CTGFT Ltd

Consultancy specialising in advising organisations through significant periods of growth and change. Investing in, and part of, a group of companies based in the UK and USA. Providing due diligence, investment and fund raising advice. Experienced startup, AIM and SME researcher. Introductions to sector and opportunity relevant Private Equity. Start Ups seeking their first NED, SMEs looking for investment strategy guidance and scale organisations making strategic change. 100% of Profit is donated to animal or domestic-abuse charities and the independent arts.

Founder

BOXARR

Executive Chair and interim CEO

Executive Chair

Commercial NED appointment to advise on operations, structural growth, Cyber Security, recruitment, sales strategy and marketing.

Non Executive Advisor & Remco Chair

ElectraLink Ltd.

Advisor

Sagacity Solutions Ltd

Guiding the Founders of a technology start up through Business Strategy planning, Product Development, Sales introductions, Marketing and People development. Creating and delivering a 5 year financial model, introducing and onboarding significant PE investment. Achieving 35% plus CAGR growth.

M6toll

Actual Experience

Independent Non Exec Director role converted to Executive Director and assignment as COO for the AIM listed data analytics company. Structuring, developing and leading Operations, Business Change, 24/7, Cyber & Physical security and Data Centre teams. Embedding business controls, processes and formal forecasting. Establishing functional scale governance. Developed successor and managed handover of responsibilities.

COO & Exec Director

Harrods Bank Limited

NED and Advisor on the Board of the Qatar Holdings owned Harrods Bank. Specialist focus on Operations, Cyber Security and Technology, supporting the transformation of the Bank through delivery of the new Business Plan and strategy. Technical architecture, Vendor-sourcing approach and programme delivery advisor throughout the upgrade of the Bank systems and processes.

Non Executive Director

Mitchells & Butlers PLC

Delivered £150m PBT, 34.7 EPS and organically increased market cap by £900m to £1.9bn prior to assignment end. Promotion to lead the 40,000 people and £2bn sales P&L for the Mitchells and Butlers 1700 Business Operations. Recruited as a change-agent to restructure and rebuild legacy central-control model. Responsibility for the business P&L, IT, Cyber Security, Food Trading, Electronic Leisure. Brands include Browns, All-Bar-One, Harvester, O'Neills, Nicholsons, Castle, Toby, PCDG, Vintage Inns, Sizzling Pubs and Crown.

Leadership of the £1bn Purchasing , Technology, Cyber Security, Food Trading P&L, Electronic Gaming, Logistics and Facilities Team. Exec Director and CEO reporting line.

Commercial Director

UK Asset Resolution Limited

Operations, Services, Procurement, Locations, Arrears and Collections management for the nationalised, Government owned Mortgage Bank.

Assignment as COO

Venture Capital Internet startup

Technology and Infrastructure development for VC startup. IP and technology part of a successful sale.

Assignment as CIO

FTSE, Fortune, AIM, PE & StartUp experience. Ford, P&G, Glaxo, McDonalds, Citi, Harrods, M&B, UKAR and Halifax Bank. 
Plc & Operating Board experience in Technology, Operations, Cyber Security, Procurement, Strategy, Sales and Marketing.
In addition to the commercial roles, undertook a secondment working for a healthcare NGO in Bosnia, Russia, Africa and the UK.
Specialties: Guiding start-up organisations through significant organic growth, AIM listing, fundraising, investment and sale. 
Digital analytics, Data and Banking technology. System, people and data-centre integration.
Regulatory body relationship building.
Procurement and Sourcing across all expenditure categories.
Strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions.

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