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Zixia Guo
CFO / Finance Director for startups, Finance Director SMEs Ltd
Zixia‘s professional bio / interests
Hi, I'm Z. I am an experienced CFO for startups with 15 years of Finance, HR, Operations and General Management leadership experience across start ups, scale ups and large international corporate organisations. I have a successful track record growing startup company’s valuation (10x) in a short period of time (in charge of Finance, HR, Office & Admin, and IT), raising investments (crowd funding, angel investors, PE, VC, banks), building a world class factory from green field and setting up a company from the scratch to full competence within 6 months (FMCG Manufacturer, hired 100+ employees).
I love working with startups and ambitious SMEs. I went through many difficult challenges and situation business faced and my instincts to add value and solve problems make me very effective in rapidly changing environments.
I can support with:
• People related challenges and issues
• Performance management – company, team, and individuals
• Financial strategy, planning and modelling
• Budgeting and forecasting, cashflow management
• Reporting
• Fundraising
• Process and controls
• System integration
I’d like help with…
Making introduction to new business and opportunities, connecting with startups, investors, and like minded experts and professional.
An interesting, or unusual fact(s) about me…
I love swimming and skiing
I live in
GB
A career highlight
Key Career Achievements
• Grew a start-up business' value by 10 times within 5 years (tech startup)
• Raised £3.4m funding investment within 3 weeks
• Constructed a world class factory from green field within 6 months and optimised in 12 months (FMCG Manufacturer)
• Established and built up a company from the scratch to full competence within 6 months (hired 100+ employees)
Links
www.linkedin.com/in/financedirectorstartup
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Joined Guild
29 October, 2021