Event information
Join us for a refreshing and thought-provoking webinar on 22/11/2023 from 13:00 - 14:00 GMT, hosted by EquityFD, where we hear from three CFOs sharing their experiences as leaders in growth, scaling businesses with very clear missions. Our panellists will discuss how they got to where they are today, the choices they have made and how that journey has impacted on how they've grown teams beneath and around them. They will explore whether scaling means that purpose and values are stretched or even changed, and how a CFO affects business behaviors and plays a key role in driving the business purpose.
Key topics
Hear our speakers discuss their careers and journeys, including:
- Values and business missions
- Finance and organisation culture
- Enhancing and driving culture
- Building diverse teams
About the speakers
Facilitator: Sarah Hunt, CEO, Equity FD
Sarah started her career as a City Lawyer, followed by six years at Michael Page in their City division. She ran a team placing senior finance professionals into banking and FS clients. The combination of these initial quite diverse career choices gave Sarah the knowledge and the inspiration to go out and set up her own business in 2000 with backing from Invex Capital. She established EquityFD, with EquityFC, EquityInterim and EquityChair in the following years. The core tenet of the business remains the same today: spending the time to develop a whole network of candidates, understanding not just what they can do but what they want to do, and partnering them with businesses whose aspirations for growth and value match theirs.
Ellie Poltorak, Finance Director, Inclusive Employers
Ellie is the Finance Director of Inclusive Employers backed by Palatine Private Equity. Inclusive Employers is the first and leading membership organisation for employers who are committed to prioritising inclusion and creating truly inclusive workplaces so Ellie has quite a bit to say on our subject matter! Ellie trained as a Chartered Accountant at Ernst and Young in London on the Corporate Finance graduate scheme, where she had various roles in Business Modelling, Economic Advisory and Private Equity Transaction Support. In her 10 years post qualification, she has held several senior finance roles, the latter half in Private Equity portfolio companies, supporting businesses following investment.
Antony Berg, CFO, Speechmatics
Antony is CFO at female-lead Speechmatics, a revolutionary software AI business specializing in voice recognition. Its mission is to understand every voice with the most inclusive and accurate Speech API ever released. Antony was key to their most recent funding round raising $62m. Prior to joining Speechmatics, Antony has held CFO roles in a number of VC and Private Equity backed businesses. Antony spent 10 years at KPMG where he qualified and worked in their transaction and advisory team.
Vikki Mickel, CFO, Impower
Vikki is CFO at IMPOWER Consulting, a Public Sector Consultancy which at its core holds a profound belief in the innate value of public services; a better public sector is the cornerstone of a better society. Vikki has over 25 years of experience in Film, Advertising and Marketing Services and has worked in various roles, from Client Finance Director to Global Client Operations Director, for a range of agencies including WPP, Ogilvy Health and Chime. Vikki is energised by ensuring a commercial mindset thrives throughout the business, empowering both finance and client services to make the right decisions to drive business success.