Leona McDarby

Experienced financial leader in charge of global corporate fund raising Leona has 20+ years of IPO listing, commercial and financial management experience in global companies with significant operating scale and complexity. Her portfolio includes the building and opening of hotels, Global Asset Management, managing international transformational programs and served as CFO of large property development and investment groups.

Areas of Expertise

• Strategy execution and leadership.
• Risk and compliance management.
• Financial and legal due diligence.
• Investor relations, Mergers and Acquisitions.
• Corporate, compliance, risk and regulatory governance.
• Financial, cost and cash management.
• Fundraising, financial, project and VC.
• Business Transformation projects.
• Project appraisal and management.
• Relationship management.
• Turnarounds.
• Strategic and financial planning and forecasting.
• Senior stakeholder engagement.
• Crisis Management.
• Business intelligence and analytics.
• Corporate and investment finance.
• Change Management.
• Financial controls improvements.
• Business development.
• Outsourcing.
• Financial reporting and auditing.
• Global contract negotiation.
• Problem resolution.
• Bid analysis.
• Communication and influencing skills.
• Staff development and mentorship.