companiions is an online marketplace that brings together people who need a little help or companionship with trusted companions quickly, easily and safely. The elderly population is growing and loneliness is increasingly becoming a problem, and not just because of Covid. companiions bridges the widening gap between customer needs and available services in the care and companionship sector.

Eden Professional provides Financial Director, Chief Financial Officer and Non-Executive Director support for ambitious growing businesses.We offer flexible Finance Director services, typically for 1 to 3 days per week, with the ability to increase or decrease the level of service as required by clients.Eden Professional brings overwhelming transaction knowledge in acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, funding and commercial agreements, with global deal experience including UK, USA, European Union, Russia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Japan and India.With engagements from two weeks to many years, Eden Professional FD can prepare a business for a transaction, and escort it through the process.Current engagement is a three month strategy review project for a VC backed med-tech company in Oxford.

I am a member of the Numitas FD team providing financial expertise to businesses of all sizes on an interim or part-time basis. As an interim finance director I support companies on projects such as M&A, performance improvement, disposal and change management.Part time assignments can include helping companies to raise funds, managing growth, assisting with IPOs and mergers and acquisitions, or planning exit strategies. We start by getting to know our client, the business and outcomes they wish to achieve and then work together to plan how they can be delivered.

GeoSpock brings sensor data to life – translating complex connections into meaningful visualisations that reveal the bigger picture. Its state-of-the-art spatial big data platform has the power to transform lives and businesses – whether it's cutting harmful emissions by reducing traffic congestion or maximising profitability by optimising commercial operations. In just seconds, GeoSpock harnesses trillions of data points to discover hidden patterns and create a valuable new perspective in markets ranging from maritime and logistics to smart cities and data technology.

Cantabio Pharmaceuticals Inc is a biotechnology company engaged in cutting-edge research, development and commercialization of first in class pharmacological chaperone based small molecule and protein therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease.

Inivata is a growth-stage clinical cancer genomics company harnessing the emerging potential of circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) analysis to improve testing and treatment for oncologists and their patients. We offer minimally invasive blood-based tests to assess and monitor cancer, enabling treatment optimization. Learn more about our company at inivata.com.

Mirada Medical is a prominent global brand in multi-modality medical imaging software. Mirada’s innovative software solutions are routinely used in radiology, molecular imaging, radiation oncology and in multidisciplinary meetings in hospitals, imaging centers and cancer centers worldwide. Mirada excels at combining scientifically advanced technology with practical application for diagnosis, management and treatment of cancer and other diseases.Averaging two days per week with particular focus on Mirada's external financial relationships.Key responsibilities:• Lead Mirada’s external fundraising activities• Lead investor relations and financial PR• Recommend improvements to commercial models to maximise growth and profitability• Direct and oversee all activities of Mirada's finance department• Ensure high standards of regulatory compliance across the business

CFO responsibility in Biotech and Healthcare M&A and Commercial Partnership projects:• Developed business strategies in partnership with company boards and executives, and built financial plans to deliver those strategies.• Lead multidisciplinary, global teams to specify legal and tax structuring, investments, transfer pricing, treasury and reporting structures.• Negotiated purchase agreements directly with counter-parties and worked with lawyers to ensure financial imperatives are adequately covered in contracts.• Delivered over 30 successful acquisitions including Whatman PLC (Revenue $240M), Xcellerex Inc. ($50M), Applied Precision Inc. ($40M), Wave Biotech LLC ($30M), PAA GmBH ($42M), MicroCal LLC ($25M), and various smaller companies and equity investments• Delivered successful Joint Ventures in Russia and Saudi Arabia, with further JVs and commercial partnerships under negotiation in Saudi, Russia, Turkey and Qatar• Delivered 6 successful business divestitures in the UK, USA, Germany and Finland

Hired to mend the broken relationship between finance and credit risk departments. Explained complex risk model principles at board level. Finance representative in property repossession decisions.• Designed and built financial systems, achieving previously failed US GAAP and Basel II compliance• Educated the finance and pricing functions in product structuring to improve profitability• Awards received for US GAAP system development; CEO Award for “Clear Thinking”

Reporting to the CEO/Founder of the company, a supplier and re-manufacturer of inkjet cartridges, which grew during my period of tenure from £6m to £23m of global revenues• Turned around the finance function which had suffered from broken processes and poor morale• Managed a team of 8 in all aspects of financial and management accounting, treasury, stock control, purchasing, warehouse management, statutory returns and financial system implementation (SAGE)• Substantially improved working capital through pro-active debtor analysis and engagement, sales contract renegotiation and improved stock control procedures• Introduced monthly reporting, budgeting and forecasting, debit noting and fixed-asset tracking• Developed scalable processes for stock coding, allocation of scarce stock to sales orders, system interface and tracking of empty cartridge stock, to replace previous systems which had failed under conditions of fast growth

Priced large customer-specific deals and generic pricing schemes• Successfully tendered for business from a global oil company totalling $30m annual global revenues• Designed multi-dimensional pricing models for various platform services, and scalable pricing formats for new IP-VPN products• Designed innovative new “Worldbeater” tariff for quick launch market share grab

Three year rotational finance leadership programme, resulting in a broad base of experience and responsibility• Built multiple-user applications for tracking of transfer pricing profit, forecasting and reporting • Streamlined processes for returns under the Department of Health's Pharmaceutical Pricing Regulation Scheme• Awards gained for marketing forecast model; efficiency of year-end rollover; demand planning system implementation; project team award for implementation of new call centre