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APA Associates Ltd

Principal/Owner: Peter Johns

 

 

contact details:
  APA Associates Ltd
Robsons Orchard
Lavant
Chichester
West Sussex     PO18 0BG
UK
tel: 01243 538 015
fax: .
mobile: 07770 375 176
email: peterjohns@iib.ws
PMJ@APAA.co.uk
web: www.apaa.co.uk

13-09-04  

Key Services Offered:
All my career I have been actively involved in managing organisations that were changing and growing. I am now particularly interested in working with small to medium sized businesses that need change to grow. I am fluent in French and Italian.

Core Experience of Principal:
I have many years' experience as an Executive and Finance Director at main board level in multinational businesses and with an international agency. I have worked in the UK, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, and Italy with responsibility for all aspects of finance, performance measurement, corporate planning, acquisitions and disposals, public relations and IT.

Accounting - Selection and implementation of accounting packages * Setting up and/or reorganising Accounts departments * Implementing financial controls * Implementing management accounts * Selection and use of KPI's and Balanced Score Card * Visual presentation of management information

Finance - Implementing cash management * Negotiating short / Long term finance * Managing Foreign exchange risk.

IT - Selecting and managing the implementation of business software * Developing an IT Strategy

Planning - Preparing and presenting business plans * Implementing budgetary, project management and capital expenditure processes. * Carrying out strategic product / business reviews * Business strategic planning

M & A - Negotiating purchase and sale of businesses in Europe and USA, including JVs * Carrying out due diligence * Managing post acquisition integration.

Performance Improvement - Implementing cost reduction programmes * Improving business process efficiency * Managing change programmes

 

Qualifications:
FCA. INSEAD AMP. Accredited Associate, Institute for Independent Business.

Industry Sectors worked in:
Petrochemicals and Plastics. Air Traffic Management.(My current website is focussed on this) Fibre-optics Networks. Commercial Property Development. Exposure to many other industries too many to mention.

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