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Brendan is a Fractional CFO. A fractional CFO, or Chief Financial Officer, is a part-time financial executive who provides high-level financial strategy, systems analysis, and financial reporting services to multiple companies simultaneously. This role is typically engaged through a part-time arrangement or on a consultancy basis, which makes it a cost-effective solution for small businesses or startups that require expert financial guidance but do not have the resources or need for a full-time CFO. Here are some key functions typically performed by a fractional CFO: Strategic Planning: They help companies define their financial strategy and develop plans to facilitate growth, manage cash flow efficiently, and ensure financial stability. Financial Analysis and Forecasting: Fractional CFOs provide detailed analysis of financial data, including profitability, revenue, expenditure analysis and discounted cashflow calculations. They help in forecasting future financial conditions and modeling different scenarios to aid in decision-making. This can also include valuing the company to get it ready for sale or obtaining finance. Risk Management: They assess and manage financial risks related to the business operations, suggesting measures to mitigate these risks. Compliance and Control: Ensuring that the company complies with legal and regulatory requirements from a financial perspective. They also establish internal controls to prevent errors in financial reporting and fraud. Financial Reporting and Metrics: They streamline financial reporting processes and introduce key metrics that are critical for analyzing the business’s performance. Mentoring staff: They can use their considerable experience from working with other companies to mentor team members and the leadership team. By hiring a fractional CFO, companies can leverage experienced financial strategic guidance without the overhead cost of a full-time executive. In addition to the above CFO services, Brendan is also an experienced Chief Operating Officer. Leading and managing the Finance, HR, IT, Legal and Sales functions of his client's companies. Brendan is a finance professional and business consultant with more than 30 years experience. Prior to his work as a Fractional CFO, Brendan was the CFO for Royal Bank of Scotland in Japan. Brendan holds a Bachelor of Business (Accounting), a Bachelor of Law and is a CPA. Brendan is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

• A seasoned IT expert with 25 years of experience working in Technical Business Analysis & Solution Designing areas for top enterprises worldwide such as Ericsson, Huawei, Vodafone, Orange & Optus. • Expert in bridging the gap between business & technical teams by leading workshops to gather requirements/as-is and then work towards the solution/to-be (End to End). • B.SC in Computer Science + Many IT related training/certifications such as, TOGAF, Scrum, Six Sigma, eTOM, AWS, MS PowerBI etc • Implemented/worked on many multi-million Digital transformation, System Upgrades, Data Migration & Reporting solutions worldwide. • Australian & Egyptian citizen, based in Sydney and/or Cairo to cater for different time zones.

Seasoned Information Security Professional with Sales and Delivery experience of more than two decades, across APAC, Europe and Americas. Proven record of building enterprise business alliances, creating and executing Go-To-Market (GTM) strategies and plans with parters, customer advisory, driving adoption and customer success, and organisational change. Adept at managing all aspects of a customer engagement lifecycle, from early engagement, through solution development, deal closure, project delivery, to tracking NPS and churn rates. Skilled in fostering collaboration across matrix organizations and cross-functional teams, including external partners. Passionate about process optimization and quality improvements, leveraging methodologies such as 5S, Value Stream Mapping, ISO 9001, ISO 27001, and Six Sigma to enhance security and operational excellence. If you are looking to improve your information security posture, or review your customer value chain, improve your processes, reduce waste, or have a digital transformation program coming up where change needs to be managed at an organisation level, especially encouraging adoption, ping me.