Experience

Smiths News

• United Kingdom
• Wholesale
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Chief Financial Officer

  • Oct 2021 - Present



Compass Group

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

• Finance Director, Europe.

  • Dec 2015 - Jan 2021

• Regional Finance Director

  • Jul 2013 - Nov 2015

  Regional Finance Director for Central Asia, Middle East, Africa and Turkey (CAMEAT)



Birds Eye Limited

• Finance Director

  • Jan 2012 - Jun 2013

  Birds Eye Limited is part of Iglo Foods Group Ltd. Birds Eye Limited is part of Iglo Foods Group Ltd.



Nomad Foods

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

• Group Operations Finance Director

  • Jan 2011 - Jan 2012



Cadbury

• Corporate Finance Director

  • Jan 2009 - Dec 2010

  Developed a new Finance structure creating a Corporate Controllers network across Europe to establish high standards of management and statutory reporting, transaction processing and tax and treasury support.Established regional Financing, Fx and Commodity Hedging Committees to manage risk across the BU.Responsible for the Business Unit FP&A, stategic planning process, forecast and actual reporting.Developed the central finance team to support a Value Chain Management (Tax Efficient) structure.

• Supply Chain Finance Director

  • Mar 2006 - Dec 2008

  Led Finance Team across 17 manufacturing sites and 6 Logistics Hubs, managed as a single network, with a total cost base of £580m.Development of a regional three year configuration strategy to drive scale and efficiency. (£16+m of margain improvement)Lead the move to a Toller Manufacturing model (Value Chain Management) deriving further cost efficiencies.



Cadbury Schweppes

• EMEA Procurement Controller

  • Jan 2004 - Dec 2005

  Developed the Procurement reporting across 16 countires driving consistency and enabling insight and value decisions.Provided key financial support and input into Commodity Hedging Committees. Developed the Procurement reporting across 16 countires driving consistency and enabling insight and value decisions.Provided key financial support and input into Commodity Hedging Committees.



Ernest Jackson

• Financial Controller

  • 2001 - 2004

  Reporting directly to the Managing Director the role was responsible for all aspects of Finance and IT.Championed the Company’s Strategic Development Process to deliver the Position Assessment, using channel and product segmentation as well as competitor analysis, which enabled new focus and solutions to key business issues. Reporting directly to the Managing Director the role was responsible for all aspects of Finance and IT.Championed the Company’s Strategic Development Process to deliver the Position Assessment, using channel and product segmentation as well as competitor analysis, which enabled new focus and solutions to key business issues.



Monkhill Confectionery

• Commercial Finance Manager

  • 1999 - 2001

  Business Partnering the Sales Director, primary focus on Revenue Management. Business Partnering the Sales Director, primary focus on Revenue Management.