Tom Prentice Email & Phone Number

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

• Finance Director of KidsCo Limited, an international children's television channel for children aged 6-10. KidsCo is a joint venture owned by NBCUniversal and Corus Entertainment,distributed to satellite, cable and.
• Secured a 50% bottom line improvement in 18 months through cost reduction and streamlining of the business. Co-managed a shift of all programming and technical operations from UK to Canada, removing suppliers and.
• Led a successful financial integration with NBC Universal (post their 2012 acquisition to become majority shareholder). Migrated from Great Plains to SAP accounting system. Transferred the Accounts Payable and Accounts.
• Negotiated improved shareholder service agreements with NBC Universal and Corus Entertainment, expanding the shareholder mandate to encourage ‘buy-in’ to the venture and to enable KidsCo to benefit from blue chip.
• Sourced additional shareholder funding in 2009/2010 to enable expansion of the business into Western Europe. Negotiated further funding in 2012 for KidsCo re-launch and re-brand, then partnered with marketing and.
• Led finance team of qualified / part-qualified staff (Finance Controller, Management Accountant, AR/AP), reported to MD. Personally responsible for all Financial Planning and Analysis, but also directing the management.

London, United Kingdom

• Financial Planning and Analysis Manager at Unibet, a global online gaming business.Achievements / Responsibilities:
• As head of Global Financial Planning and Analysis, enabled a 50% increase in revenue and 75% increase in EBITDA in 2008. Led key initiative to assess ‘in territory’ local licensing (vs central EU licensing) and.
• Business Partner to all Product and Regional MDs, analysing growth opportunities and return on marketing investment. Supported successful launch into new Eastern Europe markets. Set up Joint Venture in Greece with.
• Supported CFO in analysis for quarterly plc investor presentations. Initiated detailed monthly KPI reporting pack for board/shareholder insight. Owner of Budget and Long Range Plan process, working with over 20.
• Led finance team of qualified / part-qualified staff (FP&A Senior Exec, FP&A Junior exec), reported to CFO.

London, United Kingdom

• Corporate Finance Manager at Sparrowhawk Media, a private equity backed TV channels & distribution company. Backed by 3i and Providence Equity Partners, assets included Hallmark TV channels, Movies 24 & Diva TV.
• Finance lead on launch of new linear TV channels (Movies 24, Diva) onto Sky and Virgin Media platforms in the UK, and later internationally. Also responsible for maximising the advertising and sponsorship returns of.
• Led process to consolidate advertising agency representation for all UK channels (Hallmark, Hallmark +1, Movies 24, Movies 24 +1, Diva) ultimately agreeing terms with Sky Media at a ratecard improvement of over 25%. In.
• Owner of Budget and Long Range Plan process, and commercial lead of finance department providing analysis/recommendations to board and shareholders on all potential M&A and new sales lines, including Mobile app ‘Txt.
• Co-managed due diligence process of $370m sale of Sparrowhawk to NBC Universal, representing an IRR to investors of over 30%.
• Managed qualified Corporate Finance exec, reported to CFO.

London, United Kingdom

• Finance Manager at Walt Disney Television International Equity VenturesAchievements / Responsibilities:
• Responsible for Disney owned stakes in 3rd party ventures (GMTV, HBO Central Europe, RTL2, Super RTL, IPS Multicanal), assessing growth opportunities and strategic direction proposed by management. Oversaw EBITDA.
• Finance lead on profitable sales of stakes in GMTV and IPS Multicanal (Iberia).
• Strategic planning/analysis for Disney TV international, including all non-US TV channel M&A.
• Managed qualified Senior Finance exec, reported to Head of Business Development.

London, United Kingdom

• ACA qualified accountant in Deloitte Corporate Finance
• Rotation through Advisory, Due Diligence, Valuations, Modelling departments
• Advisory deals included: Lastminute.com acquisition of Holiday Autos, Degussa AG disposal of subsidiaries Stollberg/SKW Stahl-Technik
• Due Diligence deals included: Cannons Group sale to Royal Bank Private Equity
• Financial modelling included: operational model for BNFL (British Nuclear Fuels)