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Nigel Rees In 60 Seconds
I am an experienced commercial FD whose multi-sector career progressed as MD in the turnaround and growth of several businesses. A portfolio FD with a simple goal to help, support and mentor SME business owners and their teams to realise their ambitions. With no personal agenda or baggage, an FD with the skills to address your needs and an empathy to share the challenges you often face (alone).
Specialist Skills
Business Turnaround
Addressing financial and operational issues to ensure cash, profit and process improvements.
Corporate Finance
Scale-up, acquisition, merger or divestment experience.
Management Information
Ensuring full understanding and transparency of the areas that matter.
Business Planning
Setting realistic plan(s) for the future; be that next week, month or year(s).
Leadership
Sharing the burden, building confidence in finance and links with the wider teams.
Track Record Highlights
- Built a start-up to market leadership in workforce mobile solutions in UK healthcare and police over a 5-year period.
- Turnaround of various loss-making sport and fashion businesses; SAP software reseller and an M&E design consultancy to profitability.
- Established or divested operations in UK, North America, Europe, Asia and Australian markets.
- Implementation of multiple systems or delivered into businesses as software/systems integrator (Finance, HR, ERP and Infrastructure).
- Pan-european review with resultant outsource of UK and European manufacturing to Asia and consolidation of UK distribution operations.
- Supported successful re-finance of Telecom network provider for PE owners (>£1.5bn).
Sector Experience
- Technology, Media & Telecoms: Software, Technology and Solutions
- Services: Business and Consulting
- Retail & Consumer Products: FMCG
- Construction: Property
- Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics: Supply chain
- Technology, Media & Telecoms: Infrastructure
What's next?
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