Nick Ratcliffe

Chief Financial Officer

London, England, United Kingdom

About

A Cambridge educated chartered accountant providing astute business thinking within the media industry. Key Skills include; • Direction of the company’s strategy • Integration of acquired companies • Restructure of non-core businesses • Management of diverse global finance teams • Implementation of new systems, both financial and non-financial • Review of business practice • International acquisition, disposal and joint venture negotiations • Due diligence of acquisitions and joint ventures • Sound commercial advice • Budgeting and forecasting • Cost control

Experience

  • DMGT (On-site)
    • Chief Financial Officer
      May 2026 - Present · 2 mos

      Chief Financial Officer and Executive Board Director at DMGT/RCHL

    • Group Finance Director
      Jun 2025 - May 2026 · 1 yr

  • dmg events (London, United Kingdom)
    • Group CFO
      Apr 2015 - Jun 2025 · 10 yrs 3 mos

      Group CFO of international events company. dmg events was founded in 1989 and now manages over 80 events in up to 25 countries each year. It is currently active in North America, the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia, employing over 300 staff. dmg events is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Daily Mail and General Trust plc, one of the largest media companies in the United Kingdom.

    • CFO
      Jan 2009 - Jun 2025 · 16 yrs 6 mos

      CFO of international exhibition company organising global exhibitions and conferences within the energy industry. Offices in USA, Canada and Singapore

  • dmg world media (Redhill, United Kingdom)
    • SVP Finance
      Jan 2006 - Jan 2009 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    • Finance Director- Business Media
      Jan 2001 - Jan 2006 · 5 yrs 1 mo

  • Financial Controller at California Gift Show
    Jan 1999 - Jan 2001 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Auditor at Arthur Andersen
    1994 - 1997 · 3 yrs