Colin Banton

FD/CFO

Birmingham

Colin Banton In 60 Seconds

I’m a highly-experienced Commercial Finance Director with excellent operational skills, working within SMEs and driving change management, business transformation, turnaround strategies, restructuring processes, improved financial reporting and profit improvement plans to drive business efficiencies.

Specialist Skills

Profit Improvement

I led the business turnaround of Agriculture supply business into a UK Multiple Retailers Company Ltd, reversing £2m loss into actual £1M EBITDA.

Exit Planning

Exited shareholding.

Banking Relationship

Introduced client to new Banking relationships.

Raising Funds

Led the fund-raising programme from Private Equity and secured a further £1m investment.

Corporate Finance

Corporate finance raising debt and equity solutions for a Housebuilder.

Track Record Highlights

Led the business turnaround of Ethical Fruit Company Ltd, reversing £2m loss into actual £1M EBITDA.

Led the fund-raising programme from Private Equity and secured a further £1m investment.

Selected and implemented new ERP system generating savings of c.£250k with the annual benefit (recurring).

Successfully led and completed the Management Buy-Out of Organic Farm Foods Ltd.

Led the process of restructuring Capespan International Plc (Southern Business Unit), generating annual savings of €2m (recurring).

Sector Experience

Agriculture & Farming: Supply Chain into UK Multiple Retailers

Construction: Housebuilder

Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics: Warehousing and Transport

Engineering: Data Centre Air Cooling Systems

Government & Defence: SEN & Home to School Transport

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