In the chair...
October 2010: Carolyn Bresh is chairing two ICAEW conferences in October. Aimed at Financial Controllers (05/10) and Finance Directors (19/10) respectively.
In print ...
September 2010: You wait for ages for an article to ink, then two come along in quick succession. Read our thoughts on the FD's role in creating a vision in the ICAEW's Finance and Management Faculty mag's special report. If that fails to sate you try ' cost management'...
Staying a step ahead...
May 2010: It's unfortunate that for many of us CPD brings to mind paperwork, policing and the risk of being drummed out of the regiment. This masks the crucial importance of learning to our credibility as interims and advisors. If we don't make time fo it, we're letting ourselves and clients down. But we're all old enough not to need telling so the ICAEW now has it about right with its requirements. Read Everymind's thoughts on the topic in this month's Accountancy.
Everymind ensures Finance insider's voice is heard at LSE's annual accounting conference...
Apr 2010: Carolyn Bresh, speaking at the event, highlighted resonance between her experience of running and reviewing a range of Finance functions and the thinking put forward by the ICAEW’s thought leadership team. The conference attracted 150 delegates – finance professionals and academics.
ICAEW's Finance and Management Faculty Mag: Stay focused...
Jan 2010: New Year's thoughts from Everymind's Carolyn Bresh The full article can be read here.
Accountancy Mag: Making the most of it - Restructuring Finance Departments
Oct 2009: Carolyn Bresh and her experience in restructuring finance departments is profiled in the October issue of Accountancy. The full article can be read here.
Evening Standard: More than just a number cruncher
Sept 2009: The changing role of the Finance Director was discussed in the Evening Standard with extensive comments and case studies form Everymind. The full article can be read here.
Carolyn Bresh profiled by CFO Europe as she takes on chair role at ICAEW
July 2009: Carolyn Bresh was profiled in the June issue of CFO Europe which goes out to over 40,000 CFOs across Europe. There she discussed the critical role Finance teams play in the current turbulent market conditions and the qualities CFOs need to succeed and lead their businesses through this stage of the cycle. The profile coincided with her taking the Chair of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Finance and Management faculty. The faculty provides support through high quality events and publications to some 10,000 Finance Directors and Controllers in business. The full article can be read here.
Everymind strengthens its 'crunch response' team
Feb 2009: David Charles has joined Everymind's team that are supporting clients through tough times. David is highly experienced in helping Finance Directors to deliver the high quality financial information and analysis that shareholders, lending banks and Boards are demanding as they try and determine the prognosis for businesses hit by the credit crunch. Follow the links to find out more about Everymind's 'crunch response' and our team.
Everymind client wins prestigious award
Dec 2008: Thunderhead, the document management software company, has been ranked as the top company in the Deloitte Fast 50 technology awards for 2008. sales at Thunderhead have risen an average of 87% a year between 2004 and 2007.
Carolyn Bresh addresses ICAEWs Annual Financial Controllers Conference
Nov 2008: Everymind partner Carolyn Bresh gave a presentation on 'Driving the bottom line' to the Institute of Chartered Accountants annual conference for Financial Controllers. Over one hundred Financial Controllers from the UK's leading companies attended. Carolyn's address stressed the need for finance executives to 'do the right things well' in areas such as people management, strategy and stakeholder management in addition to the typical responsibilities of finance.
Everymind starts work with Ideal Standard
Everymind has commenced a major process improvement project within the finance operations of Ideal Standard. Acquired by Bain Capital in 2007 for US$1.7bn, Ideal Standard aims to improve efficiencies and costs across Europe and Asia.
Record year for Everymind
Everymind marked its 5th anniversary by reporting growth in revenues of 260% in 2007/08. Our growth is driven by our focus and approach. Our focus is on helping management teams, particularly MDs and FDs, determine the best strategy for growth, breaking the strategy down into clear action plans and ensuring management team/staff buy-in and involvement. Our clients say they appreciate our approach where by we very much ‘ fit-in ’ as part of the management team while providing e xternal expertise and points of view.
Projects were completed for several new clients - Fidelity International, Thunderhead, Research Now, Change Recruitment Group - as well as continuation of our work with longstanding clients - Sony Ericsson, Baker Tilly, Timber World, The British Museum.
Carolyn Bresh invited to talk to future business leaders
As a prominent 10-year alumni of London Business School, Carolyn was recently invited back to give advice and insight on making the most of life after an Executive MBA to the current group of 90 graduates from around the world. Carolyn's 'Q&A' session was part of the Capstone module that concludes the Executive MBA programme which is lead by Freek Vermeulen. Freek, who is an Associate Professor of Strategic and International Management, started off firing the questions himself before opening the session to a barrage of questions from the graduating students. The session covered a number of themes including Carolyn's experience before, during and after the Executive MBA and how the MBA helped her career in 3 key areas: spearheading successful transformation at Reuters (click here to read more); transitioning herself from the corporate world to Everymind; and moving from a senior line-management role to an advisory role.
Everymind client named in Tech Track Top 100
Enterprise software company Thunderhead have been named in The Sunday Times Tech Track 100. The Sunday Times Tech Track 100 is a league table of the fastest-growing technology companies in the UK. Everymind ha s been working with Thunderhead to help them develop and execute their growth strategy for the past 12 months and continue s to d o so .
Carolyn Bresh speaks at 'Life after Reuters' event
Having commenced a successful new career as a Partner in Everymind, Carolyn was recently invited back to Reuters to tell her former colleagues what it takes to jump off the corporate ship and swim.