Personally; a results driven international Financial Services/Payments Industry CEO, Market Analyst, Entrepreneur and Investor/Board Member with over 30 years multi-faceted background in macro to execution.

Specialities include business adaption/transition/innovation including creating new revenue/profit streams through partnering, M&A, organic expansion and successful global models. Payments Industry adviser and international (keynote) conference speaker. Most recent focus bridging Blockchain and Crypto into mainstream Financial Services Industry.

Delivered outstanding achievements working and trusted by top tier (top 3 of 4 in a country/region typically) Banks (e.g. Barclays, ANZ, USBank), Payment Processors (e.g. Nets, First Data and Global Payments), Software/Hardware Vendors (e.g. ACI Worldwide, NCR, Diebold Nixdorf, Verifone) and FinTechs (e.g. Liberis, Ferratum Bank, Taxback) around the world.

Industry advisor and Due Diligence services to investment community (Institutional banks, investment houses, Wall Street analysts, Private Equity, M&A Investment Bankers etc). Additional deep experience in industry players like Telcos (British Telecom), Oil Companies (Shell and Irving Oil) and IT Infrastructure Providers (HP & IBM).

Successes include leadership positions in several top tier financial services organisations (including banks, commercial processors and software houses), startup business full P&L successes to multi-million sustainable revenue and globally recognised brand strength, personally having sold over $50m of advisory business. A balanced blend of strategy, business, technology, international and cultural change experience.