Mark Chapman

Experience

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  British Army

  Sept 1988 - May 1992

  Army Officer
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  Rawlinson & Hunter

  Sept 1992 - Sept 1995

  Senior Auditor
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  Deloitte UK

  Oct 1995 - Apr 2000

  Senior Manager Corporate Finance
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  Ehrmanns Wine

  May 2000 - Mar 2007

  Group Finance Director
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  Ehrmanns Wines

  Apr 2007 - Dec 2009

  Commerical Director

  A leading independent wine supplier to the national multiple retailers with a £30m turnover. Reporting to overseas Chairman and responsible for the UK operations.

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  Independent

  Jan 2010 - Dec 2011

  Consultant

  Based in France and consulting to clients in the UK/Switzerland. Assignments consisting mainly of strategy and forecast reviews, funding and acquisition appraisals, preparation of business plans, supplier/agent negotiations, treasury management and general financial troubleshooting.

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  Natural Products Limted

  Feb 2012 - Nov 2013

  Group CFO

  Natural Products Limited (‘NPW’) was a fast growing £24m turnover/£5m EBITDA business in the entry point B2B and B2C gifting sector in the UK and US. It was No 73 on the Sunday Times 2011 Fast Track. In February 2012 it was acquired in a £30m Buy out by Inflexion Private Equity. Brought in to ensure finance met high PE information standards and to facilitate refinancing and eventual sale of business.

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  Ehrmanns Wine

  Jun 2014 - Feb 2019

  COO

  Ehrmanns is a £22m turnover family owned international drinks business. Brought in following a management defection in early 2014 to stabilize operations and improve business sustainability. GP increased by 25% and EDITDA doubled in a declining wine market. Handed over to the next generation of the family during 2018.

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  Drinks Capital

  Mar 2019 - Jan 2020

  Partner

  We specialise in supporting small to medium-size drinks brands to reach their potential in domestic and international markets.

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  Haydale Graphene Industries Plc

  Nov 2019 - Jun 2023

  CFO

  Haydale is a global technologies and materials group that facilitates the integration of graphene and other nanomaterials into the next generation of commercial technologies and industrial materials. With expertise in graphene, silicon carbide and other nanomaterials, Haydale can deliver improvements in electrical, thermal, and mechanical properties, as well as toughness through its state-of-the-art functionalisation. Haydale has granted patents for its technologies in Europe, USA, Australia, Japan, and China and operates from five sites in the UK, USA, and the Far East. Show less

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  Warwick Acoustics Ltd

  Jun 2023 - now

  Chief Financial Officer

  Warwick Acoustics is disrupting the delivery of entertainment within the next generation of electrified and autonomous vehicles.Our ElectroAcoustic In-Car Audio systems offer the ultimate in high performance, environmentally friendly, design enabling cabin acoustics.ElectroAcoustics audio systems meet the challenge of climate change through class leading light-weighting, power efficiency, and the use of sustainable and eco-friendly materials.