Experience

Chugai Pharma Europe Ltd

• Managing Director / General Manager

  • Oct 2019 - Present

  Lead the European region as Managing Director / General Manager of Chugai Pharma Europe. Lead the European region as Managing Director / General Manager of Chugai Pharma Europe.



Chugai Pharma UK Limited

• Managing Director / General Manager

  • Jul 2018 - Sep 2019

  Oversee UK operations as Managing Director / General Manager of Chugai Pharma UK Limited. A commercial affiliate of Chugai Pharma Europe. Oversee UK operations as Managing Director / General Manager of Chugai Pharma UK Limited. A commercial affiliate of Chugai Pharma Europe.

• Head of Corporate Services

  • Jul 2015 - Jun 2018

  Chugai is a top Japanese biotech company which is part of the Roche Group. After successfully leading the UK finance, HR and supply chain team I was asked to lead the integration of two Chugai affiliates into a new EU headquarters affiliate and subsequently lead the finance, HR, IT and supply chain teams as Head of Corporate Services. Chugai is a top Japanese biotech company which is part of the Roche Group. After successfully leading the UK finance, HR and supply chain team I was asked to lead the integration of two Chugai affiliates into a new EU headquarters affiliate and subsequently lead the finance, HR, IT and supply chain teams as Head of Corporate Services.

• Finance, HR & Supply Chain Director

  • Apr 2012 - Jun 2015

  Lead the finance, HR and supply chain team of Chugai Pharma UK Ltd. Lead the finance, HR and supply chain team of Chugai Pharma UK Ltd.



Medicsight

• United Kingdom
• Investment Banking

• Chief Financial Officer

  • Mar 2009 - Oct 2011

  Medicsight was a medical device company focusing on automated detection software for use on CT images and the manufacture and supply of support products. After joining Medicsight and its parent company MGT in 2007 as financial controller I played a lead role in the successful IPO and when the then CFO became CEO in 2009 I was asked to step up and become CFO of the AIM listed company.

• Group Financial Controller

  • Feb 2007 - Mar 2009

  Lead financial accounting and reporting along with HR for Medicsight Plc



HP Foods limited / Heinz

• Accounting & Reporting Manager

  • May 2005 - Jan 2007

  Joined HP Foods in 2005 to lead the group accounting and reporting function reporting monthly to Group Danone the parent company. Four months after joining it was announced that Heinz would acquire HP Foods, this was subsequently referred to competition commission clearance for clearance. Joined HP Foods in 2005 to lead the group accounting and reporting function reporting monthly to Group Danone the parent company. Four months after joining it was announced that Heinz would acquire HP Foods, this was subsequently referred to competition commission clearance for clearance.



IVAX Pharmaceuticals

• Netherlands
• Financial Services

• European Finance Manager

  • Jan 2004 - May 2005

  Following creation of a European region I was asked to develop a EU finance reporting function reporting directly to the EU VP Finance.

• Financial Accounting & Reporting Manager UK

  • Jan 2003 - Dec 2003

  Financial accounting & reporting for the UK subsidiary of US listed IVAX Pharmaceuticals


Travelling
• Vietnam
• Human Resources Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Travelling

  • Jan 2002 - Dec 2002


First National Bank

• United States
• Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Financial Accountant

  • Sep 1998 - Dec 2001

  Product and group accountant for this lending subsidiary of Abbey National now Santander Product and group accountant for this lending subsidiary of Abbey National now Santander