- LonelyPeak ConsultantsFounder and Business ConsultantCONSULTING & AUDITSJanuary 2024 - Today (1 year and 2 months)64000 Pau, FranceI established LonelyPeak Consultants because I understand the responsibility that comes with running a business. When the pressure is on, it can be hard to know where to turn. But that's when I can help.I am here to help business leaders make the best choices for their organisation, implement positive change, and optimise performance, as well as acting as an independent sounding board to provide leaders with the help and guidance they need. Whether you are a budding new start-up, a family-run business, or a large corporate enterprise, you will benefit from my knowledge and wealth of experience.Based in the south of France, I provide my services both remotely and on-site at the client’s offices, which ever provides the best solution. I help businesses with areas such as strategic business planning, commercial forecasting, executive talent management, margin optimisation and risk management to name but a few.Whether it is initial guidance with a particular project or longer-term assistance that you need, I am here to help.To find out more about how I can help you meet your objectives, improve outcomes, and drive sustainable growth, please contact me or visit my website at www.lonelypeakconsultants.fr
- Advantis Credit LimitedChief Executive OfficerBANKING & INSURANCEMay 2005 - July 2022 (17 years and 3 months)Stoke-on-Trent, United KingdomAdvantis is a business process outsourcing company providing debt recovery and credit management services to clients across a range of market sectors including central government, utilities, financial services, and telecoms operating in the United Kingdom. Employing more than 250 team members, it recovers in excess of £180million (€212m) per year for its clients.As the CEO, I led the business through significant growth and market change, including the introduction of a new regulatory body, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). As a regulated firm, I held FCA Approved Persons status for more than six years.Working within a strict regulatory regime, I developed a robust compliance function and risk management framework and introduced sophisticated commercial operating models, financial forecasting, and business analytics. Under my guidance, the company saw significant sustained growth to become one of the largest and most successful in the industry.I then successfully managed the sale of the business to international investors, Outsourcing Inc., in deal which completed in January 2020. Outsourcing Inc. is a Japanese-listed company, on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange that operates globally with an annual turnover, in 2020, of £2.2billion (€2.59bn), employing over 86,000 people worldwide. I continued in my role as CEO at Advantis after the acquisition for a further two and a half years until I relocated to France.
- Vertex Data Science (United UtilitiesLitigation ManagerJune 2004 - May 2005 (11 months)Warrington, England, United KingdomUnited Utilities is a water utility provider to the Northwest region of England providing water to 7.8 million customers generating revenue of £1.7bn (€1.97bn), per annum.On a one-year contract, I established a litigation department for the utility provider, including: operation process mapping, creation, and monitoring; business analytics and management information; recruitment and training of personnel; creation and implementation of litigation processes from data driven account selection and processing of high volume of county court claims.
- BSc. ChemistryManchester Metropolitan University1995