Experience

Bunzl plc

• United Kingdom
• Wholesale
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Head of Internal Controls

  • Dec 2021 - Present



Millicom (Tigo)

• Luxembourg
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• VP Group Head of Business Controls and SOX

  • Mar 2015 - May 2021

  - Owner of the Group internal control framework and SOX programme reporting to the CFO; member of the Senior Leadership Team - Established a new Group-wide internal control and governance function focussed on improving the effectiveness and efficiency of internal controls, both financial and non-financial - Designed and implemented a SOX internal control framework to operations together with Group/HQ processes, IT and Finance Shared Service environments following Millicom’s NASDAQ listing in January 2019 - Regular reporting to the Group Audit and Executive Committee on the SOX programme, internal controls and fraud risk management - Experienced business partner supporting internal control and risk management for IT/digital transformations, corporate restructures/relocations, acquisitions and disposals - Led the selection, design and roll out of an enterprise-wide GRC platform (Riskonnect) for Internal Controls, SOX, Risk Management and Internal Audit - Extensive experience of working with outsource and co-source partners - Director and Audit Committee member for Group subsidiaries Millicom (NASDAQ U.S.: TIGO, Nasdaq Stockholm: TIGO_SDB) is a leading provider of cable and mobile services dedicated to emerging markets in Latin America and Africa. Millicom sets the pace when it comes to providing high-speed broadband and innovation around The Digital Lifestyle® services through its principal brand, TIGO. As of December 31, 2019, Millicom operating subsidiaries and joint ventures employed more than 22,000 people and provided mobile services to approximately 52 million customers, with a cable footprint of more than 11 million homes passed. Founded in 1990, Millicom International Cellular S.A. is headquartered in Luxembourg. Our revenue in 2019 was $4.4bn on an IFRS basis, $6.2bn including our operations in Honduras and Guatemala. Show less



Zanzibar Telecom Public Limited Company (Zantel PLC)

• Tanzania
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member, Audit Committee Member

  • 2017 - 2019

  Millicom appointed Board and Audit Committee member working with Government minority shareholders and independent Directors Millicom appointed Board and Audit Committee member working with Government minority shareholders and independent Directors



Cable & Wireless Communications

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Internal Audit and Risk

  • Sep 2012 - Feb 2015

  - Led the group internal audit and risk team. Coordinated and directed the co-source internal audit contract to ensure a consistent, high quality audit product providing assurance to the Audit Committee and Executive Committee - Provided independent assurance through delivery of an agile audit plan spanning IT, procurement, project governance, business continuity and HR - Redesigned the enterprise risk management process, achieving greater visibility at an Executive Committee level and a better understanding of risk appetite - Led the investigation of sensitive internal fraud allegationsCable & Wireless Communications Plc (CWC) was a listed international telecommunications company formed via demerger in 2010 from the FTSE100 listed Cable & Wireless Plc. Post demerger, CWC operated across 39 countries in the Caribbean, Panama, Europe, Indian Ocean and the Far East with revenues of $2.5bn. Following a disposal programme, CWC operated across 17 countries in the Caribbean and Central America. Following acquisition, CWC is now part of Liberty Latin America. Show less

• Head of External Reporting

  • Aug 2010 - Feb 2015

  - Lead for all finance sections of the group Annual Report and Accounts (ARA) and press releases. Member of the Disclosure Committee - Corporate owner of group IFRS accounting policies and member of the European Telecommunications Accounting Forum - Finance lead on the Shareholder Circular for CWC’s $3bn acquisition of Columbus International Inc, Class 1 disposals ($1.8bn) and bond issuances



KPMG UK

• United Kingdom
• Accounting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Audit Senior Manager

  • 1997 - 2010

  - Oversight and responsibility for audit quality and service delivery for a variety of listed companies and large subsidiaries including FTSE 100/ASX200 in the Telecommunications, Media, Services and Property sectors - Transactions accounting work relating to M&A and bond offerings and delivery of outsourced internal audit projects - Oversight and responsibility for audit quality and service delivery for a variety of listed companies and large subsidiaries including FTSE 100/ASX200 in the Telecommunications, Media, Services and Property sectors - Transactions accounting work relating to M&A and bond offerings and delivery of outsourced internal audit projects



KPMG Australia

• Australia
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Audit Manager

  • Feb 2002 - Feb 2005