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Martin Cartwright

FD/CFO

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.

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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

Martin's 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.

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