West Byfleet, England, United Kingdom
Previously Director of Finance and Group Financial Controller of a FTSE 50 IT company with experience of being a CFO of a Company on the Main List of the London Stock Exchange together with significant senior finance and business management experience at 2 other FTSE 50 Companies: Reuters and Cable & Wireless. Have led all finance functions within a business with particular strengths in applying initiative, leading and implementing many practical solutions and strategies both in the finance function and other business areas within dynamic and fast changing environments. Experience of working with Private Equity firms, raising finance, making acquisitions and implementing tight financial controls. The Directorbank Group through a national survey in 2010 identified that I was one of 145 FDs nominated as outstanding by directors of Quoted Companies. Specialties: Information Technology Telecommunications Media Retail
Micro Focus International PLC June 09 to Present Micro Focus is an IT software company quoted on the LSE with market capitalisation of £900m and annual revenues in excess of $440m, from in excess of 24 countries. Group Financial Controller and Director of Finance (number 2 to the Group CFO) • Completed and integrated successfully 2 significant acquisitions (adding about more than 50% extra revenue and profits to the Group) and a further 4 smaller one together with the due diligence work. Involved commercially in the global business both from a review of the sales bids and contracts and as Finance Director of two of the three 3 regions. • Run all the global finance operations (including Commercial Finance, FP&A, Revenue Recognition, Financial Control and Procurement) with 70 staff • Between June 2010 and October 2010 whilst the company sought a new CFO, was handling all CFO responsibilities • Part of the process of reviewing quarterly the performance of all the group’s operations • Responsible for production of annual reports and interims as well as the quarterly IMS and presentation packs for Analyst presentations • Improved the quality of both management and statutory financial reporting and analysis to help the necessary transformation of the company • Implemented a new financial accounting system • Owner of the global annual budget cycle • Director of all trading businesses worldwide