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Chris Howard
FD/CFO
Manchester
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Chris Howard In 60 Seconds
I have over 20 years’ experience in Financial and Commercial roles within various companies, from multinational global Corporations and US PE backed organisations to UK based SME’s.
I am a true business partner, focussing on financial, commercial and operational elements of business, developing people and processes to drive sustainable, profitable growth.
Specialist Skills
Strategic Thinker
I have spent over 10 years creating & developing growth strategies, including as Managing Director of an engineering business.
Business planning
Experience in strategic deployment.
Leadership
Mentor for small businesses under the Be The Business programme.
People Development
over 20 years’ experience managing and developing high performing teams.
Continuous Improvement
working knowledge of lean principles and experience in delivering against.
Track Record Highlights
- Due diligence and completion of acquisitions and divestitures, including 1 European acquisition.
- Successfully negotiated a 5 year, £6.4m contract in Nuclear Defence with a major multinational customer.
- Delivered multiple process improvement programmes, driving significant margin improvement.
- Within the last 3 roles I have specialised in turnaround and growth projects, with my previous role involving M&A and Divestiture of Mid-size businesses (circa £9m T/O).
- Track record in building strong, high performing teams through coaching, mentoring and people development.
Sector Experience
- Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics
- Engineering - Energy, Nuclear & Defence
- Services
- Government & Defence
- Not for profit
What's next?
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