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Roger Bird

Roger Bird

Economics Lecturer

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  • About me

    Entrepreneur, Politician and Author

  • Education

    • Tiffin School

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    • Exeter College, Oxford

      1991 - 1994
      MA (Oxon) Philosophy, Politics and Economics

  • Experience

    • University College Cork, Ireland (UCC)

      Sept 1994 - Aug 1995
      Economics Lecturer

      Lecturer in Industrial Economics and the Economics of Public Policy.

    • Deloitte

      Sept 1995 - Aug 2001
      Auditor

      I trained with Deloitte & Touche, specialising in the audit of industrial and technology companies.

    • LiDCO Group PLC

      Aug 2001 - Jan 2005
      Financial Controller & Co Sec

      I helped float LiDCO on the AiM market and became the FC & Company Secretary of this innovative manufacturer of cardiac monitors and sensors in the healthcare sector. Implemented new financial controls and installed new MIS.

    • Alpha Plus Group Ltd

      Feb 2005 - Jun 2012
      Finance Director

      I helped PE firm Sovereign Capital with their "buy and build" strategy and make a successful exit in 2007, then stayed to help the new owners expand further. I served as FD, Company Secretary and Head of IT, and I completed three piecemeal M&A acquisitions, having led the due diligence processes.

    • Astrum Education

      Aug 2012 - May 2014
      Finance Director

      As FD of this PE-backed education business, I helped implement new systems and grow the group prior to a successful exit by Sovereign Capital in 2016.

    • UKIP (UK Independence Party)

      Jul 2014 - Dec 2014
      General Secretary

      Reporting to the Chairman and the Leader, handled the London-based day-to-day running of the organization and election planning, essentially a COO role.

    • European Parliament

      Jan 2015 - Aug 2016
      Parliamentary Assistant to Ray Finch MEP

      Ran the MEP's parliamentary office, handling casework, dealing with officials and providing support for work on the PECH Committee

    • Deductive

      Aug 2016 - Apr 2021
      Chief Financial Officer

      Data analytics and data engineering business which was bought by MarketCast LLC in 2020. Formerly known as Dativa and Genius Digital.

    • Atech Mobile

      Mar 2022 - now
      Finance Director

      Technology consulting and telecoms contracts.

    • MediaBrain Inc.

      Jun 2022 - now
      Chief Financial Officer

      Stackable apps which use first-party data to transform brand performance.

    • MX8 Inc

      Feb 2023 - now
      Founder and Chairman

      Groundbreaking development of AI to automate market research and opinion polling

  • Licenses & Certifications