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Versatile senior leader with 20+ years of experience spanning corporate scale and startup agility. Operated across complex, regulated environments at GE while also founding companies, advising 200+ startups, and embedding as a Fractional COO across high-growth ventures in the UK, MENA, and Europe. Brings a rare combination of rigorous corporate discipline and the commercial instincts of an operator who has taken products from concept to market. Comfortable stepping in as COO, CEO/MD, or Strategy Director with deep expertise in investor-grade financial modelling, capital raising, and the full startup lifecycle from ideation to Series A+. Active mentor through Surrey University and Ignyte.

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English
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Dubai (up to 50km)

Vestigos
Managing Partner
DIGITAL AND IT
January 2019 - Today (7 years and 5 months)
Dubai - United Arab Emirates
Fractional COO | Strategy Advisor

Providing strategic and operational leadership to high-growth ventures.

Key Achievements:
Developed investor-grade financial modelling and led capital raising efforts ($500K-50M).
Mentored and advised 200+ startups through Surrey University and Ignyte.
Managed P&L Ownership, Unit Economics, and Business Case Development.
Implemented operational strategies including OKRs, KPIs, and Programme Management.
Business plan Start-up IT Strategy Corporate strategy Business model
GE Capital
Commercial Finance Systems & Operations Leader
DIGITAL AND IT
June 2008 - June 2018 (10 years)
London, United Kingdom
Leadership role focused on financial systems and operational efficiency within GE Capital EMEA.

Supported Commercial Finance & P&L reporting systems for GE Capital EMEA.
Automated 100+ manual reporting processes, improving data quality and accelerating complex reporting.
Designed reconciliation scripts across data sources resulting in $500K in annual cost savings.
Supported a $1.1B acquisition by managing IT resources and data transformation pipelines.
Digital Transformation Corporate strategy IT Strategy
MyBreakTrip Limited
CEO & Founder
DIGITAL AND IT
March 2013 - March 2017 (4 years)
London, United Kingdom
Founded and scaled a UK-based Travel-Tech startup. Managed the end-to-end business lifecycle from ideation and MVP to market entry and funding.

Venture Capital: Successfully raised angel funding and managed board-level fiduciary responsibilities and investor relations.
Product Ownership: Led the development of a complex group-booking engine, managing offshore tech teams and international travel partnerships.
Full P&L Ownership: Managed all core business functions including legal, finance, marketing, and commercial strategy.
Product management Strategic planning Start-up

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Master of Science
University of Surrey
2005
MSc, Information Systems
Bachelor of Science
University of La Verne
2003
BSc, Computer Science and Engineering

Nick G.

Start-ups | Coaching | Strategic Advisor | Funding

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