Paul Pascan FCA, Client Finance Director -

Paul qualified with Touche Ross and gained commercial experience as Financial Controller of Landleisure, a tour operator, and Prospective Group plc, an advertising agency and retail promotions group.

In 1990 he was appointed Finance Director of Sally Ferries where he had responsibility for IT, HR and Finance. He provided the financial and systems input for a negotiated joint venture with a Belgian operator, doubling turnover to £150m, rebuilt its computer systems on an IBM mainframe platform, and was part of the team that negotiated the sale of its assets and businesses.

In 1994 became a Non-Executive Director of fully-listed Jacobs Holdings Plc, which purchased the freight business of Sally Ferries and two of the freight ferries. Jacobs invested in shipping, property and transport businesses. Appointed as full-time Finance Director in 1997, Paul undertook a significant number of corporate acquisition and sale projects.

Following the purchase of the Jacobs Group in 2002 by a major South African conglomerate, Paul became a part-time FD. He was the part-time FD of Serviced Office Group plc, helping to float the company on AIM, and part-time FD of Perishable Movements Ltd, an importer of fresh produce.