Commercially focused Finance Director working in partnership with the business to deliver solid P&L and Operating Working Capital improvements. Proven expertise in setting strategic direction and leading international cross functional teams through change and transformation in complex and challenging environments. Results orientated with a focus on improving / driving profitability. Consistent record of driving and delivering performance improvements, cost and operational efficiencies to deliver growth and profitability. Significant experience of running major systems, process and change programmes to transform organisations. An experienced accountant with operational experience of transactional finance, control, audit and compliance. Working in partnership with divisional directors across Sales & Marketing, IT, HR, R&D, Facilities and Supply Chain functions. Career focus to add significant value as a FD / CFO of diverse businesses of all sizes which are undergoing significant growth, change and challenges. Specialties: • Scalability • International experience • Commercial acumen • Stakeholder relationship management • Leadership across functional teams • Audit & Assurance • Change management • M & A: integration & synergy realisation • Margin improvement • Budgeting & forecasting • Corporate & Business Reporting • Strategy development & implementation • Finance function design & development • Business transformation • Shared service design & implementation • Outsourcing design & implementation • Process improvement • Systems implementation incl. SAP R/3 • Governance, risk & compliance incl. SOX • Talent management, coaching etc. • Project Controllership

Finance Director @ BMT Defence Services Ltd delivers independent complex engineering and design capabilities for UK and international defence customers. BMT prides itself on being equipped to tackle the most complex design and systems issues: our naval platform concepts and expertise position us as a leading independent centre for defence engineering design, support and technical services. My role as Finance Director is a key member of the company’s strategic leadership team at board and executive levels; specifically, overseeing all financial aspects of company strategy and performance. As a board member I proactively contribute both at and outside board meetings on the full range of business issues that come before the board, most notably on the formulation of the company’s business strategy, taking responsibility alongside colleagues for initiation, implementation and monitoring. From July 2013 to Present (2 years 6 months) Bath, United KingdomCOO UK&I @ An additional and complementary senior leadership role, acting as right hand support to the UKI CEO in their daily general business management activities. From January 2012 to June 2013 (1 year 6 months) CFO Global Accounts @ In addition to UKI facing CFO role, also appointed to the role of commercial CFO to Vodafone and BT Global Accounts, plus a cable sector market segment including Virgin Media, BSkyB & Liberty Global From January 2012 to June 2013 (1 year 6 months) CFO UK & I @ Remit to shape strategy, proactively improve operations and drive bottom-line results, while effectively managing reporting and regulatory responsibilities. Responsible for directing UKI Finance team of 30 people encompassing Finance Operations, Business Operations, Controllership, Treasury, Project Financing, Financial Planning and Analysis, Credit Control and Decision Support. From January 2009 to June 2013 (4 years 6 months) CFO North Europe @ The geography covered UK& I, Nordics & Baltics, with 1,800 people with business volumes of €430m From January 2009 to December 2011 (3 years) Services Business Group Controlling Lead - UKI @ Responsible for end to end financial support for the business portfolio, from development of service offerings through to accountability for final P&L results; 675 people with revenue streams of €200m From January 2007 to December 2008 (2 years) Financial Accounting Controller - UKI @ Newbridge was acquired by Alcatel in FY00, a Global US-listed company with a French HQ with 130,000 staff. UKI became a standalone ‘unit’ with significantly more complexity than pre-merger. Appointed as UKI Financial Controller post merger, directly responsible for a team of c.50 people From June 2000 to December 2005 (5 years 7 months) Financial Accounting Controller - EMEA @ Reported to EMEA CFO of a fast paced innovative Canadian company responsible for R&D, design, manufacture, installation & support of telecom networks to Carriers, OLO’s and Enterprise customers. Responsible for all aspects of Financial Operations during a period of exponential growth. From August 1991 to May 2000 (8 years 10 months) Audit Senior @ Account prep, audit, business plan prep for clients, and assistance at tax investigations From 1989 to 1991 (2 years) Audit Senior @ Accounts prep, audit, business plan prep for clients, and assistance at tax investigations From 1988 to 1989 (1 year)

1st degree, FCCA @ University of Wales; FCCA Julie Stone is skilled in: Business Modeling, Business Strategy, Change Management, Forecasting, International Business Experience, Leadership, Managerial Finance, Outsourcing, Sarbanes-Oxley, Shared Services, Team Leadership, Telecommunications, Team Building, Financial Reporting, Acquisition Integration