Experience

Formaplex

• United Kingdom
• Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Chief Financial Officer

  • Feb 2021 - Present



Private Equity

• Senior Consultant

  • Dec 2020 - Feb 2021

  Pre Deal Pre Deal



Freelance

• Break, travel, family projects

  • 2018 - Aug 2020



Cobham

• United Kingdom
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• VP Finance - Flight Refuelling Limited

  • 2014 - 2018

  Turnover £103M 2017, engaged in Aerospace and Defence markets of Air to Air Refuelling and Weapons Carriage & Release with 30 year aftermarket lifecycle. Multiple international OEM programmes, both engineering and software development plus manufacture, including Airbus, Boeing, Embraer, Eurofighter. Substantial US Govt. exposure working with TINA and CAS requirements. • Graduate of Cobham’s Senior Development Programme.• Acted as VP GM in addition to VP Finance role for one year to March 2017. Full leadership and accountability for Exec team and general population.

• SBU Operations Controller - Mission Equipment SBU

  • 2011 - 2014

• Finance Director and Company Sectretary - Flight Refuelling Limited

  • 2008 - 2011

• Head of Finance - Flight Refuelling Limited

  • 2007 - 2008

• Group Accounting and Reporting Manager - Cobham Plc

  • 2006 - 2007

• Divisional Controller - Aerospace Systems Group

  • 2004 - 2006

  Turnover £386M 2004, 4 key technology groupings, one, Fluid & Air, divested in 2005/6 with a second, Countermeasures, Divested 2006.



Advanced Composites Business - Development and Manufacture

• Group Financial Controller & FD Designate

  • 1992 - 2003

  Innovative Advanced Composites business with inhouse materials development and structural engineering teams. Turnover £71M 2003, 450 employees. Market sectors:- Wind Energy, Marine, Automotive, 80% export. Subsidiary of fully quoted manufacturer. Innovative Advanced Composites business with inhouse materials development and structural engineering teams. Turnover £71M 2003, 450 employees. Market sectors:- Wind Energy, Marine, Automotive, 80% export. Subsidiary of fully quoted manufacturer.



Fanshawe Lofts - Insolvency / M&A Practice

• Insolvency Case Administrator

  • 1991 - 1992



Coopers & Lybrand

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Audit Senior

  • 1987 - 1991