I help business leaders grow and scale, joining the dots between strategy, operations, finance, technology and sales. Currently Chief of Staff for Real Estate Development and Agtech group, I have 2 decades' international experience in Financial Services and Property as a start-up founder & adviser, strategy consultant and senior executive with large firms (Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, PwC). Qualified Accountant (ACA).
What I offer
Chief of Staff / COO
With proven expertise in building businesses in large corporations and start-ups, I partner with leaders who need someone to join the dots and plug any gaps across strategy, operations, finance, product and sales.
- streamlined processes to reduce cost & complexity
- improved pricing to drive increased revenue & profitability
- greater financial transparency for better decision making
- a strategy for new products and new markets
Scaling the UK's largest online share trading platform
• Generated £60m ARR (mostly profit)
• Doubled the B2B client base, achieving #1 market share (30%)
• Reduced IT costs by 80% and development cycles by 4x
• Partnered with Blackrock and Man Group to pioneer new products
• Board adviser on target operating model (TOM) for international JV for London Clearing House
• Led analysis of impact of regulating £200 billion consumer credit market for the FCA
• Oversaw team to launch new KYC managed service / SaaS for Thomson Reuters
• Achieved commission rates 50-100% higher than competitors
• Early adopter of SaaS and virtual teams to streamline costs
• Increased customer engagement through marketing innovations
• Established 300-person offshore centre in Mumbai
• Achieved industry leading staff retention rates
• Personally mentored, managed and trained 30 graduates from India’s top colleges
• Executive Committee member representing Global FX across the bank