Our achievements
- Achieved a USD8m turnaround in annual profits (USD6.5m loss in 2006 to USD1.5m profit in 2008) - advanced composites manufacturing company;
- Achieved a doubling of enterprise value, from USD40m at start of project to USD80m (based on signed offers from investors) in 4 years – advanced composites manufacturing company;
- Developed strategy for manufacturing, retail, advertising, marketing services and consulting companies;
- Raised equity, debt and lease financing – new media company, fruit processing company, medical services company;
- Restructured debt facilities, giving the borrower the right mix of long- and short-term facilities, and a more balanced mix of lenders – advanced composites manufacturing company, fruit processing company;
- SAP implementation – advanced composites manufacturing company;
- Introduced a company-wide understanding of the need to generate appropriate financial returns for shareholders and, in order to do so, the need to manage all areas of the company's activities, not just 1 or 2 KPIs – advanced composites manufacturing company, adventure travel company, luggage manufacturing company, seafood retail company;
- Improved statutory accounting procedures, allowing the Accounting Manager to produce monthly financial statements for the first time - adventure travel company;
- Introduced management reporting into several companies, customising the output reports to meet each company's specific requirements. Management reports are produced in a format which managers understand and which helps them make better decisions, faster;
- Coached Business Unit managers who are being given P&L and working capital responsibility for the first time, helping them understand what the financial reports mean, and what choices they have in improving the operating performance of their BUs;
- Husbanded a public company through a major financial restructuring as court appointed Co-Planner, reducing debts to a sustainably serviceable level;
- Reduced cash tied up in working capital by USD22.5m over three years;
- Introduced real time management of cash flows;
- Re-engineered cash collection processes to reduce AR;
- Reduced total staff numbers from 5,000 to 2,900 over three years – advanced composites manufacturing company;
- Established more profitable, lower risk, more co-operative relationships with key existing and new customers;
- Upgrading and collation of all company contracts and statutory documents;
- Established Boards of Directors with Institute of Director qualified Directors and appointed independent non-executive Directors. Separated Executive Management Team, reporting to the CEO, from the BoD;
- Served as Chairman, Non-Executive Director and Chairman of Audit Committee for private and public companies.