David Newcombe

Background

About David Newcombe

An accomplished SaaS/tech sector finance professional with over 20 years experience. I have partnered MNC/ blue chip and startup business CEOs in EMEA and APAC to achieve growth objectives and a successful listing/ sale, improve performance, and deliver on business development and corporate deal activity. Cranfield MBA, Cambridge MA, London Business School Corporate Finance Programme. Substantial software, travel and SaaS sector experience with Sabre Holdings and Riverbed Technology. Renewable Energy / Electricity sector experience with AECO Energy and Powerchoice. Retail/franchise/leisure/F+B sector experience with Anytime Fitness, 4 Fingers Crispy Chicken (SG start-up), Costa Coffee and Whitbread Restaurants (FTSE 100 leisure group), and Manufacturing experience with Global Invacom (Sat Comms) and Whitbread (Beer Co.). Successful record of business partnering and deal negotiation including completion of travel tech sector acquisitions in Cyprus and Israel, a major business development deal in India, re-configuration of a partnership with Aeroflot, and a $70m IPO of a satellite communications business in Singapore (SGX). Functional expertise includes setting up and developing Finance / FP+A teams (APAC, EMEA and ME), leading monthly business reviews for Exec teams, developing and delivering improved financial controls, contract bid preparation and leading deal desk / deal review to support sales colleagues and improve deal flow and deal quality.