With over 30 years experience in the IT Industry with an Accountancy background, including over 15 years with Unilever and 15 years with EDS, I have taken lead roles in:

* Project Recovery / Turnaround
* Organisational Change / Business Restructuring
* Thought Leadership / Consultancy / Change Agent
* Contract Negotiations with both Client and Supplier
* Outsourcing Large Corporate / Government
* Mediating Sales / Operational / Technical / Financial needs
* Business Development
* Project and Systems Development Management
* Relationship / Account Management
* Human Resource Development
* Financial, Management Accountancy & Audit
* Overseas Assignments

My client experience includes amongst many others:

* Procter & Gamble
* Inland Revenue
* Paymaster General's Office
* Civil Aviation Authority
* Danone
* Oxfam

and now wish to apply these large corporate skills to the small business environment.

Appreciating the financial constraints of small businesses I prefer to work primarily on a risk reward basis where both parties objectives are truly aligned.

Having turned around many under performing contracts and more recently leading the negotiations in the sale of a small business, significantly increasing the sale price, I am confident I can add value to your business.

Experience:
Unilever - Internal Audit both UK and Overseas
EDS Finance Manager for UK, set up Finance Department with staff of 60+ and implemented new global accounting systems
EDS Account Manager for Civil Aviation Authority responsible for development and implementation of Finance and Human Resource Systems, improving profitability by 100%
EDS Director of Paymaster (1836) Ltd responsible for identifying, developing and implementing market strategy for Paymaster banking services in the UK
Acxiom Ltd Business Unit Executive responsible for delivery of Direct Marketing services to Procter & Gamble, Oxfam, Danone improving pre-tax from 58% to 70%
Acxiom Ltd Technical Unit Leader responsible for UK software environment, reducing costs and improving performance
Acxiom Corp responsible for re-organisation of the US delivery centre organisation of some 1,400 staff across multiple locations delivering savings in excess of $25m per annum
Prime negotiator of small business sale currently improved offer by > 50%

Education and Training:
◘ EDS Henley Management development programme for the top twenty senior managers.
◘ EDS and Unilever internal courses including Strategic Value Selling, Account Management, Advanced Project Management, Systems Life Cycle, Leading People, etc.
◘ Unilever Commercial Management Development Scheme (normally only open to Post Graduates) including courses at London Business School and Bradford University.
◘ Post Graduate: Accountant - Chartered Association of Certified Accountants1981

References available on request:
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