Pete Madden

Financial Controller | Loxam – Powered Access Division | Dubai

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

About

Financial Controller at Rapid Access (Powered Access Division), Loxam Group in Dubai, with prior experience at Diageo and LSEG. Chartered Accountant (ACA) at EY with additional qualifications (QFA, EFA) and a BSc in Finance from University College Cork. Outside of work Former President and Treasurer of the London Communicators Club (Toastmasters International), where I was an active member for over four years, and previously Assistant Treasurer of the George Bernard Shaw Society in London. I enjoy staying active, marathon runner (Stockholm 2022 finisher), golf, and volleyball, and I previously played touch rugby with the London Vipers for four seasons. I’m also passionate about the outdoors and travel, having completed the Camino de Santiago in 2024, and I’ve visited six of the seven Wonders of the World with the Great Wall of China next on the list.

Experience

  • Financial Controller at Loxam Powered Access Division
    Feb 2026 - Present · 5 mos

  • Global Audit & Risk Manager at Diageo
    Jun 2023 - Feb 2026 · 2 yrs 9 mos

  • Area Controller at LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group)
    Dec 2022 - Jun 2023 · 7 mos

  • Senior Global Accountant at South Pole
    Dec 2021 - Dec 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • EY (4 yrs 3 mos)
    • Audit Senior
      Oct 2019 - Nov 2021 · 2 yrs 2 mos

      First‑time passes in all CAP2 exams (Aug 2018) and all FAE exams (Oct 2019)

    • Audit Associate
      Sep 2017 - Oct 2019 · 2 yrs 2 mos