Founder & CEO

• Jan 2019 - Present

EVMI provides fully managed solutions for: 1) Zero-emissions First and Last Mile urban deliveries with the Go-anywhere Zero - e-cargo scooter 2) Zero-footprint, non-invasive Electric Vehicle charging with the Go-anywhere EV Charge Point scooter Supporting accelerated #energytransition in urban transport and the Last mile. Urban deliveries are MORE CHALLENGING THAN EVER BEFORE and Its time we delivered a FASTER, GREENER AND MORE COST-EFFECTIVE solution for our future with the Go-anywhere Zero and the Go-anywhere EV Charger Show less

Founder & CEO

• Dec 2019 - Present

E(lectric) V(ehicles) I(nfrastructure) A(ccelerator) has been formed to support early and increased adoption of Electric Vehicles, both private and fleet/commercial, to help towards reduced emissions from #roadtransport. The impact of poor air quality on community health, particularly in congested urban environments and "Last Mile" logistics, DEMANDS ACTION. Road Transport is undeniably also a major contributor to Carbon output and Climate Change - representing a CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER - for current and future generations. Show less

Capital Raising Specialist & Experienced CFO/COO

• Jun 2016 - Present

Passionate about raising capital for New Technology, Cleantech, Green Energy start-ups and early-stage ventures. Successful track record both for multi-round PE funding from day-one startup (as founder CFO) through to £100M IPO on AIM and most recently for raising CHF50M for re-structuring (as CFO within a team recruited for Company Turnaround). Start-up / Seed Capital - First impressions matter and I can help you to avoid the common pitfalls and to present a fully investible proposition to the right investor audience. Early-stage Funding - I can help you to be "on message" with existing and new investors as you seek further working capital to scale your business. Change required? - I have extensive operational experience in high change environments, M & A and investor-backed interim roles. Show less

Non Executive Director

• Oct 2018 - Aug 2022

Interim Part-time CFO

• Nov 2017 - Dec 2019

IntelicoOne is a unique open control and command platform which delivers entirely new levels of centralisation, awareness and control of actionable information from multiple sources. A browser-based custom user-interface, combining cloud based and local network information, that sits above existing systems, devices (Internet of Things) and software to centralise and integrate technology and information flows that businesses rely on daily. Highly configurable and providing real-time alerts and actionable information from multiple sources through a single, browser-based, user dashboard. The IntelicoOne platform is used in conjunction with: • Accuplate - Intelico’s proprietary, hardware agnostic, ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) with intelligent video analytics • SmartHub (in development) A fully self-contained module with cross network always-on mobile connectivity to provide secure, IP device awareness, connectability and control for mission critical sensitive environments • SmartTag (in development) A low-cost alert and response device with permanent mobile connectivity (eg for Offender Monitoring) User experience and benefits: • Simple web-based user interface, • Higher service levels and rapid response, • Substantial increased productivity, • Reduced running and upgrade costs • Real-time monitoring of security weaknesses • Event awareness and Alert resolution Show less

Consultant

• Jan 2018 - Jan 2019

Working on a new project within the Electric Vehicles space Working on a new project within the Electric Vehicles space

Interim CFO

• Mar 2017 - Oct 2017

Zapinamo has recently won the contract to install 20+ Electric Vehicle Rapid charge points in the Authorised Vehicle Area (AVA) car park for Private Hire Vehicles (taxis) at Heathrow Airport. Zapinamo EV Rapid Chargers use stored energy to overcome limitations of the grid - thus they can provide a simultaneous Rapid Charge to 20+ EV's in one location without the need to upgrade the grid supply. Ample Power for EV rapid charging in the right place at the right time....... Without digging up the concrete! Show less

Chief Financial Officer

• Jul 2013 - Feb 2016

CFO – Leclanché SA, listed on SIX, Lithium Ion Battery Solutions, Switzerland Key achievements during my two and a half years at Leclanché include: ➢ Rescue finance of CHF17million secured in Aug 2013 as a convertible loan from Precept (Australian technology fund) + negotiated/facilitated transfer of this investment to new lead investor ➢ Managed change caused by the early departure of my CEO & deputy CEO in May 2014, fronted negotiations to diversify the company’s capital base and worked with replacement CEO to bring further CHF26million of new equity over the following one and a half years ➢ Secured CHF4million of Swiss Export working capital support for the company’s 1st major storage project in 2015, bringing total funding for re-structuring and the new growth plan to CHF47M ➢ Implementation of considerably enhanced key performance reporting and budgeting processes throughout an extended period of tight liquidity necessitating strict working capital management ➢ Concluded two M&A transactions to extend Leclanché value-chain – an all-shares deal to purchase a Benelux company active in lithium-ion technology & solutions and a shares/cash acquisition of BESS modules & energy manager IP, whilst preserving group liquidity ➢ Conception/implementation of an industry-first “protected-cell” insurance scheme to cover a 10-20 year extended warranty of product performance in respect of Lithium-ion Titanate Battery Energy Storage Systems (“BESS”) Show less

Independent Consultant

• 2008 - 2013

Independent Consultant - Self Employed, various projects From the beginning of 2008 until mid-2013, I worked successfully on a variety of small personal internet-based projects and provided consultancy to start-up or early-stage opportunities in telecoms services, website design and implementation and App Development, in the process acquiring advanced skills in Search Engine Optimisation (“SEO”) and Social Media Marketing ("SMM"). Independent Consultant - Self Employed, various projects From the beginning of 2008 until mid-2013, I worked successfully on a variety of small personal internet-based projects and provided consultancy to start-up or early-stage opportunities in telecoms services, website design and implementation and App Development, in the process acquiring advanced skills in Search Engine Optimisation (“SEO”) and Social Media Marketing ("SMM").

CEO

• 2004 - 2007

CEO - HomeDeq Ltd - contemporary lighting supplier to retailers Top three achievements: ➢ The first season (circa £1M of a new contemporary lighting product range) was successfully produced in China and supplied to M&S ➢ Secured contract with Sir Terence Conran (an icon in the UK design world) to produce and distribute a new range of designer lighting in the UK and certain European territories. The range was successfully launched in John Lewis stores in the UK and several designer furniture stores in Denmark ➢ FLY, a large European multiple retailer, signed for a range of 15 lighting products of Home-Deq’s portfolio throughout France and Switzerland. The onset of recession caused all our large retail customers to severely scale back orders and to further challenge supplier pricing, forcing a CVA towards the end of 2007. Show less

Interim Finance Director then Finance Director

• 2002 - 2004

Interim Directors Ltd / Simply Internet Ltd, I made a minority investment and provided advice to help start Interim Directors Ltd in April 2002. With the company successfully established but an immature portfolio of Finance candidates on our books, I agreed to offer myself as candidate for an urgent 3-6 month interim assignment to a venture capital backed chain of 40 internet cafes in the UK and Spain. Simply Internet Ltd:Interim FD (4 months) then 11 months as Finance Director Following the summary dismissal of the previous discredited executive team, the VC backer, Smedvig Capital, mandated rapid imposition of financial control & restructuring. My full-time involvement was requested(hence the further period acting as Finance Director and the sale of my interest in Interim Directors). Smedvig also provided strong written testimony for my implementation of financial control and change management to support their objectives. Top three achievements: ➢ Re-staffed finance department and implemented timely KPI reporting ➢ Identified and eliminated onerous or inappropriate trading practices ➢ Expedited the closure of the two internet cafes in Spain and several of the worst performing sites within the UK Show less

Finance Director

• 1994 - 2001

Finance Director, Patientline Plc, NHS bedside TV/phone/internet services I was part of a three-man start-up team (CEO/CFO/CTO) to design/build/install and operate a ground-breaking smart TV/telephone system at bedside in NHS hospitals. Top three achievements in the start-up/early-stage period: ➢ Raised £2M of start-up capital (from 3i and Bahrain International Bank) for manufacture/installation of the Patientline bedside TV/telephone at the first three NHS hospitals, followed by £6.3M of expansion capital from Mercury Asset Management in 1996, together with upgraded senior debt, to install a further seven hospitals and to design/manufacture a fully digital Terminal-2 ➢ Designed/implemented a real-time information systems to track usage of system, monitor KPI’s and optimize bedside marketing of services ➢ Implemented the UK’s first premium-rate service for friends/relatives to call patients direct at bedside (ultimately becoming one of the largest providers of premium rate telephony services in the UK) and subsequent grant of Annex II telecom operator status by OFTEL Despite a very difficult market environment following the “dotcom bubble”, Patientline achieved a successful IPO on AIM (at £100M market capitalization) in March 2001, and with the share price rising a further 20% above float price by the end of 2001. Top three achievements during the pre/post-IPO period: ➢ Installation of a further 15 hospitals and acquisition/upgrade of a further 72 hospital TV rental contracts in the UK & 30 in Holland ➢ Award of Annex II telecom operator status by OFTEL ➢ Award of a full Patient-Power licence by the NHS (one of only three successful applicants) as an “approved supplier” for bedside IT services to NHS Trusts Show less

Finance Director

• 1992 - 1994

Finance Director, Petworld Superstores Ltd (subsidiary of Lawrence PLC), UK Appointed as Finance Director to attract funds for expanding from the 1st concept pet livestock/products/services superstore through to a planned chain of 8 pet superstores. Top three achievements: ➢ Substantially improved financial & inventory control and KPI reporting ➢ Installed new EPOS in the 1st two stores (previous system inadequate) ➢ Re-oriented strategy towards de-merger from Lawrence Plc and “bolt-together” with a compatible retail partner (achieved shortly after I left, with the sale of a “store-in-store” concept to the Focus DIY superstores group) Show less

Managing Director

• 1987 - 1991

Financial Consultant, P C Communications Ltd – Financial Advisor From mid-87 to mid-88, involved in negotiations to sell P C Communications Ltd to Alphameric Plc for an earn-out price of £4M, advising the directors/owners throughout a 12-month period pre-sale and during the earn-out. Managing Director, Bayfleet Holdings Ltd (family owned Electrical Wholesaler) I started as Finance Director of Bayfleet Holdings Ltd in February 1988, with a brief to generate sustained growth. Top three achievements: ➢ Turnover increased by a factor of nearly 5, from £1.2M to £6.2M in 3 years, and with branches rising from 3 to 13, through new openings and acquisition ➢ In November 1988, purchase of East Midlands Supplies (Electrical) Ltd, a company approximately twice Bayfleet’s size, for cash ➢ Funding raised from a combination of venture capital and new bank facilities The MD died the day after the acquisition of EMS and I stepped into that role. The company then faced historic highs in bank base rates and severe recession in the building sector, which led ultimately to the appointment of a receiver in August 1991 Show less

Group Financial Controller

• 1985 - 1987

A A A Industries Ltd - Group FC & FD of trading subsidiaries AAA Industries, a recent management buy-out, was a private industrial group with turnover of £11M. I joined as financial controller in July 1985 and was appointed Finance Director of both trading companies, Airoil-Flaregas (a combustion engineering group with 4 European subsidiaries) and Agil holdings (a chemical processing company) in 1986. During 1987 I was a key contributor in successful negotiations to sell Airoil-Flaregas to the Paragon Group for £4.5M Show less

Assistant Audit Manager

• 1980 - 1985

Audit work/investigations covered major UK & international clients in manufacturing/retail/service sectors, including assignments in Sudan & France Audit work/investigations covered major UK & international clients in manufacturing/retail/service sectors, including assignments in Sudan & France