Finance Director Services to small to medium sized companiesFinance training to FMCGs• Developed own company providing part-time Finance Director and General Manager expertise on a day-rate basis for small to medium sized companies who could not afford a full-time professional. This included attendance at board meetings, preparation of strategic three year plans, annual budgets and monthly/ annual accounts, dealing with auditors and banks.• Provided expertise over a vast array of sectors including food, drink, apparel, business valuations, training, radio and tv, and fundraising companies

Chief Accountant for Wine and Spirits Division (£100m+ profits)• Responsible for three year plans, annual budgets ,monthly reporting and profit management to the main board for over 100 subsidiary companies eg Harveys, CockburnsTeachers, Victoria Wine, Courvoisier Finance Director - Duty Free Division• This accounted for 15% of group turnover , and 10 specific operating units throughout the worldCommercial Director - Developing Markets• This accounted for over 20% of group turnover, and responsibility for over 25 national sales and marketing companies in the Far East, Latin America and Africa.Commercial and Finance Director – Central and Eastern Europe• With the opportunity arising from the demise of communism, developed a £50m business from scratch by creating new companies, setting up systems and organisation structures in each of the Central and Eastern European Countries. Market share of imported spirits increased from nil to over 40% over a 6 year period