Functional Skills

Workforce Optimization
Corporate Finance
Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
Finance Transformation
Commercial Due Diligence
Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)
Private Equity Investing
Innovation Management
Business Analysis
Project Management
Strategy Development

Sector Experience

Business Services
Consumer Goods
Industrials
Manufacturing
Technology
Big 3 Consulting (MBB)
Bulge Bracket Investment Banks
Top Consulting Firms

Experience

JMAN Group Management Consulting
Head of US, Associate Partner
9/2023 - 12/2024
– Led US expansion at Data & AI Consulting firm, backed by investor Baird Capital
– Company advises Private Equity Funds & their Portfolio companies on the optimal Data & Tech assets to enable & accelerate value creation plan execution, and builds & maintains those assets
– General Manager role responsible for Sales, Project Delivery, Hiring & People Development
– Personally overseen delivery of 15+ projects, across SaaS, FS/FinTech., B2B & B2C Services
– First US hire, opened New York office in Jan ‘24, grown team to 21 FTE from transfers & hires
– Led and worked with team to grow US Revenue from

ES Group Corporate Strategy & Development
Head of Corporate Development & Strategy
11/2021 - 4/2023
– Responsible for Commercial Strategy, M&A and other strategic projects at €300m+ manufacturing company focused on bathroom products, owned by investor Cranemere
– Worked closely with CRO & CFO to develop multi-brand, multi-channel commercial strategy tailored to France, Italy, Spain, UK, US, Middle-East and other countries
– Worked with Cranemere team to execute ‘buy & build’ strategy, growing group from six to nine companies including leading critical workstreams on most recent acquisition
– Led operational review of factory footprint & group synergy potential leading to €30m+ CAPEX, €25m+ EBITDA ‘major projects’ program, set-up PMO to oversee program
– Along with CCO oversaw review of pricing and rolled-out new, more structured, approach for European based businesses targeting €3m+ EBITDA impact
– Hired, managed, coached & developed team of 3 direct reports

Boston Consulting Group Management Consulting
Project Leader
3/2016 - 9/2021
– Core member of BCG's Transaction (M&A and Integration) and TURN (turnaround) practice areas with experience across multiple sectors including Tech, FS, Consumer & IG
– Worked on ~20 projects across sectors, project experience included:
o Due diligence & synergy assessment for merger between a Global and two African consumer companies: led team to conduct due diligence on target business plans, advise on optimal transaction scope and develop combined entity business plan
o Internal review of company business plan for UK car manufacturer in support of a fundraising event: led on stress testing of existing business plan, supported assessment of strategic options and developed new 5-year turn-around plan. Presented findings to company Board, worked closely with company CEO & CFO
o Strategic review and turn-around of US SaaS business: led on stress testing of existing business plan, supported assessment of strategic options and carve-out of a business unit (~30% of Net Revenue)

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Other
Senior Policy Advisor, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
10/2017 - 5/2018
– Secondment to Secretary of State's Policy Unit at BEIS (equivalent of US Commerce Department)
– Involved in drafting Industrial Strategy (2017); focussed on 'Grand Challenges' – 'mission orientated' innovation policies aiming to put UK at forefront of emerging sectors
– Developed other economic & energy policy options, prepared briefings for UK Cabinet & led review of department structures

Deutsche Bank Finance
Analyst, Corporate Finance
7/2013 - 9/2015
– Originated & advised on M&A & IPO transactions as part of Financial Institutions Group (No. 1 ranked in EMEA in 2014) with focus on UK & Irish banks and European FinTech
– Transactions included privatisation of PermanentTSB & carve-out & IPO of Worldline