Martin Cartwright In 60 Seconds

I am an energetic and highly successful CFO operating as a value added business partner to the CEO. A great communicator with a fine record of achievement throughout my career. Since joining The CFO Centre in 2009, I have assisted three CEO’s in achieving trade sales of their businesses.

Specialist Skills

Business Planning

Supporting CEO in realising the vision and direction for the business.

Exit Planning

Ensuring management information that can be easily understood by acquirers; being on top of all due diligence.

Budgeting & Forecasting

Implementing medium term cash and income statement models.

Cash flow Improvement

Implementing multi-year deals, focus on receivables.

Leadership

Supporting CEO, mentoring teams.

Track Record Highlights

  • Restructured quoted network solutions company from loss-making to profit and delisted in trade sale at 127% premium.
  • Negotiated complex working capital facility in real-time location systems business and supported CEO in various capital raises totaling £10m.
  • Supported founders in establishing a low cost computer programming devices charity and created trading subsidiary to avoid tax leakage once hugely successful products went to market.
  • Value added business partner in negotiating customer deals totaling $100m in European business of US Electronic design automation software company; reduced receivables from 150 to 55 days.
  • Introduced forecasting, budgeting, backlog reporting into Northern European part of EDA software and OEM hardware business; reduced receivables from 140 to 60 days.

Sector Experience

  • Technology, Media & Telecoms
  • Services
  • Insurance

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