Finance Director / CFO / FP&A Director / Commercial FD (Retail / Hospitality / B2B)
London, England, United Kingdom
Whitbread
Finance Director, Global FP&A and Commercial Finance at Costa Coffee
August 2015 to Present
Kingfisher plc
Finance Director, Kingfisher Sourcing & Offer Organisation
October 2013 to March 2015
London, United Kingdom
B&Q
Commercial Finance Director
June 2009 to September 2013
Argos Ltd., Home Retail Group
Interim Director of Trading Finance
July 2008 to June 2009
Homebase Ltd
Interim Director of Trading Finance
January 2008 to December 2008
Signet
Finance Director, UK Division
February 2005 to December 2007
Signet
Head Of Finance, Planning and Analysis
June 2001 to January 2005
Arcadia Group Ltd
Commercial Director (Acting) - Multi-Channel brands
June 2000 to June 2001
Arcadia Group Ltd
Head of Buying & Merchandising Finance - Womenswear brands
June 1999 to June 2000
Arcadia Group Ltd
Financial Controller - Group Reporting & Analysis
January 1997 to June 1999
Arcadia Group Ltd
Various Retail Financial Accounting, Planning & Analysis roles
September 1988 to December 1996
What company does Stuart Butler work for?
Stuart Butler works for Whitbread
What is Stuart Butler's role at Whitbread?
Stuart Butler is Finance Director, Global FP&A and Commercial Finance at Costa Coffee
What industry does Stuart Butler work in?
Stuart Butler works in the Retail industry.
Who are Stuart Butler's colleagues?
Stuart Butler's colleagues are Nora Nilsson, Emily Kindness, Jennie Dyer, Samantha Holden, Neil Store, Agne Jacunskaite, Dejana Perovic, Dimitris Kouris, Emma Colthorpe, and Kate Liszka
📖 Summary
Qualified Chartered Management Accountant with 25+ years in major Retail PLCsFinance Director, Global FP&A and Commercial Finance at Costa Coffee @ From August 2015 to Present (5 months) Finance Director, Kingfisher Sourcing & Offer Organisation @ Finance Director member of an international Board of Directors, reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, with responsibility for Finance teams across the UK, Europe and Asia. The Kingfisher Sourcing & Offer Organisation is responsible for the world wide sourcing, vendor management and brand and offer development, for products sold across all of the Kingfisher Group's operating companies, with an annual sales value to the consumer in excess of £2bn. From October 2013 to March 2015 (1 year 6 months) London, United KingdomCommercial Finance Director @ Responsibility for Financial Accounting, Planning & Trading governance covering; buying & merchandising, services, supply chain, pricing, omni channel and vendor management. Finance Director lead for the Group-wide Kingfisher Brands Network project. From June 2009 to September 2013 (4 years 4 months) Interim Director of Trading Finance @ Responsible for Trading / Commercial Finance planning and governance including catalogue pricing modelling and brand acquisitions appraisal. Trained in Insolvency and set up new vendor risk management processes. Covered Homebase position whilst recruiting my successor there. From July 2008 to June 2009 (1 year) Interim Director of Trading Finance @ Twelve month contract with responsibility for Trading and Supply Chain finance, covering all aspects of Financial Accounting, Planning and Analysis - managing teams in Milton Keynes and Surrey. From January 2008 to December 2008 (1 year) Finance Director, UK Division @ Responsible for Finance, Logistics and Call Centre services From February 2005 to December 2007 (2 years 11 months) Head Of Finance, Planning and Analysis @ From June 2001 to January 2005 (3 years 8 months) Commercial Director (Acting) - Multi-Channel brands @ From June 2000 to June 2001 (1 year 1 month) Head of Buying & Merchandising Finance - Womenswear brands @ From June 1999 to June 2000 (1 year 1 month) Financial Controller - Group Reporting & Analysis @ From January 1997 to June 1999 (2 years 6 months) Various Retail Financial Accounting, Planning & Analysis roles @ From September 1988 to December 1996 (8 years 4 months) Stuart Butler is skilled in: Retail, Multi-channel Retail, Financial Analysis, Financial Reporting, Risk Management, Buying & Merchandising, Supply Chain, Logistics, Business Strategy, Pricing Strategy, Contract Pricing, Insolvency, Strategy, Financial Accounting, Finance
Extraversion (E), Sensing (S), Feeling (F), Judging (J)
2 year(s), 6 month(s)
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