Experience

Purus

• United Kingdom
• Maritime Transportation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Feb 2022 - Present

• • Jan 2021 - Feb 2022

  Focused on originating and managing portfolio investment opportunities of environmentally-advanced maritime assets with a goal of contributing to a material reduction in green-house gases, and other positive contributions to the oceans’ health.



GasLog Ltd.

• Greece
• Maritime Transportation
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Head of Corporate Finance & Strategic Development

  • Oct 2014 - Mar 2020

  Head of Corporate Finance & Strategic Development at GasLog Ltd (www.gaslogltd.com), a New York Listed international owner, operator and manager of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) carriers, with a fleet of 35 vessels and enterprise value of around $4bn. Took a lead role in capital raising activities, which secured circa $900m in equity capital and over $6 billion in new and replacement debt capital during my tenure, across debt, bond, preferred and common equity markets. Worked closely with the CFO and Treasurer to develop the capital strategy and acted as the primary contact for private capital. Took on the additional role of Head of Strategic Development in 2016, responsible for managing the delivery of GasLog’s annual 5-year Strategic Plan and for promoting corporate strategy and execution within the organization. Responsible for GasLog’s investment appraisal activities that helped to secure 12 long-term charters and GasLog’s entrance into the adjacent FSRU and FSU markets. Acted as project leader on several unconsummated corporate M&A transactions. Selected transactions whilst at GasLog include: - Modification & elimination of GLOP’s Incentive Distribution Rights (2018/19) - $115m Series B and $100m Series C GLOP Preferred (2018) - $143.75m GLOP Series A Preferred 8.675% & associated vessel dropdown (2017) - c. $52m GLOP Common Units issuance & associated vessel dropdown (2017) - c. $80m GLOP Common Units issuance & associated vessel dropdown (2016) - $1.05bn Legacy Facility mortgage debt refinancing (2016) - NOK 750m Bond Exchange (2016) - $575m Five Vessel mortgage debt refinancing (2016) - $230m Sale & Leaseback of Methane Julia Louise to Mitsui (2016) - $1.3bn Eight Newbuild Vessel ECA backed mortgage debt facility (2015) - $176m GLOP Common Units issuance and associated three vessel dropdown (2015) - $115m GLOG Series A Preferred 8.75% (2015) - $460m purchase of two TFDE LNG Carriers from BG Group (2014) Show less



Rothschild & Co

• France
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director

  • Jan 2006 - Sep 2014

  Director in the Energy and Power team at Rothschild (www.rothschildandco.com), providing a wide range of Corporate Finance and Financial Advisory experience in M&A, Equity Capital Markets and Debt Capital Markets. Global responsibility for the co-ordination of Rothschild activities in the Oilfield Services sector. Took day-to-day lead on a number of key projects, providing advice directly to clients, including the $5.4bn merger of Acergy and Subsea 7 (2011) and the $1bn debt facility amendment at Sevan Drilling (2013). Both projects involved taking a leading role in transaction negotiations, working closely with the CFO and CEO, and leading the project management of banks, accountants and legal advisers. Selected transactions whilst an advisor at Rothschild include: - Gulf Marine Services: advisor to Company & shareholders on London Stock Exchange IPO (2014) - Lamprell: US$181m debt refinancing (2013) - GasLog: Debut NOK500m 5-year floating rate bond & associated US$ hedging (2013) - GasLog: Covenant amendment to its US$1.45bn bank facilities (2013) - Sevan Drilling: US$1bn debt facility amendment and US$175m equity raise (2013) - Statoil: $1.5bn disposal of 54% holding in Statoil Fuel & Retail to Alimentation Couche-Tard (2012) - Acergy: $5.4bn combination with Subsea 7 (2011) - Acergy: $1bn 5-year multicurrency revolving credit and guarantee facility (2010) - Statoil: $920m IPO of Statoil Fuel & Retail (2010) - Hellenic Petroleum: €359m acquisition of BP’s ground fuels marketing business in Greece (2009) - Venture Production: defence against £1.3bn hostile takeover approach from Centrica plc (2009) - Rio Tinto: defence against $140bn hostile takeover approach from BHP Billiton (2008) - John Lewis Pension Trustees: £128m transfer of stake in Ocado to the pension fund (2008) - Royal Mail: £5bn UK Government funding package (2007) - Royal Mail: Creation of the UK’s largest all employee incentive scheme (2007) Show less



PwC

• Professional Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assurance and Business Advisory Services

  • Sep 2002 - Jan 2006

  Auditor within the Insurance & Investment Management division of PwC London. Experience of financial controls, financial statements and risk management across large, mid and small cap companies. Fully qualified ACA chartered accountant (ICAEW), with first time exam passes. Auditor within the Insurance & Investment Management division of PwC London. Experience of financial controls, financial statements and risk management across large, mid and small cap companies. Fully qualified ACA chartered accountant (ICAEW), with first time exam passes.