Alasdair Spurr
Finance Director at BUCCANEER MEDIA LIMITED- Claim this Profile
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John Nolan
I would highly recommend Alasdair, he is a strong finance professional who is used to working in fast changing environments, with considerable experience in the digital area. He is a great people person, at ease managing and motivating a team with the able to work effectively with all levels of seniority. He is diligent with attention to detail but able to focus on the bigger picture and can be relied upon to deliver results.
William Rowe
Alasdair was a key member of my team, he added significant value managing the changes that we faced as our digital business grew across Europe. He fast became a digital expert and has great knowledge of all aspects of the digital space and market. He delivered successfully a number of complex change projects, system implementations and process setups, all with an eye on the future and what was best for the company globally. He grasps concepts and key issues very quickly, has strong commercial sense, isn't afraid to challenge convention and solves problems in a practical way. He is bright, self-motivated, very hard working and is a real pleasure to work with. I would 100% recommend Alasdair.
John Nolan
I would highly recommend Alasdair, he is a strong finance professional who is used to working in fast changing environments, with considerable experience in the digital area. He is a great people person, at ease managing and motivating a team with the able to work effectively with all levels of seniority. He is diligent with attention to detail but able to focus on the bigger picture and can be relied upon to deliver results.
William Rowe
Alasdair was a key member of my team, he added significant value managing the changes that we faced as our digital business grew across Europe. He fast became a digital expert and has great knowledge of all aspects of the digital space and market. He delivered successfully a number of complex change projects, system implementations and process setups, all with an eye on the future and what was best for the company globally. He grasps concepts and key issues very quickly, has strong commercial sense, isn't afraid to challenge convention and solves problems in a practical way. He is bright, self-motivated, very hard working and is a real pleasure to work with. I would 100% recommend Alasdair.
John Nolan
I would highly recommend Alasdair, he is a strong finance professional who is used to working in fast changing environments, with considerable experience in the digital area. He is a great people person, at ease managing and motivating a team with the able to work effectively with all levels of seniority. He is diligent with attention to detail but able to focus on the bigger picture and can be relied upon to deliver results.
William Rowe
Alasdair was a key member of my team, he added significant value managing the changes that we faced as our digital business grew across Europe. He fast became a digital expert and has great knowledge of all aspects of the digital space and market. He delivered successfully a number of complex change projects, system implementations and process setups, all with an eye on the future and what was best for the company globally. He grasps concepts and key issues very quickly, has strong commercial sense, isn't afraid to challenge convention and solves problems in a practical way. He is bright, self-motivated, very hard working and is a real pleasure to work with. I would 100% recommend Alasdair.
John Nolan
I would highly recommend Alasdair, he is a strong finance professional who is used to working in fast changing environments, with considerable experience in the digital area. He is a great people person, at ease managing and motivating a team with the able to work effectively with all levels of seniority. He is diligent with attention to detail but able to focus on the bigger picture and can be relied upon to deliver results.
William Rowe
Alasdair was a key member of my team, he added significant value managing the changes that we faced as our digital business grew across Europe. He fast became a digital expert and has great knowledge of all aspects of the digital space and market. He delivered successfully a number of complex change projects, system implementations and process setups, all with an eye on the future and what was best for the company globally. He grasps concepts and key issues very quickly, has strong commercial sense, isn't afraid to challenge convention and solves problems in a practical way. He is bright, self-motivated, very hard working and is a real pleasure to work with. I would 100% recommend Alasdair.
Experience
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Buccaneer Media
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United Kingdom
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Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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1 - 100 Employee
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Finance Director
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Apr 2023 - Present
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AMC Networks
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United States
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Entertainment Providers
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700 & Above Employee
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Finance Director, UK & International
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Oct 2018 - Mar 2023
• Finance Director to Production and Distribution business in UK and Australia for the SVOD Group • Growing the UK Production business, delivering content to the Acorn TV SVOD platform • Performing all Programming Finance and Business Affairs, developing and negotiating production agreements • Assisting with strategic planning and roll out of Acorn TV globally • Integrated and standardised the International RLJE business into AMC systems network • Finance Director to Production and Distribution business in UK and Australia for the SVOD Group • Growing the UK Production business, delivering content to the Acorn TV SVOD platform • Performing all Programming Finance and Business Affairs, developing and negotiating production agreements • Assisting with strategic planning and roll out of Acorn TV globally • Integrated and standardised the International RLJE business into AMC systems network
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RLJ Entertainment, Inc.
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United States
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Entertainment
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1 - 100 Employee
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Finance Director, Acorn Media International
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Jul 2015 - Oct 2018
• Finance Director to the Acorn businesses in UK • Set up and grew new production company to annual spend of £50m • Pivoted the distribution company to an all-rights digital focused business., selling worldwide rights • Managed tight cashflow, closed down and repositioned unprofitable divisions • Assisted US parent company with refinancing until company ultimately sold to AMC Networks • Finance Director to the Acorn businesses in UK • Set up and grew new production company to annual spend of £50m • Pivoted the distribution company to an all-rights digital focused business., selling worldwide rights • Managed tight cashflow, closed down and repositioned unprofitable divisions • Assisted US parent company with refinancing until company ultimately sold to AMC Networks
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AGATHA CHRISTIE LIMITED
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United Kingdom
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Consumer Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Finance Director
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Apr 2014 - Jul 2015
• Full Finance Director responsibility, including Financial Reporting, FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, royalties, tax, treasury and company secretarial • Full Finance Director responsibility, including Financial Reporting, FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, royalties, tax, treasury and company secretarial
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Property Development
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Apr 2013 - Apr 2014
• Project managed house renovation and extension and cycled across the US • Project managed house renovation and extension and cycled across the US
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Sony Music Entertainment
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United States
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Musicians
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Director, Finance - Global Digital Business
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Oct 2011 - Apr 2013
• Divisional Finance Director, responsible for Global FP&A on worldwide digital revenues of £750m• Acting as business partner, involved in strategic direction, performed financial modelling, deal appraisal• Outsourcing Global Digital Process Lead as part of a company-wide outsourcing project, managing all transitions to offshore resource
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Director, Digital & D2C Finance
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Jun 2009 - Oct 2011
• Divisional Finance Director for Digital and D2C businesses, responsible for EMEA revenues of £250m• Managing change and the integration of new products and business models.• Responsibilities included management reporting, financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting and ownership of central digital deals
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Director, European Digital Income Systems
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Jun 2006 - Jun 2009
• Business owner of EMEA systems and processes to manage all digital sales processing, accounting, reporting and royalties. A new industry activity involving system and process design, build and rollout• Ownership of a regional backlog project to process and pay £25m of digital royalties
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Internal Audit Supervisor
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Dec 2003 - Jun 2006
• Performing financial and operational audits of Sony Music affiliates worldwide, identifying risks, control weaknesses and opportunities and performing SOX work.
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EY
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United Kingdom
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Qualified Executive
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Oct 1999 - Dec 2003
• External Audit and Assurance, specialising in Technology and Entertainment Industries, clients included, EMI, Warner Music, International Tennis Federation, ntl and Capita • External Audit and Assurance, specialising in Technology and Entertainment Industries, clients included, EMI, Warner Music, International Tennis Federation, ntl and Capita
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Education
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1995 - 1998
University of Bristol
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Ecomonics with Statistics -
1988 - 1995
St Albans School
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