What I offer
Fractional COO
I'll help you streamline processes and make your operations robust and scalable. Ping me if you have issues with IT infrastructure, Compliance, Regulation, HR frameworks, etc
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Board Advisor
For those start-ups and SME who're not quite ready to have a full board or whose board needs some expert advice, I'm keen to help smooth the creases and build the franchise. My core strengths are strategy, finance, governance and risk management.
Compliance/Regulation for Financial Services
Having worked in the banking and fund management space since 2000, I've been intimately involved with compliance and regulation. Getting it right is a foundational element of success for firms in this sector.
I'll help your firm get its compliance right so it doesn't fall afoul of the regulators.
Executive Mentor
I've been mentoring social impact start-ups since 2021 and love to help founding teams think through their biggest obstacles to building sustainable growth strategies.
Non-Executive Director
Deep governance experience backed by finance and strategy skills. Happy to build a new board for a scale-up or join an existing board to help the company manage risk and build a sustainable growth strategy.
Experiences
Chief Operating Officer
I've been the COO of a trading division at Unicredit Bank for 5 years and of an SME for 8 years. I've experienced the large company 'stakeholder relationship building' and the start-up 'getting your hands really dirty'.
Non-Executive Director and Board Advisor
I've served on boards as an executive director and non-executive director since 2018. I have extensive governance training with the Institute of Directors. I'm a thought leader in the board space on LinkedIn.
Mentor to Social Impact Start-up Founders
Since 2021 I've been involved with the Geovation Accelerator and the LSE Impact Accelerator as a mentor and judge. I advise founders on business plans, financial models, product development and go-to-market.
Risk Navigator
Business is about taking calculated risks and assessing opportunities to create value. I have done this in many spheres: banks, funds, SMEs, startups, charities.
I'm comfortable with uncertainty and confident in my ability to assess, mitigate and take advantage of risk.
Finance Wizard
Over the past 25+ years I have studied mathematical finance, been a quant, traded complex derivatives and commodities at an investment bank, designed investment fund products for asset managers and been the finance director of an SME.
How can I help you with your financial needs?
Veteran Firefighter with Extensive Field Expertise
I've fought major crises at an SME for the last 7 years.
- Running a sales team during COVID.
- Restructuring and De-Russianising our whole business after Putin's invasion.
I'm clear-headed and decisive in a crisis. I'm the go-to guy when stuff hits the fan 
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Champion of Social Mobility
I am a Trustee of two charities involved with education and social mobility. I'm passionate about removing obstacles to social mobility and decreasing inequality.
Puzzler Ponderer
I love puzzles of all sorts - jigsaws, brain teasers, maths problems, etc. This bleeds into my professional life since I'm a problem-solver at heart. I love working in a team to solve tricky business problems.
Got a business problem? Let's talk it through. Who knows where we'll get?
Innovation Alchemist
I love the power of ideation. I seek to catalyse imaginations in a group setting. All we need is a whiteboard and some coloured Post-It notes and the possibilities are endless.
Let go of your preconceptions and join me on an ideation trip to see how we can revolutionise your business.
