Jan Chillery

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ABOUT JAN CHILLERY

Dual-qualified Solicitor & Insolvency Practitioner. 20+ years experience in insolvency, corporate restructuring, governance & finance. Member of Cheshire & Warrington Business Advisory Board and the C&W LSIP Business Advisory Board. Governor of Reaseheath College & University Centre. Public Governor of Countess of Chester NHS Foundation Trust and chair of the Organ Donation Committee. Immediate Past Chair of Chester Business Club. A Vice President of Chester Regatta (the oldest regatta in the world). Formerly Non-Executive Director of Muir Group Housing Association. Expert in dispute resolution. Well-established track record in leadership roles in professional & voluntary organisations. Clients include directors, creditors, companies and those affected by corporate or personal insolvency. Experience includes shareholder and contractual disputes, M&A, asset realisations, property claims, director disqualification proceedings, statutory demands, bankruptcy, winding up petitions, IVAs, CVAs, liquidations and administrations. Skills:• Governance & Risk Management: Strong understanding of director duties & responsibilities, regulatory requirements & risk assessment.• Legal: Practising solicitor since 2003 in a top 200 commercial law firm. Legal 500 Recommended Lawyer.• Numeracy: Proficient in analysing company accounts & financial statements, with experience of treasury management at Board level.• Leadership & Strategy: Successful leadership roles in different types of organisations, with strategic planning capabilities and transition control.• Influencing & Persuading: Excellent communication & negotiation skills, capable of managing stakeholder relationships and resolving disputes.• Advisory & Consulting: Commercially astute, pragmatic & cheerful.Legal 500 Recommended Lawyer. Regulated as an Insolvency Practitioner by the ICAEW (Institute of Charted Accountants in England and Wales). Member of the Institute of Directors. Formerly a Fellow of Association of Business Recovery Professionals. Solicitor with full JIEB qualification in Corporate and Personal Insolvency.9 years as a non-executive Director of Muir Group Housing Association Ltd (c.5,750 homes) with a trading repair & maintenance subsidiary. Member of the Group Audit & Risk Committee from 20••••23. Member of the Group Human Resources & Governance Committee until 2017. Member of special project committees about M&A opportunities (20••••16 & 20••••20).Telephone: 07•••••••29 or email: j••••••••@aaronandpartners.com