Alice Deakin's Email Addresses & Phone Numbers

Alice is a qualified executive coach, mentor and facilitator. She coaches individuals at senior levels across all sectors helping them to achieve meaningful and sustainable improvements in their performance and as a result, in the performance of their organisation. Alice specialises in coaching and mentoring: - leaders and senior managers, particularly in finance, banking and law; -...

Alice is a qualified executive coach, mentor and facilitator. She coaches individuals at senior levels across all sectors helping them to achieve meaningful and sustainable improvements in their performance and as a result, in the performance of their organisation. Alice specialises in coaching and mentoring: - leaders and senior managers, particularly in finance, banking and law; - women aspiring to Board or other senior positions; - executives transitioning into a new role (in same or new organisation); and - individuals returning to work after parental leave or a career break. Alice has over 18 years of finance and international commercial experience gained from the professional services, media, retail, financial services and technology sectors. Prior to becoming a coach, Alice advised client organisations on corporate governance, board responsibilities and developing finance talent. At Deloitte, she ran finance leadership development workshops for groups of high potential FTSE 350 finance senior managers and delivered tailored “transition” workshops for a number of individual newly appointed FTSE 350 CFOs. Alice’s commercial experience includes significant work in the areas of change and restructuring, strategy and M&A while working for Clear Channel International and IndigoVision plc. Her own Board experience includes being CFO and Company Secretary of IndigoVision plc and sitting on the Board of Governors at both Priors Field School and St George’s School for Girls. Alice’s clients have included Lloyds Banking Group, Aviva, Vodafone, UBS, Maersk, RWE nPower, Johnston Press, Stagecoach, Close Brothers, and Astra Zeneca. Alice has a first class Law degree from the University of Durham and is a qualified Chartered Accountant (FCA), having won the Plender and Railton Prizes while qualifying. She also has an insight into elite sport and the importance of team dynamics as a former international lacrosse player.Director @ Executive coaching and Mentoring Leadership development Facilitation and workshop delivery From June 2013 to Present (2 years 4 months) Consultant and Product Head for Leadership and Management, ICAEW Academy of Professional Development @ From June 2015 to Present (4 months) LondonStrategic Coach @ From January 2015 to Present (9 months) Director, CFO Programme @ CFO PROGRAMME: Ran development workshops for aspiring FTSE 350 CFOs including personal development and leadership workshops. Facilitated on-boarding workshops for FTSE 350 CFOs as they transitioned into new role. Ran training sessions for Partners and Directors becoming facilitators for our workshops. FORENSIC AND DISPUTE SERVICES: Advised clients on forensic accounting matters and wrote expert witness reports for commercial disputes. Performed investigation into contract negotiations including email review. Advised clients on new Bribery Act and implications for internal policies and procedures, and investigations protocol. Wrote published articles on implications of Act. Business development for practice in Scotland. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND TECHNICAL ACCOUNTING: Advising Boards on corporate governance and new regulation. Specialist in narrative reporting including Operating/Business and Financial Review and Corporate Governance Statement. Presenting training seminars and technical updates for clients and internal audit teams (Partner and below). Acting as Consulting Manager on technical helpline covering IFRS, UK company law, corporate governance and other financial reporting aspects. OTHER Mentored and coached colleagues at Senior Manager and Director level. Appraisals and representation of team members at performance consistency meetings. From May 2005 to June 2013 (8 years 2 months) London and EdinburghCFO and Company Secretary @ Chief Financial Officer and Board Director with responsibility for Finance, HR, Legal, IT, Property, Production and Logistics. IndigoVision was at that stage listed on LSE. From July 2002 to July 2003 (1 year 1 month) Group Development Manager @ Strategy and M&A From October 2000 to May 2002 (1 year 8 months) Manager @ Auditing clients in media, retail and manufacturing industries. From 1996 to 1999 (3 years) FCA, Accoutancy @ Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales From 1996 to 1999 LLB (First Class), Law @ Durham University From 1993 to 1996 Alice Deakin is skilled in: Business Coaching, Workshop Facilitation, M&A execution, Financial Accounting, Corporate Governance, Leadership Development, Strategy, Executive Development, Mentoring, Management Development, Executive Financial..., Board of Directors, Forensic Accounting, UK Bribery Act, Management Accounting, Delivering Workshops, Commercial Litigation, Executive Coaching, IFRS, Mergers & Acquisitions