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Stephen Ayres
Stephen is an experienced part-time CFO who has spent 20 years supporting SMEs to improve both operationally and financially.
Stephen has a Degree in Statistics from the University of Southampton and is a Chartered Accountant (qualifying with KPMG). He spent his early career in senior M&A and finance roles within Rolls Royce before becoming a divisional director at a private equity-backed international technology and healthcare group, growing group revenues from £25m to £250m in 6 years.
He has spent the last 20 years supporting SMEs as a flexible FD to improve both operationally and financially and to strategically develop and grow before ultimately achieving a successful exit. He has a consultative leadership style and a track record of building strong teams.
During this time Stephen has gained significant international experience, particularly in the USA, China and Europe
Stephen also has strong financial analysis, problem-solving and change management skills. He enjoys grasping a range of business issues and resolving them.
Expertise
- Biotech, Life Science and Pharma
- Manufacturing and Engineering
- Technology
Specialism
- Building finance function
- Business modelling
- Business process improvement
- Business transformation and turnaround
- Commercial
- Corporate finance
- International Expansion
- Investor Relations
- M&A
- Preparation for exit
- Strategy development and implementation
- System implementation