Stuart Millman Email & Phone Number

London, England, Gb

London, England, Gb

Sitting on the leadership team of Cognita Asia (13 schools in five countries, c. 14,000 pupils, c. 2,600 FTE and Revenue of c. £210m), responsible for all financial, legal, property and M&A activities in the regionDrove the commercial and financial performance of the region doubling revenue and EBITDA over the last five years by leading a number of initiatives including:o Three acquisitions including the Groups first school in India o Sale & leaseback of the land & building in Hong Kong o Partnership with Brighton College to open a new school in Singapore in 2021Part of the Cognita management team that supported the sale of Cognita in 2018 (for c. £2bn) and was retained as part of the post-acquisition management teamImplementation of robust treasury management in the region including tax efficient cash extraction mechanisms from Vietnam, Thailand and India to the UKDeveloped the business case for three new greenfield projects in Vietnam and India. Overseeing the delivery of all three projectsAutomation and simplification of finance process which halved the monthly reporting timelines and improved the accuracy of the external audit and reporting. Led the implementation of NetSuite across all schools in Asia

Windsor, England, Gb

Sitting on the leadership team of British Gas Customer Operations (c. 12,500 FTE, Operating Costs c. £600m) responsible for:o Front and back office activities for Residential and SME customerso Sales channels (c. 85% of British Gas sales) and digital operations o Residential and Business debt management and cash collectiono Customer journeys, compliance and complaintsDeveloped the strategy and then implemented c. £40m of cost savings through operational efficiencies and a drive to customer self service

Windsor, England, Gb

Sitting on the leadership team of BGEE (c. 5,000FTE) responsible for delivering:o Energy Company Obligation (ECO) between 2013-17 (£1.3bn programme)o National roll out of Smart Meters by 2020 (£1.4bn programme)o P&L delivery of three acquired businesses (c. £250m revenue, £7m op profit)Played an integral part in negotiations with Government resulting in a change in the rules to ECO saving British Gas c. £300m p.a. and a 3% energy bill reduction Developed the business case and led the Programme Management Office (PMO) team responsible for the closure of the Loft & Cavity insulation division, reducing headcount by c. 450FTE and generating cost savings of c. £20m p.a.Drove the identification of c. £75m of operational savings in the delivery of the Smart Metering programme between 2016 and 2020 Led and developed a team of c. 100 finance and compliance professionals

Windsor, England, Gb

Responsible for all executive reporting across British Gas and to the Centrica Executive Committee and Board, working closely with Business Unit FD’s and MD’s to deliver clear, concise and insightful information across the GroupWorked alongside the Centrica Investor Relations team to communicate the British Gas strategy, vision and financial expectations to City analysts Implemented improvements to internal controls and reconciliation process, including the successful offshoring of a number of core financial processes to India

Windsor, England, Gb

Business partner for marketing, online, pricing and propositions responsible for financial planning, reporting and analysis of operating expenditure of c. £100mFinance lead for the customer loyalty (Nectar) partnership with British Gas. Created the business case ensuring sign off by senior stakeholders across the business and supported the commercial negotiations with Nectar

London, Gb

Qualified as a chartered accountant involved in audit assignments of listed and non-listed companies across various industries including IT, retail and travelResponsible for the planning, detailed testing of clients internal control procedures and the completion of the onsite audit work together with the reporting of issues to both audit partners and senior members of the clients management and boardAudited under UK GAAP and IFRS, and reported to several regulatory bodies including the FSA (Financial Service Authority), ARLA (Association of Retail Lettings Agents) and ABTA (Association of British Travel Agents)

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