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In the late 1960s I became a very young corporate accountant and subsidiary CFO actively helping to improve profit performance. I had a number of assignments over the years all associated with rapid design and implementation of profit improvement strategies. In 1978 I transitioned to doing similar work as an independent consultant, and found myself doing assignments for the World Bank, the United Nations and others concerned with international development, humanitarian relief and government financial management. I have been disappointed at the generally poor quality and effectiveness of policy formulation, decision making and management over the past 40 years ... technology is better, investment performance is better, but social performance is down and environmental issues largely unaddressed. The management metrics currently used everywhere in the socio-enviro-economic system are no longer fit-for-purpose and top management has excused itself from everything important except more profit and reward for executives and investors. Better coherent and comprehensive management metrics are urgently needed ... my work with development of TrueValueMetrics.org is a step in the right direction ... but only quite a small step.
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I have been 39 for 43 years. Was at the cutting edge of technology when vacuum tubes powered computers. Trained at Cambridge in engineering and economics and also qualified in London as a Chartered Accountant. Became a very a young CFO in the USA in the 1960s and 1970s. Then did consulting work with the World Bank, the UN and others which was challenging because my ideas about management was a lot more demanding than anything practiced in these organizations. Fast forward, I see a massive disconnect between what is possible and what is being achieved. Companies with pricing power are hugely profitable, and every other economic actor is struggling. In society, a few people have increased their wealth magnificently over the past 40, years while most people have experienced generational wealth decline and the environment is a catastrophe waiting to happen. This is insane ... and business must do better in every one of these areas !!!!!!!!!! Strategic thinking, Global perspective, Management metrics: Social Impact; Environmental Impact; Economic impact (external), Economic impact (profit / ROI) BIOGRAPHY Monday version ....... Graduated from Cambridge University in 1961. Studied engineering and economics Trained with Cooper Brothers in London and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1965 (ACA) and 1975 (FCA) Some professional accountancy experience in the UK and Canada Young management accountant in the USA starting in 1966. Rapidly become a subsidiary company CFO and then specialized in turnaround management in various corporate roles ... Chief Accountant, CFO, Budget Manager, VP Manufacturing. Became involved in international business as a US based CFO with operations in 26 jurisdictions around the world. After setting up as an independent consultant, did work through the World Bank, the United Nations and others on economic development at both sector and national levels. Did assignments in more than 50 countries over a period of more than 25 years. My reputation was mixed. I have a very low tolerance for corruption and financial mismanagement. I try to have an appropriate level of respect for those that try without having the background and especially resources to be successful without help. I am appalled at the lack of progress in the development of effective management metrics that comprise metrics for social impact, environmental impact and economic impact that are coherent and comprehensive and embrace ALL of the elements of the socio-enviro-economic system. Something like this is possible ... but many of the most powerful actors do not want this because it would end their ability to dominate as they have for the past several ... like four ... decades. BIOGRAPHY Tuesday version ....... Graduated from Cambridge University in 1961. Studied engineering (Mechanical Sciences) and economics. Did management training in heavy engineering company Davy-United in Sheffield. Went through 'Articles' with Cooper Brothers & Co (a founding firm for PwC) in London. Qualified as a Chartered Accountant (ICAEW) in 1965 (ACA) and 1975 (FCA). Joined the consulting firm H.A.Simons in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1966. Worked on major pulp and paper mill construction projects in Texas USA as 'field accountant'. Was recruited as Assistance Treasurer for Aerosol Techniques Inc (ATI) in Milford, Connecticut USA. As controller of the Eastern Division of ATI managed the start-up implementation of a mainframe IBM 1401 computer. Was assigned as VP finance for new subsidiary that needed substantial strategic reorganization. Was recruited as Budget Manager for Gulton Industries, a technology leader in the 1960s that had over-extended itself with over 30 recently acquired subsidiaries. An immediate crisis was avoided, but at a huge cost. I was appointed VP Finance for Southern States Inc, a major Gulton subsidiary to assist with a strategic reorganization where I also added the role of VP Manufacturing. I was recruited to be VP Finance for Continental Seafoods Inc (CSF) in 1974 which was in crisis after the OPEC oil shock. The company had operations around the world in 26 different jurisdictions and was weeks away from insolvency. We survived in large part because we had a particularly good management team with a variety of skills. I was good at strategic analysis, others were very good at implementation which is how success is achieved. After CSF in 1979 I started doing independent consulting work, mainly overseas outside the USA. Much of my work was through the World Bank, the United Nations and other official development agencies and humanitarian organizations. As a 'management' expert, I was shocked at the levels of failure that was the norm and the general weakness of everything to do with performance analysis and accountability. That did not make me popular. Over a period of about 20 years I did assignments in some 50 countries around the world. Many of these countries have experienced catastrophic economic decline mainly driven by massive corruption and supply of arms from third countries. This is an ongoing problem that needs to addressed.
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