Kelvin Barber Email Address

Group Finance Director

Metaswitch Networks is primarily engaged in developing or modifying computer software and packaging or bundling the software with purchased computer hardware (computers and computer peripheral equipment) to create and market an integrated system for specific application. in this industry must provide each of the following services: (1) the development or modification of the computer software

During my career I spent nine years working for 3i, a FTSE 100 listed international private equity firm and five years at Markit, a high growth entrepreneurial financial information, managed service and software business, which has doubled revenue and EBITDA during the five years I have worked there. In June 2014, Markit listed on NASDAQ, raising $1.3 billion for existing shareholders valuing the company at almost $5 billion. Some of the key highlights of my experience and career include: • A lead member of Markit’s highly successful IPO deal team; • Led 3i’s Group Reporting and Accounting team during a £700 million rights issue completing the year end to an accelerated time table (second fastest results announcement in FTSE 100); • À broad range of management experience including developing and leading Group Financial Planning and Analysis, Group Reporting and Accounting and divisional business partnering teams within multinational companies; • Systems design and implementation experience (SAP BPC); • Built and recruited Markit’s Financial Planning & Analysis team from a standing start; • Outsourcing of financial processes to offshore shared service centres; • Corporate finance experience including lead finance member of Markit’s acquisition due diligence team.