Experience

Lubbock Fine

• United Kingdom
• Accounting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Jun 2019 - Present

  Lubbock Fine is a top 50 professional services firm, with a long history, deep expertise and a range of specialist business consultancy, accounting, tax, and outsourcing services spanning the whole corporate and HNW individual spectrum. As COO and member of the Management Board, responsible for leadership of the people, finance, technology, marketing, compliance and property functions, driving business strategy, operational efficiency and profitable growth. Lubbock Fine is a top 50 professional services firm, with a long history, deep expertise and a range of specialist business consultancy, accounting, tax, and outsourcing services spanning the whole corporate and HNW individual spectrum. As COO and member of the Management Board, responsible for leadership of the people, finance, technology, marketing, compliance and property functions, driving business strategy, operational efficiency and profitable growth.



Liberty Tech

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Advisor

  • Aug 2018 - Present

  Engaged as a board advisor, working with this proptech firm on business strategy, affiliate marketing channels, GDPR compliance, international business development, strategic UK partnerships and legal frameworks for their high growth propertydata.co.uk IaaS product. Engaged as a board advisor, working with this proptech firm on business strategy, affiliate marketing channels, GDPR compliance, international business development, strategic UK partnerships and legal frameworks for their high growth propertydata.co.uk IaaS product.



gunnercooke

• United Kingdom
• Legal Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Operations Director

  • Dec 2017 - Jul 2018

  gunnercooke one of the UK’s fastest growing challenger brand law firms at £25m revenue and near top 100 UK law firm. As Operations Director, provided executive leadership on a number of strategic corporate initiatives involving my IT, HR, Compliance, Property and Support Services teams, including preparation for GDPR 2018, the establishment of a pension trustee subsidiary, a group entity restructure, business planning for a Spanish Desk and leadership of a major IT systems selection and technology roadmap programme. Show less



Excello Law

• United Kingdom
• Legal Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Sep 2015 - Aug 2017

  Excello Law is a privately owned innovative, new-model national commercial law firm which has pioneered a step-change in the delivery of legal services, providing a dynamic and agile environment for senior lawyers in which to practise. Recruited as board director, COO and member of the Leadership Team from outside the legal sector. Providing acumen in strategic business and financial planning, software as a service IT systems and technology enabled processes, establishing new offices, new outsource business partners, a new marketing capability, and streamlining operations, all of which contributed to significant growth, business agility and increased efficiency. Show less



People1st Group/Federation for Industry Sector Skills and Standards/Tech Partnership

• Uxbridge

• Executive Director Operations

  • Mar 2012 - Aug 2015

  People1st is a UKCES funded educational charity (member of the Federation for Industry Sector Skills and Standards which includes The Tech Partnership) and a commercial training company and provider of apprenticeship programmes in the hospitality, passenger transport, travel and tourism sectors. Successfully transformed the 3rd sector organisation to an entrepreneurial business culture and restructured to a new organisation design. Led on a number of significant initiatives including the acquisition of the National Skills Academy for Retail; business incubation and launch of an events management company and outsourcing of the national Women1st campaign; design and construction of a £3m state-of-the-art training centre Hospitality House and the ousourcing of its management operations to major London college. Show less



Saprev

• United Kingdom
• Outsourcing and Offshoring Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Global Board Director - Chief Operating Officer

  • Jan 2008 - Feb 2012

  Saprev Limited is a privately owned multinational business transformation and IT offshore outsourcing consultancy with a client facing organisation in the UK, North America and Singapore with service delivery operations across India. The company specialises in strategic change consultancy, especially in outsourcing, organisation design, business process reengineering and agile transition. Successfully drove new business strategy, revenue growth organically and by acquisition, and transformed global commercial operations. After departure was appointed non-executive chairman. Show less



Dell Technologies

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

• European Board Director - Vice President Consulting

  • Dec 2006 - Nov 2007

  Now Dell Services [NYSE:PER] is USD 3 Billion global provider of information technology services and business solutions, serving the specific needs of its clients in healthcare, government, manufacturing, banking, insurance and other industries. Restructured the European organisation, undertook a strategic marketing review and successfully drove EMEA revenue to £75m. Established a delivery centre in Romania and represented NASSCOM to advise the Home Office on Work Permit legislation. Now Dell Services [NYSE:PER] is USD 3 Billion global provider of information technology services and business solutions, serving the specific needs of its clients in healthcare, government, manufacturing, banking, insurance and other industries. Restructured the European organisation, undertook a strategic marketing review and successfully drove EMEA revenue to £75m. Established a delivery centre in Romania and represented NASSCOM to advise the Home Office on Work Permit legislation.



Cognizant

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

• European Operations Director

  • Jan 2001 - Dec 2006

  Cognizant Technology Solutions [NASDAQ:CTSH] is a USD 7 Billion information technology services and consulting company with headquarters in New Jersey, European HQ in London and with significant operations across India totalling 162,000 employees. While with the company it was named to the Fortune 100 Fastest-Growing Companies list for seven consecutive years. Helped grow European revenues from $20m to $160m and strengthened the European business by establishing the European Headquarters in London and new operations in Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Zurich. Show less



Opus Systems

• Head of Professional Services

  • Dec 1999 - Jan 2001

  Opus Trust Group, a high-net-worth family trust owned business conglomerate including service organisations in information technology, direct marketing and a variety of niche retail and wholesale businesses. Headhunted into a start-up company and helped establish three IT service/product organisations including an internet consultancy (Borada); Insurance package VAR (TIA Systems) and specialist VoIP company (Datafonix). As Head of Professional Services for Borada established the consultancy service offering, recruited 60 staff and grew the business to £1m turnover within 12 months of start-up. Show less