Highly successful long established Group (Hoburne Ltd & Burry & Knight Ltd) includes 9 top quality Holiday Parks located in the South & South West of England, a residential home park, 3 golf clubs & a property development/property management company (£70m combined turnover).Executive Board Director for all companies, responsible for all financial & IT aspects of the business.Key achievements:•Successfully managed the historic restructure of 2 family shareholder groups via a complex share cancellation scheme collaborating with external advisors, to provide a stronger platform for future growth and success of the Group•Gained support from the board to lead the digital transformation across all business systems and IT infrastructure, resulting in improved data insights, reporting, capability, service, and ultimately increased revenues as well as efficiencies. Key projects impacting business wide change include a new park management and CRM system, a new HR/Payroll system including Workforce Management, plus a new Finance and procurement system and major investment in customer WiFi provision across all parks•Significantly improved all aspects of financial controls, cash management, reporting and IT governance, delivered sizeable savings & service improvements through Procurement •Provided support, structure & opportunities to develop, resulting in a more stable and confident team delivering a business partnering approach for the benefit of the business•Delivered insightful long range strategic plans for both groups to enable structured discussions around options to deliver future growth• Arranged significant bank funding (several rounds) for both Groups to fund growth, plus Covid-19 support. Achieved positive results on covenants through providing robust and good quality financial and strategic information and good working relationships•Improved board governance through set up of Audit & Remuneration Committees and a risk management framework

Non Exec board member for 2 x 3 year terms, remunerated.Port of Poole activities - ferries, shipping, property rental & marina's & significant environmental responsibilities.Active board member providing finance expertise in particular through a challenging time including Covid and significant infrastructure investments to support the long term future of the port

Board Executive Director- Led the due diligence process to support the sale of the business and the subsequent Competition and Markets Authority inquiry into the proposed merger- Significantly improved reporting to the Board on performance and items for consideration- Reviewed options for re-financing £90m debt vehicle with external advisors- Negotiated company pension contributions to the DB scheme with the Trustees - Developed and implemented integration plans for the merger with South West Water- Successfully led a team of 22 through the transformation, maintained focus and morale

Member of Executive Management Team, reporting into the MD.(promoted to the Exec in Feb'11)- Steered the integration of Castle Cover following acquisition from a financial and support function perspective delivering synergy savings of £2m whilst mitigating risks- Played a lead role in the development and delivery of a growth strategy including the transformation of the business model, restructuring of departments, implementing new IT systems, changing the legal entity structure, a brand review and growing the online business- Delivered culture change across the business to support the transformation- Led the restructure of the Retail Finance team to consolidate the Financial and Management Reporting from 3 locations to 1 (into Bournemouth)- Headed the implementation of a price optimisation tool, developed the retail pricing strategy- Developed the commerciality of the BI team and implemented new reporting tool- Led a team of 35, strengthened their capability through coaching, mentoring and development

Interim Management Roles:Aviva HealthcareFirst Assist InsuranceDepartment for Transport

Finance Manager for banking joint venture with HBOS. (Internal move when the TheAA was part of Centrica)- Fully involved in the daily management of the business, delivery of growth targets as well as being responsible for strong financial control and the external compliance environment within the JV including FSA, Banking regulations and IFRS.- Played a key role in the full internal review of AAPFL's strategic options & subsequently with external consultants following the purchase of the AA by CVC/Permira (Sept'04)- Managed the JV planning & forecasting processes to deliver 3 year plans, operating plans and quarterly forecasts that met both the AA and HBoS requirements

- Established effective working relationships with the Marketing, Finance and Strategy community across all Centrica Business Units to drive forward key strategic projects- Significantly improved the quality & rigour of financial reporting, performance review, planning and forecasting across all Group Marketing and Operations functions

Project Finance Manager, Network Management Group EMEA. 1999 – Mar ‘01Senior Financial Analyst – NMG, EMEA 1997 - 1998- During a 6-month assignment in Cairo, helped create a new joint venture. Worked on the commercial launch, and set up of the Finance function including supervision and training of local staff. Motorola Telco – Basingstoke & Paris 1993 -1997