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CFC Group is the holding company for CFC Underwriting, which is a Lloyd's Managing General Agent writing specialised liability covers.

Isle Of Man, United Kingdom

UK Stock Exchange listed off-shore Life Assurance Group operating out of Isle of Man and Dublin. Appointed as a non-executive director in November, 2011. In September, 2012 appointed SID and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and Nominations Committee.

The ICAEW FTEN course is designed to help newly appointed CFO's adapt to their new challenges and become successful in their new role. A key part of the course is mentoring support from experienced CFOs.

Medicals Direct Group procure medical services for corporates. In particular they manage the gathering of medical evidence for the underwriters of most UK Life Insurance companies. Other activities include Occupational health, ergonomics and running health clinics. The operations have a turnover of £25m and employ over 200 staff. The company was owned by.

• HSBC Insurance Brokers Holdings was a sub-group of HSBC which contained an insurance broker, an actuarial consultancy and a ship broker. Appointed as Chief Executive to reinvigorate the sub-group. Undertook strategic.
• Lead a strategic review of the insurance broking business that re-positioned the business to focus on mid-size corporates.
• Centralised all the small client business into one national call centre.
• Upgraded the management team using industry contacts.
• Changed all but two of the UK sales force
• Focused resources on the faster growing activities, especially the Middle East and China

• Appointed CFO in 2001. Appointed COO in 2002. Joint Head of UK 2002-3. Chairman of Eastern Europe 2004-6.Actions Taken
• Reorganised the finance function and instituted regular CFO meetings and country visits to encourage the sharing of best practices.
• Moved European accounting onto Oracle Financials run out of a financial service centre in Budapest.
• Worked with the CEO to reorganise a number of underperforming businesses and to organise Europe’s participation in the firm’s global initiatives.
• Established and ran the quarterly business review process that analysed each operation’s financial and non-financial performance and set goals for the next quarter.
• After appointment as COO, replaced CIO and changed IT team.

• CFO from 1994. Joint CEO 2000/1.Actions Taken
• Concentrated initially on reorganising the production of management information so that management accounts were up to date and dealing volumes were monitored on a daily basis. Subsequently, implemented a new financial.
• The tax position of the company had been ignored so a tax planning review was initiated.
• After two years, given responsibility for the support departments. The main problem was IT where a new CIO was recruited and all the main IT systems upgraded over the next four years.
• In the late 1990s, worked with the CEO to produce a new strategy to address the increase in electronic broking systems and the concentration of dealing volumes into fewer brokers. As a consequence, led the acquisition.
• During the internet boom the telecom sales business attracted significant interest and was sold for £28m. The new owners over-expanded the business and it went into administration. Tulletts were able to buy it back for.

• 1993 – 1994 Group Chief Executive1989 – 1993 Group Finance DirectorAppointed to strengthen the finance function of the UK’s eighth largest general insurance group. Identified the need for an actuarial review, which.
• 18 businesses sold in 18 months.
• £81m tax win.
• Managed the negotiation, selling and implementation of a contingent Scheme of Arrangement.
• Worked extensively with Divisional Managing Directors to turn around health insurance, life assurance and computer facility management subsidiaries.
• Strengthened finance function and replaced accounting system.

Sema Group were the second largest software consultancy in Europe.Achievements include managing three acquisitions, listing the group on French Stock Exchange and defending a takeover bid.

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