Paul McKoen
Paul is a highly experienced CFO across various different sectors.
He has worked in small start-ups as well as large mature businesses, and is comfortable in different cultural environments.
Paul has worked across different ownership structures and has real experience dealing with family as well as private equity owners.
Paul has extensive hands-on transactional experience, buying selling and restructuring businesses.
He has personally managed a number of fund-raising rounds at different times, from both p/e and from banks.
Previously Paul authored “The Finance Manual for non-Financial Managers” (FT Prentice Hall) and has always enjoyed sharing knowledge, including running training programs.
Now pursuing a plural career, Paul looks forward to mentoring young and aspiring CFOs across the GrowCFO network, perhaps even “helping others to learn from his own mistakes!”
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Expertise
- CFO and de-facto President of Silentnight Group, 2016 thru 2020.
- Previously CFO / FD for various businesses across the Retail and services sectors.
Sector Expertise
- Manufacturing
- Technology
- Retail
- Outsourced services
Work Experience
Non Executive Director - Evice
Jul 2024 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos
Mentor - GrowCFO
Jul 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 5 mos
President & CEO - Mattress By Appointment Great Britain
Dec 2021 - Feb 2024 · 2 yrs 3 mos
Chief Financial Officer - Silentnight Group
May 2006 - Nov 2020 · 14 yrs 7 mos United Kingdom
Finance Director - Value Retailer
May 2005 - Apr 2006 · 1 yr
Finance Director - B&M Retail Ltd
Jul 2003 - Apr 2005 · 1 yr 10 mos
Head of Accounting - interim - Woolworths
2002 - 2002 · Less than a year
Finance Director - Tradaq
2001 - 2001 · Less than a year
Finance Director - BICC / Balfour Beatty
1998 - 1999 · 1 yr
Finance Director - Vertex / United Utilities
1996 - 1998 · 2 yrs
Finance Director - Serco International
1993 - 1996 · 3 yrs