A strategic finance professional with over 20 years business experience. Various senior roles including setting up new finance functions to supporting more mature businesses. Operating at a senior level including with NED's as Chief Operating Officer. Completed Chartered Accountancy training with PriceWaterhouseCoopers before gaining experience in various roles in Financial services and then the construction and telecoms industry. A commercially focused FD/COO who has worked in both the US and UK. Has rounded experience at board level and has also IT, company secretariat and HR responsibility. Has had extensive refinancing and business funding experience.