Simon Fhima

Professional Background

20+ years experience as a business transformation, organisational design and process and controls specialist.
Senior Finance leader working at CFO board level in Private Equity and Blue-chip environments.
M&A experience on transactions in excess of $1bn across multiple regions in various capacities including pre-acquisition due diligence and post acquisition integration.
Associate of Global PMI Partners, with a focus on post acquisition integration, operating model transformation, business restructuring, operational restructuring and value release.
Chartered Accountant (CIMA, CGMA).
Degree in Accounting & Business Economics.

M&A Skills & Expertise

Highly skilled at working in high pressure environments with tight deadlines.
Sector agnostic with experience across multiple engagements in Technology, Telecommunications, Business Services, Hospitality and Leisure, Chemicals, Retail.
Supports and enhances in-house capability to achieve desired outcomes without need to change internal resources.
Expert at leading post M&A Finance integration teams.
Expert at leading Process and controls maturity assessments.
Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt and Prince 2 Practitioner.

Project Highlights

Led the Finance Integration on the ClientLogic / Sitel $2bn merger.
Led Operating Model Optimisation (people, process, technology and data) for a PE owned Business Services Business.
Led the Global support functions transformation and integration (Facilities, Finance, HR, IT, Marketing, Procurement, Operations, Sales) PE owned Business.
Led the Finance Integration of the Carphone Warehouse acquisition of Onetel from Centrica.
Led the Finance Integration of the Carphone Warehouse acquisition of AOL UK, VarTec, Telequip.
Led the Global Shared Services Integration in FTSE 100 Business.
Led the post merger rationalisation of Global Shared Service Centres in a US headquartered PE owned business.
Led the Support Functions cost benchmarking exercise for a FTSE 100 Business.