDA growth of 22%
• Opened over 50 new stores

Manchester, United Kingdom

• Group CFO for £150 million turnover group comprising The Fragrance Shop (retail), Per-Scent (distribution) and Fragrance & Beauty (brand licensing) businesses.
• Restructure of The Fragrance Shop, reducing rents 20%.
• Recruited new finance team and implemented new core systems.
• Developed loss prevention function reducing losses by 60%.
• Retendered overhead contracts and reduced cost base.

London, United Kingdom

• Consumer focused corporate finance boutique and private equity fund.
• Invested in growing consumer businesses; exited underperforming investments;
• Represented fund on Aspinal of London board
• Advised on acquisition of The Fragrance Shop; take-private of Big Food Group; acquisition of Iceland Foods

London, United Kingdom

• Focus on capital market transactions (IPO’s, class transactions, takeover bids)
• Wide sector coverage: retail, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, media, business outsourcing
• Qualified Chartered Accountant