Managing Director

• Feb 2023 - Present

Group Head of Accounting & Regional Finance including Fiscal Compliance

• Oct 2011 - Jan 2023

Managed 70+ legal entities across 8 countries, with multi-billion USD turnover. Led a team of 180+ staff, while developing operational strategy and ensuring the effective delivery of accounting, audit, regional financial reporting, and compliance activities. Ÿ Partnered with commercial and operational teams, delivering strategic planning support during the development of annual operating plans and budgets. Ÿ Establishing a centralised accounting processing centre; creating ‘centres of excellence’ and a full shared service centre, reducing staffing costs by over 40%. Ÿ Introduced a program of IT improvements, minimising risk and ensuring statutory and IFRS compliance. Ÿ Spearheaded a programme of process improvement, change and staff development to ensure the accounting, finance, and fiscal compliance functions were efficient and sustainable. Ÿ Re-positioning accounting and finance as “business partners”, increasing cross functional communications and developing the skills of finance and non-finance staff across the organisation. Ÿ Implemented robust business continuity solutions. Ÿ Improved the standard of education within the Accounting and Finance team, resulting in a growth of professionally qualified staff from 2% to over 40%. Ÿ Head of an Audit Committee, member of the Due Diligence (DD) Committee, supporting acquisitions. Ÿ Established the Treasury function from scratch and managed banking relationships. Ÿ Implementing a transparent system of KPIs and SLAs, resulting in reduced attrition, increased employee engagement and reduced costs of recruitment.

Associate Partner

• Aug 2008 - Sep 2011

Reported to the Office Managing Partner and led teams of between six to eight audit staff members. Ÿ Assisted the Transaction Advisory Services (TAS), while advising on goodwill valuations, succession plans, and IPO preparation. Ÿ Managed and delivered external audit engagements to a wide range of organisations, such as British Telecom, Hewlett-Packard, Alcatel Lucent, Morgan Stanley, Global Investment House, Oracle, and more. Also undertook investigations, supported internal audits and risk advisory / consulting services Ÿ Personal portfolio consisted of over 120 clients, exceeded marketing and profitability targets while ensuring client relationships and quality of delivery is not compromised.

Group CFO and CEO

• Aug 2000 - May 2008

Appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and was quickly promoted to a combined role of both CFO and CEO, reporting to the Board. The group operations included two textile spinning mills, one knitted fabric, a knitted garment manufacturing facility supplying to world famous brand names like Levi’s, Ralph Lauren. Ÿ Increased revenue by 400% in only two years, after leading a business turnaround through group restructuring and a modernisation programme. Ÿ Successfully led contract negotiations and signed the first captive power agreement with a local utility company, for two captive power generation facilities, owned by HMI. Ÿ Led all financial, manufacturing, marketing, and operational activities. Ÿ Set up the financial reporting process and the accounting system, while creating a programme for daily critical performance reports and highlighting areas of concern: Ÿ Developed cashflow controls to ensure leveraging was managed efficiently. Ÿ Prepared feasibility studies and arranged long- and short-term financing from institutions (consisting primarily of morabaha and ijarah), and leasing / term funding. Ÿ Organised a public listing of two companies within the group (with underwriting arrangements and IPO). Ÿ Delivered the IPO, raised debt, and successfully listed the company shares on the stock exchange.

Senior Partner

• Sep 1987 - Jan 2000

Senior Partner, External audit Senior Partner, External audit

Auditor

• Aug 1983 - Aug 1987

Senior Auditor Senior Auditor