Chief Financial Officer

• May 2022 - Present

Light Initiative is the company responsible for designing, engineering and building the LED-based technologies that are used in countless environments around the world. Based in Park Royal, London, UK. Website http://lightinitiative.co.uk Light Initiative is the company responsible for designing, engineering and building the LED-based technologies that are used in countless environments around the world. Based in Park Royal, London, UK. Website http://lightinitiative.co.uk

Founder

• Nov 2015 - Present

You have an idea about where you want your business to go? Need some help getting there? We are experts at helping our clients take their businesses to the next stage. We look forward to transforming your business ... We work with small and fast growing businesses, especially in the start up and early growth phases. We provide Finance Director services tailored to your needs. We understand your business and provide both financial experience and control to help our portfolio companies grow. Show less

Co-Founder

• Jan 2017 - Present

Contact me if you are a senior finance person in startups and wish to join. We created this group of senior finance professionals from London’s finest Start-ups, to enable like-minded individuals to share knowledge, seek advice and spend time getting to know one another. The values of the group are driven by a desire to bring together members to actively contribute to discussions and engage in meeting their peer group at events. We see great value in collectively pooling our knowledge and sharing experiences. It is this collective behaviour that allows us to run high-quality events for professionals in start-ups and deploy our skills to help build amazing businesses. Show less

Chief Financial Officer

• Nov 2022 - Aug 2023

Chief Financial Officer

• Mar 2022 - Dec 2022

Our personal mission is to help everyone stay safer, more aware, connected and in control of their daily lives. ​We provide a personalised 360˚ understanding of what’s happening around you, whatever you are doing, wherever you are, to ensure you and with the ones you love are safe. We are starting with tackling safeguarding issues within education environments and addressing unwanted sexual behaviour against woman and girls in the workplace. imabi4Education and imabi4Business will utilise the imabi platform and bring behavioural and societal changes to these environments, accessible through an intuitive but powerful app. Visit our website to learn more about the Imabi platform and we will soon be adding more information on imabi4Education and imabi4Business as we develop these exciting and game changing services. Show less

Group Chief Financial Officer

• Nov 2020 - Nov 2021

uMotif is the leading modern data capture platform for research, that patients love to use. With industry leading expertise in Real World and non-interventional studies, the engaging and clinically-proven platform captures e-consent, eCOA / ePRO, symptom and wearable device data. Working with top pharma, CROs and e-clinical platforms, uMotif can be deployed quickly across the world in any condition. uMotif is part of the Journal of mHealth’s 2017 “Digital Health 100”. uMotif is the leading modern data capture platform for research, that patients love to use. With industry leading expertise in Real World and non-interventional studies, the engaging and clinically-proven platform captures e-consent, eCOA / ePRO, symptom and wearable device data. Working with top pharma, CROs and e-clinical platforms, uMotif can be deployed quickly across the world in any condition. uMotif is part of the Journal of mHealth’s 2017 “Digital Health 100”.

CFO

• Nov 2020 - Nov 2021

Lucida is a seed stage start-up health-tech business providing diagnostics into prostate cancer. Put in systems and processes for an eventual exit. Responsibilities: • Headed the finance team, overseeing overall financial reporting, formal modeling, and management. • Managed day-to-day operational and financial projects, including the implementation of new payroll and HR systems and operational improvements. • Led strategy development and implementation. • Oversaw day-to-day operations, including board reporting, R&D tax returns, forecasting, and cash management. • Implemented process improvements and new finance systems, while conducting financial analysis. • Managed teams across various functions, including HR, legal, contracts, marketing analysis, B2B facing teams, sales, and commission management. Key Achievements: • Led part of the successful process to sale and exit process in collaboration with the CEO and team. • Scaled finance, HR, and in-house operations, budgets and cashflow management. • Developed and implemented financial models and processes that contributed to a successful exit. Show less

Group CFO

• Jun 2015 - Aug 2021

Trafi is a technology platform striving to make mobility services the first choice worldwide. The unique platform is powered by technology combining patented multimodal routing algorithms, public transport, ride hailing and vehicle sharing management systems, personalization options and payment modules. Trafi was founded in 2007 and serves mobility companies and cities alike, including Lyft, Google, Apple, VW Group, City of Rio de Janeiro and City of Jakarta amongst others, paving the way for smarter transportation. Show less

Chief Financial Officer

• Jun 2019 - Oct 2020

CFO

• Mar 2018 - May 2019

Group CFO, taking the company through funding, expansion and ongoing business growth and implementation of processes, procedures and helping the company grow. Group CFO, taking the company through funding, expansion and ongoing business growth and implementation of processes, procedures and helping the company grow.

CFO

• May 2017 - Nov 2017

Finance Director setting up and managing processes and procedures, financial modelling and taking the company through a seed funding round to raise growth capital for strategic growth. Finance Director setting up and managing processes and procedures, financial modelling and taking the company through a seed funding round to raise growth capital for strategic growth.

Finance Director - Part time

• Nov 2015 - Feb 2017

Responsibilities include implementation of a new finance and accounting system, debt and equity fund raising, R&D tax reclaims, financial modelling, managing outsourcing, audit, accountancy, relationships with 35 banking partners and all other aspects of the finance process. Responsibilities include implementation of a new finance and accounting system, debt and equity fund raising, R&D tax reclaims, financial modelling, managing outsourcing, audit, accountancy, relationships with 35 banking partners and all other aspects of the finance process.

Finance

• Sep 2014 - Nov 2014

An intense 3 month burst to support business as usual and several special projects, utilising model building, due diligence and finance procedures to achieve desired outcomes. An intense 3 month burst to support business as usual and several special projects, utilising model building, due diligence and finance procedures to achieve desired outcomes.

CFO

• Apr 2012 - Sep 2014

We are the fastest growing and best business allowing young children children to have fun with keyboards and learn piano and music, and approach more formal music training without fear. We let your mini Mozarts and baby Beethovens play with keys, while learning pitch, rhythm, beat, the music alphabet, notes, symbols and notation. While they play, we apply techniques learned from psychology, child development, early years and play therapy to encourage hand-eye co-ordination, left/right brain development, alphabet, numbers, rhythmn, pitch, not to mention etiquette, posture & hygiene. We're a small team of dedicated professionals creating a structured programme of development. We don't just bang things and have a sing song. The children clamour for class time, the parents love doing the homework with the kids to revisit their own music training, really connecting as a family and we love to see them develop while laughing and having fun. We teach in nurseries and schools and we'll be coming to one near you very soon. We also do private lessons. If you want more information or want us to approach your nursery or school, please get in touch on info@fun-keys4kids.com. Thanks Show less

Head of Finance

• Jan 2012 - Apr 2013

Head of finance - Run team - Implement systems and processes - Run and managed 3 separate funding rounds for growth platforms - Legal, technical, logistics, property management - Modelling financials and strategic vision - Expansion projects and international growth Head of finance - Run team - Implement systems and processes - Run and managed 3 separate funding rounds for growth platforms - Legal, technical, logistics, property management - Modelling financials and strategic vision - Expansion projects and international growth

Market Risk Consultant

• 2010 - 2011

Market Risk analysis project - looking at interest rate swaps and risk across divisions. Market Risk analysis project - looking at interest rate swaps and risk across divisions.

Executive Director

• Jun 2007 - Dec 2008

Portfolio manager long short hedge fund book equities options and index. Portfolio manager long short hedge fund book equities options and index.

Analyst & PM

• 2003 - 2007

Managed long/short portfolio - global market and sector neutral funds - high sharpe, low risk Managed long/short portfolio - global market and sector neutral funds - high sharpe, low risk

Analyst/Portfolio Manager

• 2003 - 2003

managed and analysed long only growth and yield portfolios and sector specific research. managed and analysed long only growth and yield portfolios and sector specific research.

analyst

• Sep 2001 - Dec 2002

Global and sector analysis - bottom up and top down, modelling, meeting mgmt, reports, recommendations, managing portfolios and contributing to performance Global and sector analysis - bottom up and top down, modelling, meeting mgmt, reports, recommendations, managing portfolios and contributing to performance

Analyst and portfolio manager

• 1998 - 2001

Sector based global research - meeting mgmt, modelling, research, reporting, recommendations Implemented research framework and modelling processes Sector based global research - meeting mgmt, modelling, research, reporting, recommendations Implemented research framework and modelling processes

Accountant

• Sep 1995 - Sep 1998

Audit, corporate finance, first time passes, covering technology, industrials, financials amongst others Audit, corporate finance, first time passes, covering technology, industrials, financials amongst others