Selected results

Strategy is valuable
when it changes outcomes.

Examples from my executive career, supported by direct responsibility for strategy, team alignment and commercial delivery.

Commercial experience in practice.

These results relate to different roles and periods. They reflect the work of the businesses and teams I helped lead.

Executive career result5× regional turnover

Growth over four years at RigNet. My contribution included creating the strategy, gaining company buy-in and leading Finance, Operations and Sales teams.

Executive career result54% revenue growth

Revenue expansion over 24 months at RigNet, with strategic and cross-functional leadership supporting delivery.

Executive career result£25m turnover addition

At HarperCollins Publishers UK, integrating contracts that grew turnover, supported by strategy, alignment and team leadership.

Executive career result13× earnings sale

At Chloride Masterpower, I worked with the founder, prepared supporting documentation, presented to the buying team and negotiated during the sale process.

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Fractional leadership

Approved client story to follow: the challenge, the leadership contribution and the commercial outcome.

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In the client’s words

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From achievement to relevance

What this experience brings to your business.

Growth requires alignment

The RigNet experience reflects more than a growth target: it involved setting strategy, obtaining buy-in and leading the functions responsible for delivery.

Commercial change needs operational follow-through

The HarperCollins work linked new contracts to integration and delivery. Winning work and being able to serve it belong in the same discussion.

An exit involves preparation and negotiation

At Chloride Masterpower, the contribution included preparing documentation, presenting to the buyer and negotiating alongside the founder.

Different stages need different leadership

Experience across investment, growth, sale and an administration provides context for both the opportunities and the difficult choices a business can face.

Portfolio experience

Experience across different business stages.

31 businesses

Advised or worked with directly since BDB15 was established in 2018, as at October 2026.

Six raises

Experience supporting investment processes.

Two exits

Experience working with businesses through to sale.

These figures describe experience across different engagements; they are not stages in one client journey or a forecast of future results.

Making the connection

Discuss a challenge relevant to your business.

The most useful conversation is about what these experiences mean for your situation: a leadership transition, a growth challenge, a founder’s changing role or preparation for the next stage.

The examples above provide a starting point. Detailed client case studies and attributed references will be added once the wording is approved.

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