Experience

SSP Group plc

• United Kingdom
• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director Strategic Projects

  • Nov 2020 - Present

  Lead the successful £475m rights issue for the GroupAct as advisor to major tender activities including the successful €1.8bn contact win with ADP in FranceLead multiple M&A projects across numerous territories

• CEO - East Europe & Middle East, Latin America

  • Feb 2019 - Nov 2021

  Lead a key division covering Russia, Hungary, Greece, Cyprus, Israel, Egypt, UAE, Bahrain and QatarResponsible for profit delivery and securing new business across the regionLead the regional response to the impact caused by CoVidManage the Latin America Region through the Covid crisis, managing the cost base and re-negotiating with clients

• Group Financial Controller

  • Oct 2017 - Jan 2019

  Manage the Annual Report and Accounts production processManage all internal reporting, budgeting and forecastingReview all business and investment cases from around the Group



SSP Asia Pacific

• Hong Kong
• Food & Beverages
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Mar 2015 - Sep 2017

  - Responsible for all operations, marketing, design & build and purchasing within the Asia Pacific region. - Full P&L responsibility for 250 units across 7 countries- Maintain brand and operational standards for a mix of over 80 proprietary and franchised brands- Drove the commercial agenda to maximise margins and profitability- Opened over 70 units in the space of 12 months

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Sep 2012 - Feb 2015

  - Responsible for all SSP UK & Ireland operations in air,rail, hospitals & shopping centres delivering both our own brands, such as Upper Crust, and Millies Cookies, and franchised brands such as M&S Simply Food, Burger King and Starbucks- Full P&L responsibility for 700 units across UK & Ireland- Increased engagement among the 8,000+ employees in operations- Restructured Operations to provide greater focus on client and customer needs- Targeted KPIs to drive improved margin, productivity and proft Show less



SSP America

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief Financial Officer

  • Oct 2008 - Sep 2012

  - Full financial accountability for the UK and Ireland business unit responsible for both P&L and cash flow performance. - Responsible for the Finance function, covering Shared Service Centre, FP&A, IT and Loss Prevention - Set up and chaired the RIsk Committee - Delivered an IT upgrade programme delivering significant savings - Appraised all capital investment projects plus post investment reviews - Full financial accountability for the UK and Ireland business unit responsible for both P&L and cash flow performance. - Responsible for the Finance function, covering Shared Service Centre, FP&A, IT and Loss Prevention - Set up and chaired the RIsk Committee - Delivered an IT upgrade programme delivering significant savings - Appraised all capital investment projects plus post investment reviews



SSP Group plc

• United Kingdom
• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Corporate Finance

  • Jun 2006 - Oct 2007



Compass Group

• United Kingdom
• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Finance

  • 2004 - 2006



Gist Limited

• United Kingdom
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 700 & Above Employee

• Business Controller

  • 2002 - 2004



IMS Health

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Financial Planning & Analysis

  • 1999 - 2001



Cable & Wireless Communications

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Finance Controller

  • 1995 - 1999