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Building Finance Teams to Support the Technology Sector

So many skills of a modern CFO or Financial Controller are transferrable across different sectors, but technology has been more incestuous in recruiting than almost every other sector.

Robert Stepney

Robert Stepney, SaaS sector CFO

Rob is joining Forensic Analytics in May 2023. There are so many reasons why we wanted to share his experiences with our network – he epitomises so much of what makes up the perfect modern CFO.

Simon Atkinson

Chief Financial Officer, Routes Healthcare

Simon Atkinson’s career story shows just how much variety and positive challenge a career in accountancy can provide.

CFO Network Quarterly Update - March 2023

The Busiest Quarter of Executive Finance Appointments In The Past Three Years

Kate Noble

Finance Director, SCX Special Projects

Kate talks to Gillian McBride about her varied career in finance.

Kerry Daniels

Financial Controller, GNG Group

Kerry speaks to Gillian about the career planning that found her in her first CFO role.

Tom Mather

Group Finance Director, LNT Group

Tom has been incredibly successful from a young age, becoming Group Finance Director of a large and successful business well ahead of many of his peers.

Phil White, CFO

CFO, Carclo Plc

Phil has been a VIP client at Pratap Partnership for several members of our team for many years. He has been a valuable sounding board and source of feedback for us as we have grown our business.

The launch of our CFO Network Annual Report

We are pleased to publish our CFO Network Annual Report today – a document that we believe to be the most in-depth and up-to-date insights into the Executive Finance Leadership community across the Yorkshire & Humber region.

An introduction to our inaugural CFO Report

For our inaugural annual CFO Network Report on the Financial Leadership landscape across Yorkshire and Humber, we have performed a deep analysis of the population of finance leaders, the demographic trends and the corporate landscape.

Pratap Partnership Interim Finance Expansion

We are delighted to announce that Dale Spink is moving to work in our Interim Finance specialism

CFO Network Quarterly Update - December 2022

Looking at the last quarter of FD / CFO appointments and over the past year

Mae Salem

Partner, Squire Patton Boggs

Truly deserving winner of the Emerging Dealmaker of the Year prize at the 2022 Insider Dealmakers Awards in November.

Mike Thornton

Office Managing Partner & National Head of Manufacturing for RSM Leeds

We spoke to Mike about perspectives on his career and the coming year

Ben Westerby

Portfolio FD/CFO for SMEs

We are a huge advocate of Ben as an FD across the wider market. Here he talks us through his career so far.

Mark Malpass

Finance Director at Beatson Clark

Mark and Nicola have known each other for over 7 years and Mark has a strong partnership with our business.

CFO Network Quarterly Update

Is 2022 the year that will see the largest number of Finance Director and CFO appointments?

Paul Leighton

European Finance Centre Director at Univar Solutions

Paul shares his views and experiences across how to recruit for rare skills, why he has been so successful without moving jobs and how to create a positive culture

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CFO Network Quarterly Update – October 2024

Building Finance Teams to Support the Technology Sector

Robert Stepney

Simon Atkinson

CFO Network Quarterly Update - March 2023

Kate Noble

Kerry Daniels

Tom Mather

Phil White, CFO

The launch of our CFO Network Annual Report

An introduction to our inaugural CFO Report

Pratap Partnership Interim Finance Expansion

CFO Network Quarterly Update - December 2022

Mae Salem

Mike Thornton

Ben Westerby

Mark Malpass

CFO Network Quarterly Update

Paul Leighton