Richard Smith
Chief Financial Officer, European Operations @Thrive
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WORK HISTORY
Chief Financial Officer, European Operations @Thrive
Luton, GB
Thrive delivers global IT outsourcing for Cybersecurity, Cloud, and traditional MSP services. Thrive’s NextGen platform enables customers to gain business advantage through remediation, productivity, efficiency, and scalability.Thrive is a portfolio company of Private Equity firm Court Square Capital Management who invested in January 2021Responsible for all financial, procurement, HR and legal functions
EDUCATION
University of Birmingham
BSc, Mathematical Sciences
SKILLS
ABOUT RICHARD SMITH
Highly motivated and committed CFO/Finance Director with a successful track record in private equity backed, blue-chip and private businesses. Driver of change with a strong restructuring and turnaround skill set successfully applied across sectors including IT, support services, healthcare, transport and engineering. Experienced in both buy and sell M&A transactions including successful PE exits as well as supporting businesses during rapid growth. Proven credibility at board level as a business partner and sounding-board with experience in both executive and non-executive roles. Effective communicator with good relationships built at all levels including with investors, lenders and advisors. Accomplished manager, expert at developing energetic and committed teams.Commercial and hands-on team player with demonstrable value added across functions. Exceptional analytical thinker with strong verbal and numerical reasoning capabilities. Strong and effective negotiator able to deliver significant value. Specialties: Chartered Accountant and Corporate Treasurer with extensive experience of strategy, financial control, reporting, treasury, tax, pensions, purchasing, procurement, M&A, acquisitions, disposals, restructuring, turnaround, planning, HR management, contract negotiation, bids, tenders and business analysis.
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