Shella Rushton

Commercial Interim CFO, COO and Strategic Change Leader @Independent Consultancy

AU

Notable Assignments: Mentored PE-backed educational business’ founders to discover new strategic, digital offerings; led 9-month implementation of significant change program to digitally transform operational and finance support functions for IPO market-readiness Interim CFO and COO for peer-to-peer lending and property finance company from start-up to profitable trading, via implementation of digital support services and integrating robust governance into day-to-day operational management Hands-on CFO of commercial and residential property construction/development start-up, supporting successful London-centric JVs through complete life-cycle from SPV set-up to ultimate profit realisation CFO and COO for significant Family Office with complex Trust/Offshore structures - implemented cloud-based workflow solutions and new strategic corporate structure to capture financial gains through process improvements and insightful real-time metric-driven business decisions, whilst establishing strong corporate governance Designed and implemented end-to-end cloud-centric operational and reporting systems for JVs in property development - rolled out successfully to 6 SPVs within 6 months. Immediately self-funded from savings in unclaimed VAT and reduced personnel/outsourced costs End-to-end property development Project Manager - from site identification, project appraisal, arranging finance, architectural planning, construction to ultimate profit return of 100% Performed due diligence to assess financial strength of targeted subcontractors for a major construction company Due diligence, negotiation and execution of prospective lending, investments and subsequent divestiture of assets across diverse industries for private clients Worked with privately owned businesses and PE partners in readiness for IPO or sale CEO of business start-up in celebrity communications over mobile technology, delivering operational product with pipeline demand to market within 6 months

Hult International Business School

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration, Management and Operations

ICAEW

FCA, Accounting

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

BSc Hons, Economics, specialising in Accounting and Finance

London Business School

Master of Science (MSc), Sloan MSc in Leadership and Strategy 2013, London Business School