our clients
We work with clients in the SME space at all stages of the business life cycle, from start-up through to established businesses.
We have particular experience and interest in education and financial focused operations, however our services, experience and skills can be applied to a wide range of industry sectors.
We have particular experience and interest in education and financial focused operations, however our services, experience and skills can be applied to a wide range of industry sectors.
testimonials
"The man who had greatly impressed all of us at CHAMP, during the due diligence and transaction process was Andrew Mills, the group CFO. Based in the UK, he was all over the numbers, not just for UK operations but also the global businesses in USA, Australia, NZ, and the many sales offices in Europe, China and elsewhere.
He was more than just a good accounting numbers CFO – he also understood the key business drivers and could talk to the metrics important for performance measurement. When the Chairman, Arvid Petersen, moved the Head office to Sydney, Andrew relocated with his family to continue in his role” Bill Ferris AC, Executive Chairman - CHAMP Private Equity [Extract from Inside Private Equity by Bill Ferris. Published by Allen & Unwin] |
"I have known and worked with Andrew for over 10 years during our time together at Study Group. Andrew was the longest serving executive director in the group and his prime role was that of Group CFO. He has strong financial and analytical skills but also has a deep understanding of the key business drivers and the international education sector.
He was one of the key executives and played a seminal roll in growing the business from a single site UK based business to a global group, operating in all major anglophone countries with more than 50,000 students recruited from +140 countries. He is used to working in a performance-based culture alongside private equity, with whom he is highly regarded." Arvid Petersen, Founder - Petersen Investments and former Executive Chairman - Study Group |
|
"Andrew worked with us at Educo during 2013 to help us evaluate the finance function and the role of Educo Group CFO. His assistance extended to helping us find a suitable candidate for the role, who has now started in the role. Andrew also worked with our newly relocated Head Office to develop a 100 day plan for the role out and development of key activities for the new CFO.
His deep knowledge of the education sector and the strong financial experience he has gained working as a senior executive and Global CFO in prior companies were extremely helpful to help us undertake these reviews to a tight time frame." Joff Allen, CEO - Educo International |
Andrew did a review for us at EC Head Office in Malta at the start of 2013, undertaking an evaluation, primarily, of the group finance function. His deep experience in the education sector, and as a seasoned CFO, were invaluable to us and he was able to quickly make an assessment of the changes that we needed to make. He was able to articulate his findings to the board in well balanced manner and also had good peripheral vision in assessing the wider business needs from a performance culture perspective.
He did such a good job for us that at the end of his consulting assignment we offered him a role as a non-executive director on the board. Mike Xuereb, - CEO, EC Group of Language Schools |