7 Nursery Close, Tamerton Foliot, Plymouth, Devon. PL5 4QG

Telephone Home: 01752 789504, Office: 01752 724235, Mobile: 07713 640468

Email: paul@hardwicksolutions.co.uk

Web: www.hardwicksolutions.co.uk

Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (Membership Number 0500728).

Member of The Chartered Management Institute (Membership Number 0408636I).

2001 – Present

Invensys Controls UK Limited, Plymouth, Devon

Invensys Controls (formerly Ranco) is an Invensys plc Group company (28,000 employees worldwide, £2.6 billion turnover) which markets, designs, engineers, manufactures and sells controls, systems and services for the heating and safety industries at home and abroad.  With 400+ employees, it has an annual turnover of approximately £60m.

2004 – Present

Invensys Controls UK Limited – Deputy Finance Manager & UK Cost Manager

2001 – 2004

Invensys Controls UK Limited - UK Financial Accountant

1996 – 2001

Carebridge Ltd, Redruth, Cornwall - Finance & Commercial Director

An owner-managed private company - marketing, designing, engineering, manufacturing, selling and servicing equipment for the garage forecourt and vending industries - at home and abroad.  With 85 employees and a turnover of £5m.

1993 – 1996

Tecalemit Garage Equipment Co. Ltd., Plymouth, Devon – Finance Director

A Siebe (now Invensys) plc Group company - marketing, designing, engineering, manufacturing, selling and servicing equipment for the garage industry - at home and abroad.  240 employees (including teams in Sheffield and throughout the UK plus a printing organisation). Turnover £13m.

1990 – 1993

British Aerospace (Systems & Equipment) Ltd., Plymouth, Devon

Financial Controller & Deputy Finance Director

Aerospace systems design, engineering and manufacturing for the defence and civil markets - 1200 employees.

1988 – 1990

Perry Equipment Ltd. Thetford, Norfolk - Financial Controller/Company Secretary

1984 - 1988

John Rannoch Ltd., Stowmarket, Suffolk - Management Accountant

1973 - 1984

British Aerospace plc, Chester, Cheshire - Various positions from Commercial-Accountant Trainee to Chief Project Accountant

Personal:

Married, 2 adult children.

Professional Qualifications:

C.I.M.A. (FCMA).

Other Qualifications:

O.N.C. Business Studies.

Availability:

Immediate.

Interests:

Animal Welfare (Trustee of Flicka Foundation – Horse Sanctuary), Pets, Genealogy (Traced relatives back 7 generations), IT (Run Home Network, Upgrade PC’s etc), Walking, Cycling.