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Experienced finance professional with 15 years experience. Experience / skillset: • Private equity • IPO preparation • Strategic planning • Budgeting and forecasting • Corporate governance • Cash management • Pan European financial shared services • Investment appraisals • Acquisition integrations and divestments • Financial shared services • Reorganisations and restructures

Director, Oil & Gas and Industrials @ Reporting into the MD, Europe, this role has full P&L responsiblity for circa £24m of revenue across 10 laboratories and a number of European countries. From January 2015 to Present (1 year) Edinburgh, United KingdomFinance Director, Europe @ Reporting into the Group CFO and MD, Europe, the Finance Director role is responsible for the European shared service centre and sector specific operational finance. Countries of responsibility include Netherlands, UK, Italy, France and Czech Republic with total revenues of £77m operating out of 30+ laboratories. A key member of the regional management team and a willing and motivated right hand man to the MD. As well as the normal budgeting and forecasting cycles, a key part of the role is looking at the longer term strategy from both an organic and inorganic perspective. Key contributor to the recent IPO process, Exova is now listed on FSTE 250 index. Current role: • Reporting into Group CFO and European MD • Full regional finance responsibility for shared services and sector specific operational finance • Right hand man for European MD providing strong financial stewardship and strategic input • Interim 9 month role as acting European MD (Jul 12 – Mar 13), reporting into Group CEO/CFO • Member of the European executive board as finance lead • Member of Group finance forum led by CFO • Part of Exova’s senior leadership team (ELT) From March 2010 to February 2015 (5 years) Edinburgh, United KingdomFinancial Controller @ From February 2008 to March 2010 (2 years 2 months) Edinburgh, United KingdomFinancial Controller - Health Sciences @ Provided sound operational finance support From July 2006 to January 2008 (1 year 7 months) Edinburgh, United KingdomFinancial Controller @ From September 2004 to July 2006 (1 year 11 months) Audit Senior @ From September 2000 to September 2004 (4 years 1 month)

Murray Gilder is skilled in: Auditing, Finance, Financial Audits, Managerial Finance, Forecasting, Financial Reporting, Management Accounting, Accounting, Cash Flow, Financial Analysis, Restructuring, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Strategic Planning, Strategy, Management