Paul McKoen

Paul McKoen

Experienced CFO | Finance Director | Advisor | Coach & Mentor
United Kingdom

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

Manufacturing and Industrial

Mentor - GrowCFO

Jul 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 5 mos

Professional Services and Consulting

President & CEO - Mattress By Appointment Great Britain

Dec 2021 - Feb 2024 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Retail and Consumer Goods

Chief Financial Officer - Silentnight Group

May 2006 - Nov 2020 · 14 yrs 7 mos United Kingdom

Manufacturing and Industrial

Finance Director - Value Retailer

May 2005 - Apr 2006 · 1 yr

Retail and Consumer Goods

Finance Director - B&M Retail Ltd

Jul 2003 - Apr 2005 · 1 yr 10 mos

Retail and Consumer Goods

Head of Accounting - interim - Woolworths

2002 - 2002 · Less than a year

Retail and Consumer Goods

Finance Director - Tradaq

2001 - 2001 · Less than a year

Professional Services and Consulting

Finance Director - BICC / Balfour Beatty

1998 - 1999 · 1 yr

Manufacturing and Industrial

Finance Director - Vertex / United Utilities

1996 - 1998 · 2 yrs

Professional Services and Consulting

Finance Director - Serco International

1993 - 1996 · 3 yrs

Professional Services and Consulting