Job Description Finance Director
PE Backed Market Leading Manufacturer
\t Excellent Salary Plus Attractive Performance Bonus, Package and Equity
Lancashire
Business
Our client is a global leader in the development and manufacture of inorganic speciality chemicals and advanced materials that form critical inputs to products across a range of industries including healthcare, electronics, automotive, construction products, energy and consumer goods. The business works with leading global synthesisers and manufacturers, leveraging market-leading in-house R&D capabilities and deep experience in formulating chemicals to fit the required application. Key product segments include flame retardants, thermal stabilisers, absorbents and catalysts. Today the business is £60M of turnover with attractive profitability, is growing strongly and is highly cash-generative.
Situation
Following investment by a highly regarded PE fund with a longstanding track record of top decile returns, there is a need to recruit a high calibre PE FD for the business as it embarks on its next stage of organic and inorganic international growth. The business is a carve-out from a large PLC and, whilst it has historically operated standalone commercially and operationally, there is the requirement to build standalone Finance, HR and IT functions. The bus...