“Paul became chairman of our company at a difficult time. We were very ambitious, with hindsight naively so, and had rather ignored some of the essentials of managing a business. He was very challenging with us, uncomfortably so at times, but without his relentless inquisitiveness we would not be here today. More recently we have had to construct a complex multi-party partnership which is transformational for our business. I cannot overstate how valuable it has been to be able to call on Paul, download the most recent developments, and rehearse with him strategy for taking the deal forward.”

Mark Heron, MyCoffee Limited (operator of coffee vending machines in forecourt and retail locations)

“I had the pleasure working with Paul as Chairman of Avanza, which I was the founder and CEO of at the time. In the midst of a highly turbulent situation Paul helped guide me and the company towards a future where Avanza today is the leading retail broker in Scandinavia.

With a great capability of quickly identifying the key issues for the company Paul guided and directed by asking very insightful questions, leading myself and the management team to focus on the key issues to turn around a loss making company, recapitalizing it and finally, Paul, as a highly skilled negotiator, was instrumental in bringing all investors as well as management together to complete a successful merger with a competitor.

As a young entrepreneur it was a highly valuable experience working together with Paul. Paul’s humour, directness and communication skills made it not only valuable from a business point of view but also stimulating and fun. We have since continued to stay in touch both on a personal level as well as in business situations.”

Per Nordlander Per Nordlander, (former CEO Avanza,
now partner in Verdane Capital)

“I brought Paul into Windrush when I was chairman and had come to the realisation that we had got ourselves well and truly stuck over some awkward issues. Looking back now, the business culture had become very slack and I remain astonished how quickly Paul got to the issues and how profoundly his intervention changed the company. As usual, at the root of the business problems were some fundamental people problems which we were all avoiding. Paul made us confront these and, as soon as we did, the business began to make real progress for the first time in years.”

Alan Savage (former Chairman Windrush Frozen Foods Limited)

“I have worked with Paul in two companies where the situation was very fast moving and challenging.

Paul has an incisive mind and is not afraid to confront issues directly and work to create viable solutions. He is a very capable person and I would have no hesitation in bringing him into other companies to apply his direct and no nonsense approach.”

Mark Kirby, former chairman Achyra Technologies & Cellexus Biosystems