Adam Hall

Experience

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  Andrew Moore & Co - Taxation & Business Advisory Firm

  Jan 1991 - Jan 1994

  Manager
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  Sears Plc - Retail Group

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1996

  Management Accountant
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  Thomson Reuters

  Jan 1996 - Jan 2000

  Business Support Manager / European Group Role - Legal & Regulatory Group

  Founding member of the Business Support team which was introduced to improve the commercial focus of business managers and drive the transition to a digital service offering.Acquisition and integration of European legal data businesses to facilitate transition from traditional to digital revenue model.

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  Active Media Capital

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2004

  Finance Director and co-founder

  Active Media Capital successfully raised funding and incubated Avanti Communications Group Plc which was floated on AIM in 2007.I was a co-founder of the business and worked on the raising of seed funding and in the growth of this fast moving start up.

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  Bernard Hodes (Omnicom)

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2007

  Group Controller

  I managed and improved the overall financial process and performance of the finance team for a multi-site recruitment advertising agency and consultancy, leading a finance team of 9.I led the successful implementation of SOX and a number of other commercial and system projects.

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  DDB UK (Omnicom)

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2010

  Finance Director Tribal DDB & Deputy Finance Director DDB UK

  Finance Director for fast growing digital agency, successfully delivering a complex accounting system implementation across a business with more than 450 staff and extensive commercial partnering. Led the DDB UK finance team through a process of engaging more effectively with internal business leaders and in supporting external commercial negotiations to improve profitability.

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  Figtree

  Jun 2010 - May 2013

  CFO / COO

  Led the business successfully through sale in 2012 to US private equity backed acquirer Prophet Inc and was project lead on post-acquisition integration.Was a key member of the management team, and CFO of the business as we drove international growth through the opening of overseas offices in Hong Kong and Paris and other commercial partnerships.Implemented new project management systems, improved HR processes and optimised tax and legal structures including the introduction of an EMI share options scheme. Show less

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  Portfolio of technology and media businesses

  Jun 2013 - Sept 2017

  Portfolio CFO

  Exec and non-exec leadership on multiple business exits. Advised on growth strategy and mentored finance and non-finance colleagues. Detailed below are ForrestBrown, Manifesto Digital and Palmer Hargreaves.

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  Palmer Hargreaves

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2014

  Group Finance Director

  Recruited post-investment by the Business Growth Fund to assist in the international expansion of the business and upgrading of the finance function.Finance lead for the opening of operations in Shanghai, completed post-acquisition integration of a German business, and led all tax and legal planning around a complex shareholder re-organisation.

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  Manifesto Digital

  Jul 2014 - Aug 2017

  Non Executive Finance Director

  Non Executive Finance Director for Manifesto Digital from early stage scale-up through to successful sale to The Panoply Group in 2018.Guided the business through shareholder re-organisations, tax planning, international expansion and system changes.

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  ForrestBrown Limited

  Oct 2015 - Aug 2017

  Finance Director

  Strategic financial and commercial direction to support successful sale in 2018.Built the finance function ahead of due diligence and provided regular strategic advice to the leadership team.

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  Arqit

  Sept 2017 - Jun 2022

  Remained in business post listing to implement Netsuite and other financial systems. Cofounder and CFO.Took business from start-up, via seed rounds to successful de-SPAC.

  • Financial Systems Lead

    Mar 2021 - Jun 2022

  • Chief Financial Officer

    Sept 2017 - Mar 2021
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  Self Employed

  Jul 2023 - now

  Portfolio CFO

  Back enjoying consulting again after a break. System and process implementation, CFO services.