Ian Fieldhouse – Company Secretary

Ian Fieldhouse graduated in Mathematics and Economics from Cambridge University before qualifying as a chartered accountant with Price Waterhouse. He continued to work for PW in both the UK and Hong Kong during which time he worked extensively with several media companies including MCA/Universal and Bertelsman/RCA. He has also run a number of production audits for both major and independent producers.

Ian then spent more than ten years in senior financial, commercial and strategic management roles in the technology sector before setting up his own consultancy business providing accounting services and advice on management information systems.

Ian has also worked with many media and investment companies sourcing funds through tax-effective vehicles such as The Enterprise Investment Scheme.

Bob Clarke – Commercial Director

Bob Clarke is a business start-up strategist. Originally trained as a writer, producer, and director, he has created, built and launched two TV channels for News Corp, and produced multiple live events worldwide as well as business, daytime, comedy and game show TV series in the UK.

Bob sold his first media production business to Virgin Group plc in 1987 and thereafter founded and ran two communications agencies, pioneering private corporate TV networks and digital out of home media businesses in the UK, China and the US, on behalf of major brands including BMW, Liberty Media, Planet Hollywood, and Tesco among others.

In 1990 he created a charity fund raising vehicle for The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme which raised more than £50mn over a 10 year period.

For the last 5 years he has focused on launching and communicating start-ups, including clean technology, public entertainment, extreme sports, social media, and digital out of home media businesses, through his strategy and execution vehicle, Any Other Business LLP (www.aobllp.com ).

Bob is a founder shareholder and Board member of digital media publisher, Screen Holdings (www.thescreen.org), and electronic waste transformation business, WEEE Systems Ltd (www.weeesystems.com), which is committed to revolutionising the levels of CSR support available to large organisations.

Alex Booth – Business Director

Alex Booth is an experienced business entrepreneur with a natural flair and gift for business and commerce. Alex has strong experience in sales with the human recourses and financial and has a strong network of business contacts. Alex is also Director of Providence Jets a commercial Jet company and is also a partner in Providence Corporate where is primarily involved in seed investment and raising capital in areas such as media. Alex is also heavily involved in media and entertainment at GMI and currently heads the business section at GMI where is actively involved in all of the GMI creative divisions.

Alex has a strong reputation for being an honest and hardworking business entrepreneur whose attention to detail is second to none.

Sayed Baharun – Marketing and Product Placement Director

Sayed Baharun has a background in business management, property, commodities and telecoms as well as a personal interest in sports/sports marketing. Starting his career in telecoms his skills have expanded in to Finance, Retail, Construction, Property and the Sports and Entertainment Industry. He has a vast array of contacts who he has access to who are leaders of industry and class him as a friend.

James Nash – Finance Manager

James Nash has over 30 years experience in the corporate and private finance world. He has worked in a senior management capacity in a wide area of financial services and has a reputation for providing high competence levels when dealing in consumer related financial areas.

James was the business development manager for Lloyds TSB for several years and has also worked for GE Money where his role included developing and maintaining key broker relationships and presentations to large corporate introducers, whilst managing a UK-wide sales team. He has managed and overseen numerous credit control departments and has also worked as an IFA in many areas of finance.

Davin McDermott – Financial Management and Business Consultant

Davin McDermott, a Chartered Accountant, started his career outside of practice in the telecommunications industry where he was responsible for the turnaround of a company in receivership. He then moved into financial services and was instrumental in growing a recently formed management company into the largest in it’s sector.

In 1997, Davin moved to London and joined EMI Music, the start of an eleven-year career in media and entertainment. He started in the Internal Audit division and was responsible for financial and process reviews of c. 40 international subsidiaries. He was also the lead in performing royalty audits on behalf of Apple Corp (The Beatles). Davin then became Financial Controller of EMI Europe, and was responsible for company reviews, financial due diligence, artist and company acquisitions and post acquisition integration.

In January 2002, Davin was selected by the Chairman of EMI Recorded Music to join the four-person team charged with reorganising EMI’s global operations. The reorganisation, which was fully implemented by the team by June 2002, yielded £100m in annual savings.

Davin was approached by the Warner Music Group and became their European Finance Director a role that he held for 2 years prior to setting up his own consultancy company. While European FD, Davin was responsible for redefining the role of the finance function into one that properly supported the business. This included migrating the consolidation function to New York and reorganising the finance team.

On an operational level, Davin was involved in company acquisitions and the reorganisation of subsidiaries including the introduction of shared back office functions. He was also acting commercial director for the region.

Upon leaving Warner, Davin established his own consulting company, DGMD Solutions Limited and continued to focus on media and entertainment.

Specialties

• Strategic, operational, internal controls and financial reviews
• Business planning
• Company reorganisations
• Establishment of business supportive finance functions
• Management information design and reporting
• Fund raising
• Cashflow management
• Deal structuring and evaluation

Alvin Haywood – Events and Music Executive

Alvin, is an industry leading Event & PR consultant, with international experience of over 20 years. Having worked in New York, Ibiza, Dubai, Miami, , Paris, and London, he has a wealth of expertise, knowledge and access to worldwide associates. Work with US Artists Justin Timberlake, Pharrell Williams, Blackstreet and TI. Worked with London top venues and clubs Lightbar – St. Martins Lane Hotel, Momo, Sketch, Aura, Pangaea, SupperClub, Westbury Hotel, Mayfair Hotel and Dorchester Hotel.