Current focus is renewable energy including solar and wind. Seasoned professional with extensive international experience in Central & Eastern Europe. Known for successfully closing multi-million pound projects, using expert negotiation skills. Expert at increasing business profitability by focussing on cost cutting measures, in conjunction with implementing ideas to increase business profitability from existing and new clients. Extensive experience of financially closing private and public sector deals.A hands on leader, with a customer-centric attitude, who believes growing a business in challenging economic climate requires: Focusing on the purpose of the business, which is to create sustainable customer relationships Provide consistent, clear and concise messages and empower leaders and employees to succeed Creating nimble plans and executing incremental strategies that meet customers' desiresSkills and ExpertiseChange Management, Mergers & Acquisition, Revenue Generation, Due Diligence, Business Partnering, Project Finance, Complex Financial Modelling, Raising Debt and Equity Funds, Business Integration, Trade Financing, Treasury Functions, Business Turnarounds, Regulatory Reporting, PFI/PPP, Efficiency Reviews, Transfer of Skills & Knowhow, Review of Business Ideas and Internal Control and Risk Advisory