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Richard Thomson

Director at IceBear
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Seasoned turnaround specialist with expertise in debt restructuring and financial structuring.
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Location
London, England, United Kingdom, GB
Skills
  • Non Executive Director
  • Debt Restructuring
  • Turnaround Specialist
  • Financial Structuring
  • Valuation
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Richard Thomson is a seasoned turnaround specialist with extensive experience in debt restructuring, financial structuring, and valuation. He has held various leadership positions in top-tier firms, including Director at IceBear, Managing Director at RLT Turnaround & Advisory, and Chairman of the Board at 3W Power S.A. He has also worked with prominent companies such as Rothschild, Commerzbank AG, and Pelican Rouge Group. Thomson holds a degree in Chemistry from the University of Oxford and a diploma in Non-Executive Directors from Financial Times.

Experience

  • IceBear
    • Steenwijk, Overijssel, Netherlands
    • Director
      • Sep 2023 - Present
      • Steenwijk, Overijssel, Netherlands

  • Kinherit LTD
    • Exec Chairman & Co-founder
      • Aug 2018 - Present

      Co-founded and built Kinherit into the leading provider of full-service "End-of-life Planning", making sure every customer gets better outcomes than is possible with "just a Will".

  • RLT Turnaround & Advisory
    • London
    • Managing Director
      • Dec 2015 - Present
      • London

      Acting as independent director and board-level advisor on problem situations. Developed the Keyhole Restructuring toolkit for creditors facing distress, and Turnaround Board Services to bridge the gap between balance sheet restructuring and operational turnaround initiatives.

  • 3W POWER S.A.
    • Chairman Of The Board
      • Oct 2018 - Present

      Appointed to turnaround 3W Power's principal subsidiary, AEG Power Solutions. Over 3 years we have wholesale replaced the board, replaced 90% of the top-50 managers in the business, and reversed an incredible 10-years-straight of losses. Today AEG Power Solutions is an industry-leading business with strong profit margins and strong market share growth.

  • Staffline Group plc
    • Senior Independent Non Executive Director
      • Sep 2019 - Apr 2022

      Over 2.5 years I led the replacement of the board of directors to facilitate the subsequent restructuring-recapitalisation of the balance sheet, and helped set the company on a path to sharp recovery and 'continuing-business' record profits.

  • The IFT
    • Member
      • Apr 2016 - Jan 2022

      Member of the Institute for Turnaround

  • The Covent Gardener
    • Strategy Director
      • May 2015 - Oct 2018

      One of a number of roles assisting start-up businesses.

  • One Square Advisors
    • London, United Kingdom
    • Managing Director
      • Sep 2017 - Sep 2018
      • London, United Kingdom

      Restructuring and turnaround advisory, transforming recoveries for creditors of problem situations across Europe. Includes the launch of Keyhole Restructuring - a new approach and fully proprietary toolkit driving Ultimate Value Recovery.

  • Pelican Rouge Group
    • Supervisory Board Member
      • Sep 2016 - Sep 2017

  • Alcentra
    • London, United Kingdom
    • Senior Executive Director
      • Nov 2009 - May 2015
      • London, United Kingdom

      De facto head of restructuring, responsible for multiple landmark deals. Led turnaround of difficult control situations (all EV >2.5x) and developed process to replicate success. Senior member of Special Situations team (IRR ~30% over 3+ years. Mostly self-sourced, non-control, secondary credit investments).

  • Rothschild
    • London, United Kingdom
    • Assistant Director
      • Jun 2002 - Oct 2009
      • London, United Kingdom

      Debt advisory and restructuring

  • Commerzbank AG
    • London, United Kingdom
    • Analyst
      • Sep 2000 - Jan 2002
      • London, United Kingdom

      Equity capital markets, equity-linked advisory, M&A

Education

  • 2016 - 2017
    Financial Times
    Non-Executive Directors Diploma, Finance
  • 2001 - 2002
    Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment
    Securities Institute Diploma
  • 1999 - 2000
    University of Oxford
    MComp, Computing graduate degree, Chemistry
  • 1995 - 1999
    University of Oxford
    MChem, Chemistry u/g
  • 1985 - 1995
    Royal Grammar School Newcastle Upon Tyne

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