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Sajid Sarwar In 60 Seconds
I am a high impact CFO with over 20 years experience in the UK & Middle East, working for large corporates (Airbus, BAe, Lear Corporation, Ingram Micro) and several start-ups within Technology, Media, and on-demand services. My specialties include helping businesses scale quickly, working capital management, business turnaround, and selling businesses to Private Equity or via Management Buy-Outs.
Specialist Skills
Cash flow Improvement
IT Distribution sectors forces one to become a working capital expert.
Profit Improvement
Led business transformations focused on margin improvement and cost reductions.
Exit Planning
Sold multiple businesses to Private Equity or Trade Sales.
M&A Specialist
Lead responsible for multiple acquisitions and post acquisition integration.
Executive Coaching
Partner to CEO's in large scale JV's, ensuring leadership is fully aligned.
Track Record Highlights
- Commercial Manager tasked with supporting the sale of a Telecoms division (Singlepoint - Part of the Caudwell Group) to Vodafone for $600m.
- Finance Director who grew an IT & Mobile Distribution business (Aptec Distribution) from $200m revenue with 3% margins to $450m with 8% margins over 4 years which was then sold to Private Equity.
- Interim COO & CFO who turned around a $350m loss-making Distribution business (Al Masa IT Distribution- $12m losses per annum) to break even within 9 months.
- CFO for a greenfield Joint-Venture (Emiraje Systems) between Airbus and a UAE Government entity, securing a multi-billion order and recognizing annual revenues in excess of $200m within Year 1.
- Controller for 6 manufacturing plants in the UK & Sweden (Lear Corporation- annual revenues of $600m), implemented new shared services center, leading to 25% annualized savings.
Sector Experience
- Engineering: Aerospace
- Government & Defence: Military & Aircraft
- Technology, Media & Telecoms: Mobile Operator
- Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics: Automotive, IT Distribution
- Sport & Recreation: Sports Events
- Construction: Border Security Solutions
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