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Paul in a few words
An accomplished consultant with a strong track record of delivering exceptional results for clients. With a diverse skill set that includes expertise in successful corporate and commercial strategy development, process optimisation, and project management, Paul has worked with a wide range of clients in various industries, including FinTech, EdtEch, Financial Services, Media and Technology, Higher Education, and Healthcare.
In addition to his technical skills, Paul is also known for his strong communication and interpersonal abilities. He is able to effectively communicate complex ideas and concepts to a variety of audiences, and has a natural ability to build strong relationships with clients and team members.
Whether working on a short-term project or a long-term engagement, Paul is committed to delivering results that exceed clients' expectations. He believes that the key to success is a combination of hard work, attention to detail, and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
With his wealth of experience and dedication to helping businesses reach their full potential, Paul is an excellent choice for any organisation looking for a consultant who can drive their business forward.
Paul has more than 20 years experience as a consultant and in excess of a decade of board experince as either a Non Executive Director or a Board Advisor. HIs specialisities include: Managing consultanting, operations management, commercial forecasting, business development, GDPR (trust, privacy & security), transactional analysis, business and sales development, digital data analysis and modelling, digital marketing strategy, integrated digital transformation, eCommerce, digital consulting, sales, multi-platform optimisation, operations management and consulting
Experience
- BTPNon Executive ChairmanTECHApril 2020 - March 2023 (2 years and 12 months)Edinburgh, Scotland, United KingdomFounded in 2018, BTP is a leading enterprise blockchain company. BTP brings the benefits of blockchain, smart contracts and military-grade information security to business by providing Sextant - a management and operations platform that radically simplifies the deployment and ongoing management of distributed ledgers, smart contract and secure data infrastructure. Joining during an exciting period of growth, my role is to support the business and its hugely impressive team in respect of strategy and operational effectiveness as it continues to grow and meet the challenges of the demanding sector in which it operates.
- The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)Course Tutor & AssessorMay 2022 - Today (2 years and 7 months)London, UKEntrepreneurial Finance. The LSE Department of Finance is of the largest and most highly-regarded finance groups in the UK and Europe and is devoted to excellence in teaching and research in the full range of the subfields of finance including corporate finance, asset pricing theory, risk management, empirical analysis of capital markets, behavioural finance, portfolio analysis, derivatives pricing, microstructure and financial econometrics. MBN Solutions Non Executive Chair - Leadership Development, Business Growth & Thought/Subject Matter Leadership
- EquantiisChair - Strategy and Growth, Market Entry and Digital TransformationMay 2016 - January 2023 (6 years and 8 months)London, UKAs Executive Chair I have responsibility to provide strategic guidance, governance, risk management and to challenge and advise Equantiis's leadership team in line with our values and help them to reach balanced judgements. My focus here is to ensure that collectively, Equantiis delivers a real difference to the clients we work with by achieving excellence through creative and effective solutions to complex business challenges. Promoting the concept that we are stronger as a team, I help to nurture talented minds to deliver successful and transformative outcomes. The executive aspects of my role here relate to the delivery of consulting engagements to our clients. Here, I develop a deep understanding of client business needs. I work with clients to listen to issues and identify improvement opportunities. I observe behaviour to gain insights regarding pain points and needs that we as a business we could help solve. I am a firm believer in using fact, logic and data. By utilising a customer and research data driven approach to inform strategic direction, I can help to explore new, creative and often disruptive ways to create value. I co-develop, test and succeed in prototyping new proof of
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Education
- LL.M International Business LawRobert Kennedy College / University of Cumbria2016The Master of Laws (LL.M) in International Business Law is the prime management qualification for lawyers and senior executives wishing to strengthen their legal knowledge in support of global business. The LL.M is intended to facilitate a student's appreciation for complex cross border and international trade legal issues. Taught in conjunction with the Robert Kennedy College in Zürich.
- MBA (Law)Lord Ashcroft Business School2017The MBA (Law) consolidated management skills and socialised modern practices across a wide range of management disciplines. This MBA provided an opportunity to develop expertise in law, and specifically in Managing Contract Risk and Ethics and Law.
- FinTech Policy & LawDuke University2019An Executive Education Certificate Programme. The learning objectives covered the critical legal, regulatory, and policy issues associated with cryptocurrencies, initial coin offerings, online lending, new payments and wealth management technologies, and financial account aggregators. In addition, the course covered a specific exploration of how regulatory agencies are continually adjusting to the emergence of new financial technologies and how one specific agency in the US, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, has proposed a path for FinTech firms to become regulated banks.
- Contract LawHarvard Law School2016An Executive Education Course focused on Contract Law and was modelled using contemporary case law Illustrated with historic and famous judgements.