Experience
Ascent Solutions LLC
Start-Up
CFO
4/2017 - Present
Recruited personally by CEO, a former Margin Point executive. Relocated to Minneapolis to develop and lead the company through a financial crisis that involved inaccurate financials, poorly implemented systems, significant process deficiencies coupled with net losses and negative working capital. Key Challenges: crisis management including working through significant cash constraints, reducing costs, improving cashflow and restoring the business to profitability.
EGrowcery
Finance
CFO
7/2016 - 3/2017
An international e-commerce software business with solid product searching for a market in the US and capital to fuel growth. Entities in the US and Australia, providing e-commerce solutions to retailers. Recruited by CEO of KSS Retail and Venture Capital Investor to create a multi-national corporate structure to support US expansion to drive growth and shareholder value at a time when traditional retail was searching for e-commerce solutions to compete against giants like Amazon.
Noribachi
Finance
CFO
1/2016 - 6/2016
A $68m manufacturer of high output commercial lighting solutions operating on an Internet Of Things (IOT) platform. Every project is bespoke engineered and specifically tailored to deliver a virtually unlimited range of LED lighting solutions. Introduced by PE investor to level up the finance, accounting, human resources and information technology functions and position the company for additional growth and capital raising.
Eurovestech PLC
Finance
Board Member, CFO
1/2012 - 12/2015
Board of Directors: Toluna, Maxifier, Magenta, TUTE Genomics, Audionamix, and LogNet Systems.
Portfolio Company CFO | Director of Investments
Brought in by the Chairman to provide strategic oversight and hands-on financial and operational support to portfolio companies with operations in the UK, France, Israel, Russia and the US. Oversee the portfolio’s development, evaluating new technologies, selecting new investments, and delivering exits.
Portfolio Company CFO | Director of Investments
Brought in by the Chairman to provide strategic oversight and hands-on financial and operational support to portfolio companies with operations in the UK, France, Israel, Russia and the US. Oversee the portfolio’s development, evaluating new technologies, selecting new investments, and delivering exits.
KSS Retail Ltd
Finance
CFO & Corporate Secretary
1/2007 - 12/2011
An international software business backed by venture capital investors with entities in the UK and US, providing price optimization solutions to retailers throughout the world. The business was sold to dunnhumby Ltd (Tesco Subsidiary) in January 2010. Recruited by the CEO (former CEO of TCI Solutions) to create a corporate structure separating the retail price optimization solution business from the parent company to create greater shareholder value. Led the Finance, IT & HR.