Experience

Martlets Hospice

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Finance and ICT

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  Strategic leadership role for the hospice charity and two trading companies operating in retail and domiciliary care. Responsible for financial management, ICT and project sponsor for a major building project. Strategic leadership role for the hospice charity and two trading companies operating in retail and domiciliary care. Responsible for financial management, ICT and project sponsor for a major building project.



Michael Ross Consulting Limited

• Brighton & Hove

• Director

  • Dec 2017 - Present

  Consulting in UK and European communications regulation, strategy and stakeholder relationship management. Current projects to provide ongoing regulatory affairs support in the UK directory enquiries sector and commercial finance management advice. Consulting in UK and European communications regulation, strategy and stakeholder relationship management. Current projects to provide ongoing regulatory affairs support in the UK directory enquiries sector and commercial finance management advice.



Independent Lives

• United Kingdom
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Business Planning & Finance

  • Jan 2019 - Jun 2022



InterConnect Communications Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Consultant

  • May 2013 - Nov 2017

  Telecommunications economic regulation, regulatory finance and strategy consultancy: • Project for Albanian telecoms regulator to draft accounting separation/cost accounting rules and guidelines, including public consultation and industry engagement (May-Dec 2013) • Project to provide Non-Geographic Call Services (NGCS) service charge arbitration, defining industry price points for regulatory compliance (Jun-Oct 2014 and Dec-Mar 2016) • Project to provide a study on telecommunications licensing for Bahrain regulator (Feb-Aug 2015) • Project to provide a regulatory strategy for Qatar regulator (Nov 2015-Jan 2016) • Project to produce a regulatory framework for Botswana regulator, including public consultation and industry engagement (2016) • Project to advise Irish regulator on mobile numbering policy for ‘Internet of Things’ (Dec 2016 onwards) • Provision of regular professional training programmes on telecommunications regulation to residential course delegates in the UK and UAE (2014 onwards) • Provision of ongoing regulatory consultancy to telecommunications incumbent in Saudi Arabia (2014-15) and UK directory enquiries operator (Dec 2016 onwards) • Business development and specialist bid and tender preparation for potential clients in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South America and South East Asia, covering regulatory policy and compliance, licensing, mobile strategy and commercial management



Friends Centre

• Brighton, United Kingdom

• Finance Manager

  • Oct 2012 - Sep 2014

  Adult education charity financial management. Financial and management accounting, strategic management including business development review. Adult education charity financial management. Financial and management accounting, strategic management including business development review.



Independent consultancy

• Development opportunities

  • May 2010 - Sep 2014

  Financial and business planning consulting work across all sectors in the Brighton and Hove area. Financial and business planning consulting work across all sectors in the Brighton and Hove area.



kgb

• United States
• Information Services
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Carrier Relations & Business Affairs Manager

  • Jan 2011 - Aug 2011

  Interconnect and carrier relations management for UK DQ business, numbering management, commercial partnerships, regulatory affairs, briefing, lobbying, relationship management Interconnect and carrier relations management for UK DQ business, numbering management, commercial partnerships, regulatory affairs, briefing, lobbying, relationship management



Sussex Coast College Hastings

• Vice Principal Corporate Services

  • Sep 2009 - Apr 2010

  Further Education college senior management, responsible for all non-curriculum departments including Finance, Estates, Marketing, Capital Projects. Further Education college senior management, responsible for all non-curriculum departments including Finance, Estates, Marketing, Capital Projects.



Tiscali UK Ltd

• Regulatory Director

  • Jul 2004 - Aug 2009

  ·Strategic regulatory management: consumer and business communications markets (broadband Internet, telephony, television, network markets, data solutions) ·Coordination with group European position ·Represention in disputes, negotiations and Industry/Ofcom groups, production of consultation document responses ·Public and governmental affairs: lobbying MPs, government depts and committees ·Regulatory compliance across product sets ·Commercial interconnect and regulatory environments, industry relations



BT Wholesale

• Telecommunications
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Manager, Regulatory Pricing

  • Apr 2001 - Jun 2004

  ·Head of Regulatory Pricing team, supporting Product and Commercial Management within BT Wholesale and implementing all BT/operator pricing via the Carrier Price List (CPL) ·Represent BT in disputes, negotiations and Industry/Ofcom groups and provide key input to consultation document responses and formal/informal Ofcom requests ·Manage the BT NTS pricing strategy, covering commercial optimisation and future regime development ·Manage other operator relationships, providing continuous service on CPL notification/implementation and expert pricing support to customers and suppliers ·Produce/implement regulated pricing strategy, especially regarding NCC compliance and related modelling for optimisation ·Develop BT Wholesale pricing and EBC billing processes



BT Group

• United Kingdom
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Financial Manager

  • Jan 1997 - Mar 2001

  Various roles in BT finance, including commercial finance and management and financial accounting Various roles in BT finance, including commercial finance and management and financial accounting



Thameslink Healthcare Services NHS Trust

• Deputy Finance Director

  • Jan 1994 - Dec 1996

  Financial management of a £28m community healthcare provider Financial management of a £28m community healthcare provider