Crossword Cybersecurity Plc : Statement re Appointment of Finance Director
Summary
Mary was most recently Chief Operating Officer for Europe, the Middle East and Africa and previously Chief Financial Officer at Cordium Consulting Group Limited ("Cordium"), a leading provider of governance, risk and compliance services with operations in London, Hong Kong, Malta, New York, Boston & San Francisco.She had previously been Financial Controller at Hedgestart Partners LLP which was acquired by Cordium, a private equity backed company.She has demonstrated a track record of managing finance teams to ensure timely delivery of financial information to all stakeholders, providing clear leadership, process improvement, and excellent communication.Marys areas of expertise include global finance operations, strategic planning, team building and leadership, project management, accounting management, stakeholder engagement, optimising use of key performance indicators to drive business performance, data interrogation, budgeting and forecasting, profit and loss, negotiation, cash flow, risk management, continuous process improvement, bank relations and insurance relations.I was particularly drawn to Marys direct experience of working for companies with international operations as I expect this to be important to Crosswords plans.