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Nigel Fairhurst

FD/CFO

A seasoned commercial CFO with strong IT and systems skills and a wide range of experience covering M&A, sales, funding and growth across multiple types of organisations including PLCs, private companies (family and PE backed) and partnerships. I have sector knowledge in IT services, professional services, publishing, retail and property management and have significant international experience.

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Track record highlights

  • Over 50 acquisitions and 10 business sales across multiple countries.
  • Grew an entrepreneurial IT services business from £70m to over £500m revenue.
  • Setup business units and property finance systems in multiple European countries.
  • Led a major publishing technology transformation, delivering significant improvements in production speed, efficiency and cost.
  • Built high-performing finance and operational teams from the ground up across multiple businesses, creating the capability to support growth, acquisitions and transformation.

Sector Experience

  • Technology Media Telecoms: IT services - hosting, networks, security
  • Technology Media Telecoms: Publishing (online & print), events, B2B data
  • Property Real Estate: Professional services - chartered surveyors
  • Property Real Estate: Property management
  • Retail Consumer Products: Retail - stores and online (M&S)

Nigel's specialist skills

Banking Relationship

Managed complex lender relationships and led multiple successful funding rounds to support growth, acquisitions and strategic investment.

Budgeting & Forecasting

Developed and implemented forecasting model across 11 country operations.

Profit Improvement

Delivered significant profit improvement by identifying market opportunities, driving commercial performance and improving operational effectiveness.

M&A Specialist

Managed the acquisition (and in some cases sale) process in many countries.

Systems and Controls

Led major technology and systems transformation programmes, including serving as CIO of a publishing group for two years.

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