Keith West, Consultant

Keith West

Consultant

Saudi Telecom

Location
United Kingdom - London
Education
Master's degree, Business Administration
Experience
40 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :40 years, 8 Months

Consultant at Saudi Telecom
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since February 2003

The main brief of this position is to provide financial & risk management expertise in order to identify, evaluate, review and make recommendations regarding a wide variety of domestic and international business opportunities. In addition, knowledge transfer is an essential element of the remit.
To-date the role has focused on the appraisal and evaluation (financial modelling, financing/funding and tax/legal structuring) of substantial strategically important capital projects and investments. This has involved working independently, with external consultants, or as part of in-house multi disciplinary teams in order to make recommendations to the Management Committee/Board of Directors.

Consultant at Fleet Support Limited – Joint Venture PFI (Portsmouth, UK)
  • United Kingdom
  • August 2001 to January 2003

Responsible for all financial aspects of the maintenance of the Royal Navy Surface Fleet. Involved the implementation and integration of accounting and budgetary control systems in tandem with bid procedures for new tenders.
Also the production of a long term financial model ( MS Excel) for strategic planning purposes.

Financial Manager / Director at Advanced Medical Technologies - Anglo American plc
  • South Africa
  • October 1996 to July 2001

Appointed Financial Director to commence the start up of this new division, capital cost of £30 million, to manufacture medical devices for export to Europe/USA. Reported to the Board for overall financial performance and managed the financial, IT and administrative function of a rapidly expanding business with an annual turnover of £12 million at the time of sale. omplete start up of new manufacturing company with wide ranging responsibility.

New Buisiness Development Manager at Anglo American plc
  • South Africa
  • December 1993 to September 1996

Identification of new opportunities for investment.

Divisional Manager at Anglo American plc
  • South Africa
  • December 1988 to November 1993

Operational support role to existing operations.

Strategic Planning Manager at Anglo American plc
  • South Africa
  • January 1985 to December 1988

Prouction of an annual issue driven Strategic plan for the company.

Management Accountant at Anglo American plc
  • South Africa
  • August 1982 to December 1983

General management accounting role with responsibility for general ledger, data processing etc.

Education

Master's degree, Business Administration
  • at University of Cape Town
  • December 1984

Master of Business Administration ( MBA )

Diploma, Accounting
  • at Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
  • November 1980

Chartered Management Accountant ( FCMA )

High school or equivalent,
  • at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
  • June 1972

Specialties & Skills

Type a Specialty Financial Management
Type a Specialty Financial Modelling
Type a Specialty Project Review
Type a Specialty Commercial Contract Review
Type a Specialty Project Evaluation
MS Word
MS Excel
Great Plains Dynamics

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
  • Fellow
  • June 1980