Career highlights
- 1987 - 2004: PricewaterhouseCoopers dealing with all aspects of corporate recovery and insolvency in Southampton, Portsmouth, Bournemouth, Birmingham and London.
- 2004: Secondment to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme in a senior management position to establish the solvency of financial advisors against whom claims had been made (The FSCS is an independent body of last resort who compensate valid claimants against financial advisors regulated by the Financial Services Authority, where the advisors are unable to meet the claims).
- 2004 - 2006: Deloitte, Assistant Director supporting clients through mergers and de-mergers in addition to advising clients through corporate recovery and insolvency, clients include Heinz, Cable & Wireless, ntl and Pilot Clothing.
- 2006 to date: Joined Portland as an Associate and spends his time acting as the Insolvency Practitioner on insolvency engagements and advising clients and their advisors on solutions to their financial difficulties.
- Chartered Certified Accountant and Insolvency Practitioner.
Why did you move to Portland
I wanted to come back to my roots on the South Coast and to work with people where I could see that my input made a difference to people's lives. I had spent 10 years working in corporate recovery on the South Coast before the lure of national and global opportunities drew me to London. I have worked for "big four" business recovery firms for 20 years, have enjoyed the benefit of that training and experience and I have worked with global clients on major transactions.
However, I identified that Portland take a different approach to clients' needs. Portland provide a flexible approach to clients’ problems where the insolvency practitioner can offer them an efficient solution which is credible to all parties involved and which leads to an opportunity for a more successful outcome for all concerned as the Insolvency practitioner takes a hands on approach to the clients needs and challenges at Portland.
