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PROFILE SUMMARY:EXPERIENCED PLC NED & ED (CFO):COMMERCIAL LIFE SCIENCES CFO core financial skills at board level, with a corporate transaction planning and execution overlay incl corp & bus dev, financing and licensing – main industry experience in Pharma, Biotech and Spec Chem;EXPERIENCED NED Independent NED and AC Chair of Eden Research plc since 2015, experienced in general corporate governance and financial control frameworks; previously Non-exec Chair of a private nicotine gum business, a school governor and on NW Regional Development Agency grant giving boardTRANSACTION EXECUTION eg 2 IPOs in 2006 & 2012, major licence with Shire in 2007, acquisition of US business in 2016, divestment of non core sub in 2016, among other deals;DIVERSE CORPORATE EXPOSURE senior roles in both large pharma and growing technology companies, can see “both sides of the deal”, and have successfully executed significant in and out-licensing / "buy and sell" deals with diverse transaction structures;TEAM PLAYER used to running and working in relatively small teams of like-minded professionals, hands-on approach, used to meeting objectives by operating effectively in matrix organisations as well as through the line;BROAD COMMUNICATOR (experienced in communications at multiple levels: team, peers, board (including Non-executive directors), investors (private and public), research analysts, trade and general media, advisers (brokers, accountants, bankers, lawyers))Specialties: LIFE SCIENCES: PHARMA, BIOTECH, SPECIALTY CHEMICALSPRIVATE AND PUBLIC CORPORATE FINANCING, CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT TRANSACTION EXECUTION, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT INCL LICENSING

Listed skills include Corporate Finance, Ipo, Mergers And Acquisitions, Business Development, and 13 others.