david prosser

Head at AL AHLI GROUP

• United Arab Emirates
• My current job since November 2015

!  Leading the Gold’s Gym brand across UAE, developing a customer centric strategy in a turnaround
situa7on across 3 markets.
!  Building the 3 year strategic and financial plan - communica7ng and implemen7ng across all
func7onal departments.
!  Advising the Group on mergers and acquisi7ons in the sector - leading the commercial due
diligence on a US$330 mil transac7on.
!  Establishing new repor7ng suite and KPIS from Board to customer facing front line.
!  Crea7ng and monitoring rolling cash and working capital plans under a stressed posi7on.
!  Reducing head office costs by 20% - re-engineering opera7ng structure.
!  Significant improvement in process and internal controls increased revenues by 30% within 8
months.

Head at FITNESS FIRST ASIA Chief Opera7ng Officer

• January 2001 to January 2012

Chief at Officer

• Malaysia
• January 2001 to January 2012

R OLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
!  Managing the opera7ng business performance of the Fitness First Asia territory in 6 markets.
Leading and developing 6 Country Managing Directors and Regional Sales Director.
!  Responsible for delivering revenue target of £142mil, and EBITDA of £30mil.
!  Project sponsor for a full brand transforma7on programme across Asia with a spend of £24mil.
!  Successful implementa7on of full opera7ng system across 6 markets, leading the design and
execu7on of a mul7 country business change project.
!  Designing and implemen7ng MIS repor7ng suite with Monthly Business Review Cycle - repor7ng to
Shareholders and Group Execu7ve.
!  Cascading the company’s “Game Plan” from Board Room to the front line, developing a mobile
applica7on for internal use across the business.
!  Implementa7on of Balanced Scorecard to create full alignment with appropriate reward and
recogni7on .
!  Heading the PMO func7on to introduce a Project Management Framework across the business
bringing robust disciplines to mul7ple projects.
!  Working alongside the HR Director to create and review HR metrics dashboards to underpin people
capability and resource to deliver targets.
2012 -2015
FITNESS FIRST
ASIA
Chief Opera7ng
Officer
!  Leading the Financial Management and Control of 6 Asian Countries

Chief at FITNESS FIRST PLC

• United Arab Emirates
• January 1997 to January 2001

Accountant at FITNESS FIRST PLC

• United Arab Emirates
• January 1997 to January 2001

Support 2 rounds of fund raising securing £40m and later £70m of working capital.
!  Management of treasury func7on with regard to inves7ng £40 million from share issue proceeds,
cash flow forecas7ng.
!  Financial consolida7on of 70 business units with parent company accounts.
!  Review and analysis of monthly management accounts for UK opera7ons, oversee 8 recruitment,
training and development of 8 management accountants.
!  Liaising with Group auditor. Overseeing implementa7on of new accoun7ng sorware system -
SAGE.
!  VAT Compliance for the Group. Nego7a7ons with Customs & Excise over par7al exemp7on,
implementa7on of membership voucher scheme genera7ng £30k per month
!  Budgetary and cash flow control

Financial Accountant at DONALSON ROSS & CO

• January 1996 to January 1997

Manager at DONALSON ROSS & CO (CHARTERED

• January 1996 to January 1997

!  Managing own porvolio of clients with a billing target of £85k
!  Managing High Net Worth clients to include Stock Broking, Agricultural Estates, Private Hospitals
!  Responsible for billing, work in progress monitoring, debtors lock-up
!  Control audit team from 2 - 5 staff
!  Report to Partner levels both locally and na7on-wide
!  Member of the firm’s “Communica7on Task Force”

Manager at SAFFERY CHAMPNESS

• January 1989 to January 1996

Audit Senior at SAFFERY CHAMPNESS

• January 1989 to January 1996

Audit Senior at CLEMAS

• January 1986 to January 1989

Audit at JAMES & COWPER (CHARTERED

• January 1985 to January 1986

Audit Clerk

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Audit Supervisor

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