Andrew B.

Experience

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  Fidelity International

  Jan 2003 - Apr 2007

  Senior Manager - Delivery M&A

  Key responsibilities:• to analyse and manage investment projects between Western and Chinese firms, with a particular focus on China’s renewable energy and biotechnology sectors. Key achievements• Helped secured $64.5m investment for a Chinese magnesium company, by developing financial models that highlighted additional revenue streams. • Used strong connections with Chinese science parks to raise £8m investment for swine vaccine project.

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  UK Home Office

  Apr 2007 - Apr 2009

  Asylum Policy

  To manage asylum applications and immigration decisions, as well as representing the UK Government in Asylum Tribunals

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  Foreign and Commonwealth Office

  Apr 2009 - Jun 2011

  Deputy Head of Maritime Security and Piracy

  • Recommended and led the development of UK’s inaugural national maritime strategic framework; • Represented the FCO at Cabinet Office Briefing Room (COBR) on maritime (national) security issues;• Drafted speeches and briefs for Ministers and ambassadors on maritime security issues.

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  Home Office - Office for Security and Counter Terrorism

  Jun 2011 - Dec 2013

  Senior Manager for DWA & Proscriptions

  • Led the successful policy management of high profile terrorist deportation cases e.g. working with NO.10/ Home Secretary’s office to influence high level international discussions.• Designed and implemented a refresh of HMG’s terrorist proscription process. Strong policy discussions with Ministers and Whitehall partners were required to explain and see through the benefits of the proposals;• Reviewed key aspects of HMG’s 'deportation with assurance' strategy

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  UK Export Finance

  Dec 2013 - Jun 2016

  Head of Financial Markets Unit

  To lead and develop UK Export Finance’s medium to long-term export finance products. Successes include the launch of UKEF’s:• £5bn Export Refinancing Facility – utilising the competitive funds usually available in the debt capital markets; and• the £3bn Direct Lending Facility – placing UKEF on an equal footing with the most competitive export credit agencies in the EU. The roles requires strong political, policy and senior stakeholder management skills to drive through the required changes. Show less

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  HM Revenue & Customs

  Jun 2016 - Feb 2018

  Head of Operational Performance (Large Business)

  To develop and implement regional and national projects for HMRC Large Business e.g. increasing the compliance (tax yield) of the UK’s top 2,000 businesses. This included:i) being the lead official for HMRC’s Business Risk review. This involved drafting proposals, leading numerous roadshows and webinars and briefing Ministers on proposed outcomes;ii) providing timeley and accurate advice to the senior officials on complex large ( high profile) business issuesiii) briefing Ministers and Executive Committee members on urgent/ critical issues.Key skills: setting the strategic direction, commercial delivery, Ministerial engagement. Show less

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  JD Healthcare Group

  Jan 2018 - Jan 2019

  Director Of Operations

  Head of Operational Performance and Policy. To design and implement a broad range of changes for the largest independent Harley Street clinic e.g. enhancing the patient pathways, integrating new KPIs and structures. This requires regular interaction with the CEO and Chief Medical Officer to deliver the required changes. Interim Head for London Sperm Bank (LSB) – introducing new process and efficiencies to transform LSB into a market leader e.g. new internal structures, websites, CRMs and KPIs. Show less

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  Natural Capital Ecosystem Assesment

  Jan 2019 - now

  Company Director

  Delivering high value and complexprogrammes for central government departments.