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I am a seasoned business leader with almost 20 years’ experience of working in an innovative and fast-paced environment to grow businesses and deliver against ambitious strategic plans. As well as extensive senior level leadership and management experience, I have particular expertise in finance, strategy, analytics and corporate finance (acquisitions, disposals, capital raising, deal structuring and IPOs), gained across a range of functions. I have a proven track record of delivering strong financial results and achieving challenging growth plans, and I have earned a good reputation for building teams and showing positive leadership, especially through periods of change and ambiguity.UK CFO @ Worldpay is a global financial technology company, owned by leading private equity firms Bain Capital and Advent International, which specialises in payment processing. As CFO of the UK business, my role is to provide financial leadership in relation to the development of the business strategy and delivery of the financial targets. Other responsibilities include: - overall accountability for the finance function - financial control and risk management - business analytics - sales incentivisation - pricing strategy & governance From November 2014 to Present (1 year) London, United KingdomManaging Director, Existing Customer Managmenent & Analytics @ As part of Barclaycard's ambitious strategy to drive growth in its B2B division, I was mandated to create a new commercial team harnessing the power of data and analytics to find better ways of attracting, retaining and growing customer relationships across the portfolio of businesses in Global Business Solutions, a £170+bn turnover division comprising merchant acquiring, commercial payments, point of sale finance and digital offers. Led a team of c. 60 spanning customer analytics, sales effectiveness, customer value management and product development. Member of the Executive Committee. From October 2012 to February 2014 (1 year 5 months) Chief Financial Officer, Global Business Solutions @ As part of the Executive Committee of Global Business Solutions, I was ultimately responsible for the performance management of the business, delivering the overall financial targets and establishing / maintaining strong financial governance and controls. Reporting jointly to the Barclaycard CFO and business unit CEO, I led a team of 60 finance professionals overseeing a £170bn turnover business growing profits at >20% per annum. I brought a strong commercial focus to the finance function, and built a team that was able to play a more proactive and effective role in strategic and financial planning and investment decisions across the business, during a time of rapid growth and significant investment in new products and infrastucture. From June 2010 to October 2012 (2 years 5 months) Head of Strategy & Planning, Barclays Corporate @ Appointed to lead the development and execution of the global strategy for Barclays Corporate, reporting to the CEO. Member of the Executive Committee. From August 2009 to June 2010 (11 months) Head of Group Corporate Development (07-08), Director (03-07) @ Led the execution of the global acquisition and divestiture strategy for Barclays Group, reporting to the Group Finance Director. Oversaw all aspects of the Group’s transaction origination and execution and the resourcing of each deal, working closely with other key functions in the Group From May 2003 to November 2008 (5 years 7 months) Vice President @ Advised a variety of international financial institutions on mergers and acquisitions, capital raising and balance sheet restructuring. Covered clients in the insurance, asset management and banking sectors across Europe. From September 1999 to April 2003 (3 years 8 months) Associate @ Provided investment banking advice to financial institutions From 1995 to 1999 (4 years) BSc Psychology, First Class Honours @ University of Bristol From 1992 to 1995 Felixstowe College From 1984 to 1991 Jo Baker is skilled in: Strategy, Finance, Financial Modeling, Corporate Finance, Due Diligence, Business Transformation, Corporate Development, Growth Strategies, Financial Services, Banking, Credit Cards, Portfolio Management, Valuation, Financial Forecasting, Start-up Ventures, Payments, Retail Banking, Commercial Banking, Investment Banking, Acquisition Integration, Mergers & Acquisitions, Risk Management, Innovation, Leadership, Building World Class..., Analytics, Strategic Financial..., CRM