John Playfair

Background

About John Playfair

Having founded Playfair Partnerships in 1992, I have been working with directors and owners of private companies for many years, providing strategic financial management and direction to drive improvements in business performance. As well as a background in financial and general management, I have a long track record in turning businesses around when they are facing severe financial challenges. Playfair Partnerships has been built on these strong foundations, with a focus on providing strategic business advice, financial control and insight, underpinned by our sharp analytical skills. I am a firm believer in working in partnership with our clients. That is why we have developed an integrated outsourced approach which ensures clients can affordably access the right level of skills and volume of resources at the right time. Prior to forming Playfair Partnerships, I worked predominantly for quoted companies, mainly in finance roles in both the UK and overseas. These include ICI, Tarmac, Wilkinson Sword, Rockwell Automation and Davis Service Group (now Berendsen) – where I was finance director of the main operating company and oversaw the modernisation of that business as well as significant growth in both turnover and profit. I am a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, a Member of the Institute for Turnaround, as well as a non-executive director for a number of SMEs.