Business Development & Management Consultabcy services. Assigments include:
Project management, developmentfunding and construction of a specialist educational centre for a Kent County Council/DfSCF/EUFC Ltd joint venture
Conducted the due diligence, negotiation and sale of EUFC Ltd to Myfootballclub.co.uk. The first ever takeover of a business bya web based community. A very high profile and somplex transactionwidely reported in the national press.
Profit improvement and business development for a leading provider of Internal Audit and Risk Management services in the Corporate Governance sector.
Strategic review of a vehicle hire and online car sales business.
Profit improvement for a boutique Recruitment Consultancy.

• Hired to establish Fleet Group, a new operator in Sports, Leisure and Property development. Year one revenues of £2.5m.
• Acquired 12 acre Sports Club from Kimberly Clark plc, part funded with grant negotiated from Dept for Communities & Local Government (DCLG). £1.2m deal.
• Merged Sports Club with Gravesend & Northfleet FC a full time professional football club. Implemented new accounting and budgeting systems and new IT infrastructure.
• Set up Fleet Group Developments to manage a portfolio of new property development projects.
• Sold largest ever sponsorship deal in non-league football.
• Set up Fleet Football in the Community Scheme as a Charitable Trust.

09/01 to 05/04 Chief Executive Officer

ACT Financial Systems Ltd, a Misys Plc company.
01/98 to 09/01 Chief Operating Officer

ACT Financial Systems Ltd, a Misys Plc company.
02/94 to 12/97 Sales & Marketing Director

Career Achievements at Misys Plc

• As Sales Director of ACT Financial Systems (ACTFS) during the early 1990’s, led the company to be the dominant supplier of securities processing systems in Central and Eastern Europe, achieving 18 sales in 2 years.

• As COO of ACTFS, responsible for the business development strategy of the company following its acquisition by Misys plc in 1995.

• As COO of ACTFS drove revenue from £20m in 1995 to £58m in 2001. Profits increased from £2.1m to £11.3m over the same period.

• As COO of ACTFS led the assimilation of 4 acquired businesses, namely Fujitsu Securities Pty in Australia, Group SIP S.A. in France, EDS Citymax Plc and Synopsis Plc, both in the UK.

• As COO of ACTFS and jointly with the CEO, restructured the company into 2 separate businesses to create Misys Asset Management Systems and Misys Securities Trading Systems.

• As CEO of Misys Securities Trading Systems (MSTS), formed the new Board of Directors. Staff headcount of 276 operating as 8 subsidiary companies with offices in the UK, Europe, the Far East, Japan and Australia.

• As CEO of MSTS, led the corporate identity and re-branding of MSTS

• As CEO of MSTS led the business turnaround of the company from £1.6m loss to £0.746m profit in two years.

• As CEO consistently achieved a Cash to Profit ratio in excess of 100%.

• As CEO ensured that the majority of product portfolio was fully ISO9002 compliant

• As CEO led the successful penetration of the Japanese domestic Securities Trading market through the appointment of key distributors – Fujisoft, Hitachi and Toshiba.

• As CEO led the successful trade sale of MSTS to GL Trade SA, which completed in November 2003. Performed transitional role until leaving the company in May2004.

Responsible for the UK sales team. Instrumental in ACTFS retaining its position as the leading supplier of Investment Management, Private Banking, Custody and Unit Trust Administration systems in UK.
Responsible for the UK sales team. Instrumental in ACTFS retaining its position as the leading supplier of Investment Management, Private Banking, Custody and Unit Trust Administration systems in UK.

01/90 to 03/91 International Sales Manager

Responsible for direct sales in Europe and Asia and the selection and day to day management of Distributors.

10/88 - 12/89 International Account Manager

Joined ACTFS Ltd to sell Investment Management systems and Front Office trading systems across Europe.

Three years experience as Business Development manager for the UK’s largest Stockbroking Settlement and Accounting service bureau.

Two years industry experience in a service bureau providing Investment Accounting software and services.

Eleven years Investment Management experience working for the second largest In- House managed Pension Fund. Investment experience includes Securities, Property and Venture Capital funds.