Neil Douglas

Director

Neil has 12 years experience specialising in operational and financial restructuring in complex multi-national environments, and in managing fundamental change programmes including implementing finance processes, business integration, systems implementations, business process improvement and implementation.

Major Experiences

Neil joined Talbot Hughes McKillop in June 2004, having previously been an independent consultant and a Manager in Arthur Andersen’s Business Consulting practice.

Neil’s experience includes advising distressed companies on restructuring options, operational assessments, hands­on crisis management and stabilisation, business integration and business change. Neil has worked in the UK, Europe and Asia and his experience includes working in manufacturing, professional services, insurance, telecommunications, hospitality and leisure, utilities and media sectors.

Neil is an Associate of the Institute of Management Accountants.

Major Recent Projects

  • Adviser to the company on the ongoing restructuring of Quinn Group Limited.
  • Advising an Eastern European manufacturing company through a restructuring process, including business planning, detailed operations management and options analysis.
  • Adviser to the board of Danoptra Holdings Limited during recapitalisation and debt for equity swap (£200 million debt).
  • Adviser to the board of Le Meridien Hotels & Resorts on a £2.1 billion restructuring, including a role managing a project to stabilise and re-implement the company’s Group Consolidation system.
  • Project manager for the integration of the Le Meridien Finance Function into Starwood Global Finance.
  • Project manager responsible for the co-ordination of the wind down of Andersen Worldwide, the £1 billion central management body of the Andersen network of firms.