Experience

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  Teknomek Ltd

  • Norwich, United Kingdom

  • Non Executive Director

    • 2009 - Present
    • Norwich, United Kingdom

    Subsidiary of A H Worth Group. T/O £5m. High quality stainless steel furniture fabricatorPost acquisition NED Chairman during change management period, now NED representing group

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  A H Worth & Co Ltd

  • East Midlands United Kingdom

  • Alternate Finance Director and Senior Non Executive Director

    • 1999 - 2014
    • East Midlands United Kingdom

    Holding company for subsidiaries who are landowners, produce packers and processors for main UK high street multiples and food manufacturers. T/O £180m. Family owned company. Chair of Acquisitions, Nominations, Audit and Remuneration Committees, also alternate Finance Director for holding company...

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  QV Foods Limited

  • East Midlands United Kingdom

  • Non Executive Chairman

    • 1994 - 2008
    • East Midlands United Kingdom

    Largest subsidiary of A H Worth Ltd. T/O £160m. Recruited as NED via the then Ministry of Agriculture to assist with conversion of a potato processing co operative to limited company status. Business acquired by AHWorth in 1995 T/O then £4m. Appointed NED Chairman post acquisition and left in 200...

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  Aftersoft Inc

  • Sheffield, United Kingdom & New York USA

  • Finance Director

    • 2005 - 2007
    • Sheffield, United Kingdom & New York USA

    US quoted company T/O $20m selling software to automotive sector in US and UK for inventory management. 78 employees.Invited to join board by shareholders ( investors in ADN Inc,) to assist with restructure and strategy review due to historic under performance.Following restructure profitability ...

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  ADN Inc

  • United Kingdom & USA

  • Managing Director

    • 1997 - 2006
    • United Kingdom & USA

    Together with business partner created a web based automotive business ultimately operating in the US and UK. T/O $5.5m. Profit $500k.Started an internet vehicle leasing business in the UK in 1997 with a view to raising equity capital on US SEC for future growth.As a result of internet bubble bur...

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  Key Finance Limited

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Funding Director

    • 1994 - 1996
    • London, United Kingdom

    Invited to assist expansion of a leasing company specialising in IT leases to blue chip companies by finding additional lease funders and raising equity capital. Delivered both targets £20m of additional funding capacity and an equity partner offering £5m.

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  Merrydown PLC

  • South East of United Kingdom

  • Finance Director

    • 1978 - 1994
    • South East of United Kingdom

    Joined company from its London based auditors Deloitte Haskins & Sells. Stabilised business performance through insurance solution and management information improvement. Floated company on USM to fund growth. Moved to full listing following acquisitions and rapid growth. Other areas of resp...

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  Deloitte Haskins & Sells

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Senior Auditor

    • 1975 - 1978
    • London, United Kingdom

    Joined on completion of Business Studies degree. Worked as junior initially moving up to audit senior.Audits throughout Uk ranging from large groups to small companies.Left before completing qualifications at invitation of a client.