Stephen Heaps Email & Phone Number

Portland, England, GB

Flexible Finance Director & CFO servicesPart-time, Interim or Ad hoc projects

• Sportswear manufacturer supplying the military under contract and consumer retail
• Sourced loan finance from Advantage West Midlands.
• Raised venture capital investment with full due diligence and a follow on investment.
• Managed the build and launch of a new ecommerce website and associated web analysis.
• Moved banking facilities and established factoring and trade finance in UK and US.
• Managed all relationships with banks, finance companies and investors.

Farnham, Surrey, GB

• Researched and then advised on the VAT status of Independent research providers.
• Managed application for FCA change of regulatory permissions, adding Fund Management.
• Researched and advised on domicile & structure of a new collective investment scheme.
• Managed application to the Irish Central Bank for an investment management licence.
• Sourced providers and established/launched a new Irish UCITS fund.
• Helped market fund to private and institutional investors.

Southwater, West Sussex, GB

London, England, GB

We are a sales company working with consumer brands to help them grow their sales on Amazon, launch their brand on global marketplaces and get their products listed with retailers. AMAZON – we successfully manage over £100 million in Amazon sales.A huge part of our business is working with brands that already sell on Amazon but don't have the time, skills.

Rapid Transformational Therapy® (RTT®) harnesses the most powerful potential on the planet – the mind.Based on neuroscience, RTT® is a pioneering therapy that offers fast, effective results by combining the most beneficial principles of hypnotherapy, psychotherapy, NLP, and CBT. Renowned therapist Marisa Peer is the creator of this award-winning method.

Stewartby, England, GB

Enabling Vets with Digital services

Tech start-up focussed on managing your digital ID

London, England, GB

• AIM listed technology business with operations in the UK, USA, China and the Middle East
• Member of the Senior management team alongside the General Counsel and reporting to CEO
• Simplified operational structure by integrating two UK businesses into its US Division
• Simplified management reporting across the group for management and board meetings.
• Re-worked the investment story and marketed to investors at every opportunity
• £1.7m placing in 2017, £550k strategic investor in 2018 and £330k open offer in 2018

Reading, England, GB

• Working directly for a new CEO, project managing an enterprise wide Strategic Review.
• Attendance at weekly Senior Management Team meetings
• Production of Board papers and attendance at Board meetings
• Project management of multiple sub projects resulting from main review
• Liaison with Make A Wish Australia, Make A Netherlands and Make A Wish International
• Worked closely with external consultants: OC&C and also Therein (digital consultancy)

Start-up formed to launch an innovative range of skin care products. Joined at inception and handled the set-up process; Companies House, HMRC, Banking etc Filed all statutory accounts and VAT returns In partnership with the CEO, established key supplier relationships – chemist, warehouse, packaging

Zurich, CH

• Analyst/ Fund manager within the European Small and Mid-cap team.
• Co-managed UBS’s pan-European Mid-Cap portfolio.

Zurich, CH

• Managed 3 concentrated Eurozone model portfolios; 30 stocks, 20 stocks, 10 stocks.
• EUR700m of discretionary private client funds invested in-line with these models.
• 12mth return to Sept 06. +19.9%. Ahead of MSCI and S&P Indices and all UBS peers.
• Same 12mth return (adjusted to include fee) ranked 8th from 74 in Lipper peer group.

Zurich, Zürich, CH

• Buy-side analyst with responsibility for the Global Telecom Services Sector.
• 2004 performance of “Buys” 1929bp ahead of MSCI in USA, 347bp ahead in Europe.
• Instigated a global “Research best ideas” model portfolio.

New York, NY, US

• Head of the European Incumbent sub-sector team, managing four junior analysts.
• Coverage of BT, DT, FT, TEF, TI, PT, TLD, KPN, TA, SWCM and TNOR.
• Lead Analyst for Telenor, Telekom Austria & Portugal Telecom public offers in 2000.
• Co-lead analyst for Eircom, Portugal Telecom & Deutsche Telecom public offers in 1999.
• Extensive marketing globally, both deal and non-deal, throughout 2001 and 2002.

US

• Six month contract to write research on the Mercosur telecommunications sector.
• Closely followed the Telebras break-up and privatisation.
• Responsible for training and directing the existing three analysts in the office.

• Developed NatWest's Equity Research presence in The Philippines
• Opened the Manila office and recruited a team of four analysts plus support staff.
• Responsible for all research, but personally published on Telecom and Conglomerates.
• Major role was developing the other analysts and team published over 20 reports in ‘97.
• Supported sales teams in London, HK, Singapore and New York, with marketing trips.

• Schroder Investment Management’s (SIM) first analyst ‘on the ground’ in Bangkok.
• Provided internal research for SIM fund managers in HK, Singapore, London and NY.
• Wrote business plan and helped negotiate a local investment management JV, NSAM.
• Identified and helped to recruit NSAM’s CEO and other key staff.
• NSAM eventually purchased by Aberdeen Asset Management

London, Greater London, GB

• Responsible for coverage of the UK Telecoms, Electronics and Software sectors.
• Wrote internal research and presented recommendations to the stock selection teams.
• Small stock selection committee secretary and worked with the asset allocation team.

London, Greater London, GB

• Responsible for SCMI’s investment performance measurement and consultant liaison.
• Investment analyst working on the European team.
• Followed the Spanish market with regular trips to Madrid for company management visits.
• Responsible for the construction of a Europe-wide quantitative valuation model.

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