Ian Smith
Chief Executive Officer at Nyumbani Estate Safari Eco-Lodge
Denver, Colorado, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolIan Smith is a seasoned Chartered Accountant and fractional/global CFO with over 30 years of hands-on experience helping entrepreneurial and owner-managed businesses scale from £2m to £50m+ turnover. As CEO of Mr Smith Financial Management and former Group CFO across energy, power generation, manufacturing and hospitality, he specializes in M&A, funding, restructuring and risk mitigation—often embedding inside businesses to deliver measurable outcomes rather than advisory overhead. He combines Big Four training with deep cross-border experience across the UK, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and the Americas, and is known for activating finance strategies ahead of acquisition, arbitration or funding tipping points. Ian has a track record negotiating complex project finance, sukuk and bank arrangements and has steered distressed projects to stability and successful exits. He also co-owns an eco-safari lodge in South Africa, reflecting a practical entrepreneurial streak and an ability to build ventures end-to-end from concept to operation. Clients describe him as a strategic finance architect and complex negotiation specialist who frees founders to focus on growth while tightening financial clarity and reducing risk.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Honours Bachelor of Accounting Science Auditing Taxation Accounting, Honours Bachelor of Accounting Science Auditing Taxation Accounting at UNISATertiary EducationChristian Brothers CollegeB. Compt, B. Compt at University of South Africa (UNISA)
Github Skills (24)
testing10
material-ui10
facebook10
react10
react-components9
javascript9
typescript9
dom-events9
material-design9
dom8
mui8
web-application8
transparency7
php7
pixel6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
mathewsjared/gpl
Dec 2015 - Dec 2015
Contributions:50 commits, 46 pushes, 10 branches in 4 days
IanSmith89/portfolio
Nov 2023 - Feb 2024
Contributions:64 PRs, 51 pushes, 39 branches in 3 months
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