Experience

Topps Tiles

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Chief Financial Officer

  • Oct 2020 - Present



Molson Coors Beverage Company

• United States
• Food & Beverages
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Central Finance, Western Europe

  • Feb 2020 - Oct 2020

• Director of Central Finance, UK&I

  • Nov 2018 - Feb 2020



Travis Perkins plc

• United Kingdom
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 700 & Above Employee

• Finance Director, Group FP&A and Shared Services

  • Aug 2017 - Nov 2018

  Finance Director within group functions at Travis Perkins plc. Responsible for a variety of central functions including Group FP&A, Management Accounts, Property Finance, Stock and Fixed Assets for the Group. Includes the group budgeting and strategic planning processes, a variety of audit and external stakeholder relationships and managing a team of c 20 qualified and part qualified accountants.

• Finance Director, BSS

  • Feb 2014 - Jul 2017

  Finance Director for BSS, a significant business unit within the Travis Perkins Group. A key role within the leadership team of this business, this role was a Board level position within BSS and included responsibility for strategy formulation and implementation. Direct responsibility for Commercial Finance, Management Accounts, Financial Systems, Credit Control and National Administration teams as well as a more general responsibility for business performance. Management of relationships with Group functions, including presentation of strategic plan, budgets and performance to the Group Executive Committee.



Mitchells & Butlers PLC

• United Kingdom
• Hospitality
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Investor Relations

  • Mar 2012 - Feb 2014

  Responsible for developing and delivering a strategic programme of IR activity for this FTSE 250 restaurant and pub company. Included investor communications (corporate results, the annual report, the company website, investor meetings, sales team presentations, trade visits and seminars), working with the sell-side and buy-side, investor targeting, managing consensus forecasts and writing various Board Reports. Acted as a key link between the Board and market participants.

• Investor Relations Manager

  • Sep 2009 - Mar 2012

  Reporting to the Director of Corporate Affairs, I had responsibility for results preparation, sell-side analyst communications, monitoring of consensus forecasts, writing Board reports and forming company guidance.

• Finance Manager

  • Aug 2008 - Aug 2009

  Lead analytical and financial management resource for Locals channel of MAB, consisting of 5 nationwide brands of pubs and restaurants. Key support for Divisional Director. Core responsibility within performance review process. Member of channel Marketing Executive. Management of team of management accountants.

• Franchise Finance Analyst

  • Nov 2006 - Jul 2008

  Financial management of multi-million profit budget, delivered through c. 100 franchised UK pub and restaurant operations. Ownership of all departmental accounting processes, budgets, projections, financial controls, reporting and analysis. Management of sales ledger, control of outsourced credit control agency. Management of central team of three people.



Mitchells and Butlers

• Commercial Analyst

  • Aug 2004 - Oct 2006

  Management accountant for three brands of pubs and bowling centres covering c155 outlets.

• Graduate Scheme

  • Oct 2002 - Jul 2004

  Placements included:Treasury, Financial Accounts, Transactional Finance, Promotional and Pricing Team