Experience

Global Finance Network

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CFO & Co-Founder

  • dez. de 2017 - - o momento

  Introducing companies, brokers and investors, via a secure, regulated platform, with provision of company data room for DD documents, thereby arranging private company fundraising with better outcomes. Matches company profiles with broker skills/experience and investor preferences on a global basis.Launch due Qtr 2 2020. Introducing companies, brokers and investors, via a secure, regulated platform, with provision of company data room for DD documents, thereby arranging private company fundraising with better outcomes. Matches company profiles with broker skills/experience and investor preferences on a global basis.Launch due Qtr 2 2020.



Riding House Consulting

• Promoter/consultant

  • jan. de 2010 - - o momento

  Various Various



ASEAN Nanotechnology Industries Ltd

• Managing Director & Co-Founder Shareholder

  • set. de 2016 - - o momento

  Been involved in this peripherally for years. Looking to buy the global rights (agreement in principle) for the world's only non-isocyanate polyurethane paints, coatings, foams, insulation etc plus other innovative nanotechnology developments. Will expand existing Israeli R&D centre to China and Middle East and beyond. Been involved in this peripherally for years. Looking to buy the global rights (agreement in principle) for the world's only non-isocyanate polyurethane paints, coatings, foams, insulation etc plus other innovative nanotechnology developments. Will expand existing Israeli R&D centre to China and Middle East and beyond.



Covestec Inc

• CFO & Co-Founder Shareholder

  • nov. de 2015 - - o momento

  An innovative start-up, providing Software as a Service (SaaS) to Broker-Dealers, Regulated Investment Advisors and eventually others. Looking to change the private investment industry (from start-up to pre-IPO) by providing efficiency, transparency, improved client communication and assured compliance in the private equity transactional space. It has been a long time in the making but we're nearly there! V2.0 of the software will be on sale soon - Qtr 1 2020. An innovative start-up, providing Software as a Service (SaaS) to Broker-Dealers, Regulated Investment Advisors and eventually others. Looking to change the private investment industry (from start-up to pre-IPO) by providing efficiency, transparency, improved client communication and assured compliance in the private equity transactional space. It has been a long time in the making but we're nearly there! V2.0 of the software will be on sale soon - Qtr 1 2020.



Various

• Co-Principal and CFO

  • jan. de 2010 - - o momento

  Start-up businesses focused on developing and financing renewable energy (solar, wind and hydropower) projects in SE Europe + establishment of energy trading business in the region. However, politicians have trashed the opportunities and made execution all but impossible. It's still on the back burner but I'm not going back to the Syrian border any time soon!

• Director

  • abr. de 2012 - nov. de 2013

  Independent director (appointed by the bank lenders) of companies developing a large shopping centre in the UK. Left after successful sale of the borrower's interest in the project.

• CEO and independent director designate, respectively, re UK renewable energy businesses -

  • 2011 - set. de 2012

  CEO designate of start-up business working with Housing Associations to put 'Rent-a-Roof' solar panels on thousands of HA properties, using innovative financing model. Project very regrettably aborted following UK Govt's clear insincerity towards the Solar sector.



ID Funds LLC (formerly Covestx Fund 1 LLC)

• CFO & Co-Founder Managing Member

  • nov. de 2015 - out. de 2019

  This is the founders' own series of special purpose funds for Accredited and Qualified investors focused on private company equity and convertible note transactions, using the software platform developed by Covestec Inc (see Covestec entry). $30MM deals done to date + some $50MM in the pipeline (June 2019). Provides private investors with hitherto unseen levels of deal transparency, process efficiency, data retrieval and up-to-date available information about their investments for so long as they are held. Resigned as a Managing Member in Oct 2019 to concentrate on other businesses. I remain a founder member/shareholder.



CastleHill Capital

• Senior Advisor

  • fev. de 2015 - 2017

  Advisor to Middle East funded developer of high quality student accommodation in the UK, also with proven track record of introducing students to the UK from the Middle East. Advisor to Middle East funded developer of high quality student accommodation in the UK, also with proven track record of introducing students to the UK from the Middle East.



Drywave Technologies, Inc.

• United States
• Executive Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Non Executive Director & Consultant

  • jan. de 2015 - ago. de 2015

  Initially, consultant to and non-exec director of this pre-US-IPO company in the Personal Wellness sector. Unique provider of automated dry massage beds & other Wellness products, both direct to the consumer and via rental to all manner of fitness, sport, medical and other businesses + intended own brand outlets. USA, European and eventually more global activities. Currently (2017) in litigation with Founder. We'll see! Initially, consultant to and non-exec director of this pre-US-IPO company in the Personal Wellness sector. Unique provider of automated dry massage beds & other Wellness products, both direct to the consumer and via rental to all manner of fitness, sport, medical and other businesses + intended own brand outlets. USA, European and eventually more global activities. Currently (2017) in litigation with Founder. We'll see!



GHG Propcos

• Director

  • ago. de 2013 - mai. de 2015

  Largest owner of UK private hospitals - c£1.6bn of property assets. Major UK debt restructuring was brought to a successful close. One of 3 directors who oversaw what DebtWire called the most complex UK debt restructuring, ever. Left office on conclusion of the deal to allow new owners to populate the Board. Largest owner of UK private hospitals - c£1.6bn of property assets. Major UK debt restructuring was brought to a successful close. One of 3 directors who oversaw what DebtWire called the most complex UK debt restructuring, ever. Left office on conclusion of the deal to allow new owners to populate the Board.



EY

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Partner

  • 1975 - 2009

  Head of EY's Real Estate, Construction and Hospitality sectors in the UK and Co-chair in EMIEA, providing audit, tax, consulting, corporate finance and other transaction services. Team of c200 people in the UK. Diverse client portfolio including some of the biggest global private equity investors in real estate, through to UK listed and unlisted companies. Responsible for real estate and infrastructure in-bound IPOs to the UK. Previously, chaired the global major change management project of deploying a radical new audit approach during 1995 to 1999, involving innovative use of IT and new ideas re training, recruitment, staffing and marketing.