Peter Timms | Founder and CEO
Peter Timms founded Corporate Advisors in 1998 following a corporate career rich in M&A transactional experience in both the US and Europe. A qualified accountant, he rose quickly to take his first Director and CFO role at age 22 with one of Europe's most acquisitive conglomerates. Five years with the international PA Consulting Group, in Corporate Strategy and M&A, led almost immediately to his first role as CEO of a public company - becoming the youngest, at that time, to reach the top position in a London-listed company. In this, and in subsequent roles located variously in the US and in Europe, he built a reputation for expertise in turnaround or in high growth situations, executing company sales and acquisitions across the US and Europe on a regular basis, to maximise shareholder value. He has served on three public company Boards and is a current member of the Advisory Board of Opus8, an investment group focused on middle-market buyouts, with interests in the US, Eastern Europe, Latin America and China.
Download pdf of Peter's interview in 'Excellence in Leadership', a publication of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
Fiona Mason | Managing Director, London
Fiona joined Corporate Advisors in the US in 1998, returning to London in 2001, and appointed Managing Director of the London office in 2005. She has command of a number of European languages and spent over 15 years with IMES Consulting, an international management consultancy focused on marketing research and strategy development.
Karen Devaney
A founder member of Corporate Advisors, Karen supports all aspects of CA administration and office management in the US, as well as its business development.
Rita Dishart
Rita joined CA at its inception as Financial Controller and Company Secretary. She was Financial Controller of IMES Consulting for 7 years prior to this, and has over 20 years experience with diverse manufacturing and service businesses.
Mary-Claire Hailey
Mary-Claire joined CA in 2007 to strengthen the team in administration and research. Previous employers include Time-Life Books, Penguin Books, and London's National Theatre. She lived in Hong Kong for 3 years, and worked for the FESPIC Games for the Disabled.
Lucy Marquez
Lucy joined Corporate Advisors in 2002, and as Senior Researcher, she has responsibility for research and database management. Lucy has a degree in Psychology and is fluent in Spanish and English.
Colin McCrosson
Colin set up CA's London office at its inception in 1998 and continues in an ongoing advisory role. Previous CEO positions include a number of companies within the Thomas Tilling conglomerate (mostly in medical and laboratory equipment and instrumentation), Hestair (a diversifed group spanning agricultural machinery, educational publishing, automotive dealerships, leisure goods and staffing) and Mowlem (construction and engineering).
John Schramm
A former Director of Corporate Development for Westinghouse Electric Corporation and President of the New York Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth, John has hands-on experience, both as CFO and CEO, managing ownership transitions, dealing with complex profit improvement challenges arising from M&A transactions and extensive professional experience negotiating and closing deals up to $600m in value.
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