CFO Engage May 2024 | The UKs best finance event

Speakers

Peter Dorrington
Host/Moderator
Executive Leaders Network

As the host and moderator, Peter is responsible for organising and facilitating the discussion, whilst fostering a collaborative environment where everyone's ideas are heard and respected. We strive to create an environment where attendees can learn from each other, build their networks, and grow professionally.

Lindsey Roberts
UK Chief Financial Officer
Valeo Foods

A commercial finance transformation leader of 25+ years in FMCG working across listed, privately owned and PE backed businesses including a significant amount of time leading on Strategy. As UK CFO of Valeo Foods Group (Kettle crisps, Rowse Honey, Barrett’s confectionary to name a few) Lindsey has responsibility for legal and exec oversight of procurement.

Daniel Hobden
CFO
Yodel

Dan started his career in Accountancy before moving into Investment Banking. As Head of FP&A at Gett he was an integral team member leading the attempted SPAC & subsequent corporate restructure; to become a profitable, cash generative business. Dan officially joined Shift at the start of 2024 as CFO and helped lead the acquisition of Yodel in February.

Jemma Phillips
Finance Director
Leaders Romans Group

Jemma Phillips, Finance Director at the Leaders Romans Group – one of the UK’s largest property services groups – backed by private equity firm, Platinum Equity.  LRG have a network of over 245 branches across the country and employ 2,600 people. Jemma manages the day to day running of the finance function including Management Accounting, Financial Planning & Analysis, Treasury & Tax.

Funto Agbeniga
Head of Commercial Finance & Planning
GB RailFreight

Funto Agbeniga serves as the Head of Commercial Finance & Planning at GB Railfreight, where she plays a pivotal role in steering the financial and strategic planning initiatives, contributing significantly to the company's growth and operational efficiency in the competitive rail freight sector.

Karina Kuks
Head of Finance Europe
Stonex

A resourceful, integrity-driven leader experienced in directing financial operations, streamlining treasury, approving balance sheets & managing risk operations, leading highly skilled teams to obtain excellent results. Excels in devising strategic improvement plans, driving bottom-line growth to accomplish financial objectives.

Fiona Smithyes
Head of FP&A
A2MAC1

Fiona leads an experienced Group FP&A team diligently managing the financial planning and performance of the organization on a global scale. She is an integral member of the senior finance leadership team, demonstrating robust communication and interpersonal skills. Furthermore, Fiona actively champions mental health and diversity and inclusion initiatives.

Alex Canavan
Head of Finance - Corporate Strategy & Business Development
Jaguar Land Rover

As Head of Finance at JLR supporting the Global Corporate Strategy & Strategic Partnerships teams Alex has experience across the automotive & telecommunications industries with roles covering FP&A, Contract Accounting, Cost Management, Business Partnering, Strategy, Commercial and Treasury. Outside of finance she is passionate about DE&I and people development, paving the way for positive progress.

Gunjan Tripathi
EMEA Director of Solutions Marketing
Vertex

Gunjan shapes the strategic messaging and course for Vertex's Indirect Tax offerings. An experienced Chartered Tax Advisor, specialising in European VAT working with EY, European Shared Service Centre for SC Johnson, Endeavor & Thomson Reuters. She has a Bachelor of Honours in Economics, an MSc in Development Studies, is an Executive MBA scholar & member of CIOT.

Cath Marsh
Finance Operations Director
abrdn

Cath will be attending the summit as a panellist in a collaborative discussion between Finance and Procurement professionals.

Krishnan Raghunathan
Head - Finance & Accounting Services
WNS

Krishnan is the Head of Finance & Accounting (F&A) practice and operations at WNS. He also oversees International Operations and Delivery Centres and has decades of experience across F&A, BPM, Sales Solutions and Capability functions. Prior to WNS, Krishnan held several key roles at Genpact. He is a Chartered Accountant (CA) from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

Who's Attending

A Finance Transformation Event for Senior Finance Executives

The CFO Engage Summit is a comprehensive platform for senior finance executives to convene, learn, and network. The summit brings together over 60 senior finance executives from a variety of industries to discuss the latest trends and challenges in finance, with a focus on finance transformation.

The summit will feature keynote presentations, panel discussions, and breakout sessions on these and other topics. Attendees will also have the opportunity to network with other procurement leaders and learn about the latest procurement solutions from vendors.

Discussion Themes:

Actionable and mitigating strategies for risk management
Challenging assumptions to drive innovation
Use of AI, Fintech and Blockchain
Workforce planning
Employee engagement

Who is this event for?

This event will be co-located with our CPO Engage Summit & HR Engage Summit so if you are either a Finance, Procurement or HR leader, you are welcome to join us.

Where?

America Square Conference Centre near Tower Hill - 1 America Square, 17 Crosswall, London EC3N 2LB

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