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Experienced Risk/Audit Director Summary A business focused and analytical director with a track record of success within international and complex blue chip organisations. Expert in financial and business management combined with strong information technology and consulting expertise. A highly motivated pragmatic problem solver who takes a creative approach to deliver business objectives with buy-in. Goal and results orientated with an eye to commercial benefit and customer satisfaction. Excellent leadership skills and motivates and possesses good team building skills and the ability to communicate at all levels and across companies. • Business Management: Cross divisional collaboration, risk management, business process re-engineering, commercial, business strategy development, project management, business transformation, efficiency review • Leadership: team development, stakeholder management and communications, motivates, builds trust and confidence, collaborative, mentoring, communicator • Strategic Development: Solutions provider, problem solver, forward thinking, spots opportunities, manages change, innovative, ideas generation • Business Development: Customer service, consulting, pre-sales, sales, relationship builder, • Financial Direction: Internal audit, financial planning & analysis, reporting and modelling • Technical: Shared services, hosting, outsourcing, knowledge management, data protection • Interpersonal: Challenges, committed, organised, responsible, adaptable, flexible, multi tasker Specialties: Retail (store, e-commerce & m-commerce), Media (TV, Online & Publishing) & Technology, Outsourcing, Risk Management, Internal Audit, Finance, Process Improvement, BCP, Information Security & Change Experience Best Buy Europe Director of Group Risk September 2010 – March 2013 Managed BBE's risk management, internal audit, business continuity planning, insurance and information security across all brands (Carphone Warehouse, The Phone House and Geek Squad) and geographies in a period of significant change resulting from increasing reliance upon e-commerce & m-commerce, outsourced & managed services. ITV Director of Internal Audit May 2007 – September 2009 Provided assurance to ITV’s Audit Committee and board on the control environment and risk management at ITV worldwide. Ran the function, developed the annual assurance plan and reported to the Audit Committee with a team of auditors performing operational and financial audits plus process improvement and efficiency reviews. Controls and process efficiency expert for ITV; sat on various major project boards including IT outsourcing, crisis management and a major change project that saw Oracle re-implemented and a Business Service Centre set up Reed Elsevier (RE) VP Business & Finance July 2004 – February 2007 Newly created global role, combining Finance Director with a project role to strengthen finance and business aspects of RE’s worldwide IT groups ($400m spend) with an emphasis on promoting cross-divisional IT initiatives and strengthening governance (structure and risk management). Head of Audit UK Reed Elsevier July 2001 – July 2004 Recruited to work with global Audit Director in expanding role and profile of Audit group, realigning the teams and to implement risk management. This involved streamlining/ standardising processes, improving presentation and reporting abilities and building/ developing relationships with the RE divisions and business units resulting in improved consistency and efficiency. Unisys Solution Director January 2000 – July 2001 Senior Project Manager June 1998 – December 1999 Assistant Audit Manager May 1996 – June 1998 Datastream International Chief Accountant July 1995 – May 1996 Management Accountant May 1993 – July 1995

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