Brian Kenny
CFO, CFO Private Equity / VC Portfolio Companies
Brian transforms finance into competitive advantage. As a CFO who operates at the intersection of strategic vision and operational excellence, he partners with Boards and leadership teams to architect growth, drive value creation, and position organisations to win in their markets.
His collaborative approach harnesses advanced technology and data-driven insights to inform bold decision-making and accelerate performance. Brian brings the story to life behind the numbers, turning data into strategy, complex insights into clear actions, and financial rigour into transformational growth momentum.
Fahim Lunat
Deputy CFO, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Fahim is a healthcare finance expert with a focus on talent development, strategic financial planning, business partnering, sustainability and leadership.
Fahim aims to add value, deliver results, and develop leaders of the future. Working with like-minded colleagues and adopting a positive mindset in the face of challenges, are two of the biggest factors of his success to date.
James Owen
Group CFO, Pharmanovia
Multi-award-winning Group CFO with a track record in PE-backed businesses of delivering transformation and shareholder value creation through leading organisational, operational change and commercial growth.
A financial strategist with expertise in designing business plans with clear KPI’s and deliverables aligned to strategic intent. Critical thinker with extensive qualitative and quantitative skills who brings strong business partnership skills and customer-centric focus.
Dynamic stakeholder manager adept at working across matrices and multi-layered ownership structures, evidenced most recently at Pharmanovia (Triton Partners) & Kantar (Bain Capital)
Kashif Aslam
Head of Corporate Development, Experian
Kashif is Head of Corporate Development at Experian, a FTSE100 data and information services organisation. Kashif leads on M&A and strategic initiatives for the UK&I region and on global initiatives.
He started his career over 25 years ago in UK Investment Banking at Citigroup and subsequently has had M&A and investment roles in Blackstone, Anglo American and BT Group. He has an MBA from INSEAD and is a CIMA Fellow.
At Experian, his focus is on data led organisations and those with complementary capabilities including identity, fraud, marketing services, data governance, business information and consumer information.
He has also previously been Non Executive Director at Reward Loyalty, which exited to Rezolve.ai for $230m in 2026, and Coconut Platform Limited which exited to Go Simple Tax Limited in 2023.
Louise Leavey
CIO former CFO, DUAL Group
Award winning CIO, Chief Transformation Officer | INED | Women in Tech Advocate
Seasoned Chief Transformation Officer (35+ years) with a proven track record of driving business growth and digital innovation across large, complex organizations.
Skilled in:
Business Transformation: Leading strategic change initiatives to optimize costs, improve operations, and leverage technology for competitive advantage.
Digital Innovation: Spearheading digital transformation initiatives to enhance customer experience, streamline processes, and drive revenue growth.
Financial Acumen: Leveraging strong financial and commercial acumen to ensure transformation initiatives deliver measurable ROI.
Mehtab Khalid
Finance Director - Security and Other Services , Mitie
Mehtab Khalid is an accomplished Finance Director and transformational business leader with more than two decades of experience driving financial performance, commercial growth, and strategic change across BP, BT, TUI, and Mitie.
Currently serving as Finance Director at Mitie, he provides strategic financial leadership across a portfolio exceeding £1.5 billion in revenue.
As an Advisory Board Member for Circle of Leaders, Mehtab brings executive finance expertise, transformational leadership experience, and a people-first mindset.
