About

how we work

Everything we do is built around pace, value and certainty. Faster implementation. Real outcomes. Tangible performance you can hold​ us to.

THE BENEFITS OF
WORKING WITH US

We identify inefficiencies, reduce cost, and unlock capacity across your back-office.

Then we analyse and optimise so we can implement solutions fast — turning manual and fragmented operations into scalable performance, enabled by human-powered technology.

€50m of cashflow unlocked in 6 weeks for a sports franchise.

Pace

A proven track record of up to 40% cost reduction across contract lifecycles.

Value

We’ll underwrite up to 30% efficiency gains or adjust fees accordingly.

Certainty

20+ years delivering success for our customers.

Expertise

Trusted by industry leaders globally
Our Business Leaders

We leverage technology and global expertise, challenging conventional thinking to identify operational and cost efficiencies that transform your business.

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Ian Larkin CEO
Ian brings more than 30 years of experience leading the delivery of transformational growth in large corporates, mid-market PE-backed firms and start-ups. He most recently served as CEO of TopSource Worldwide, and previously held senior roles at McKinsey, Accenture, Lloyds Banking Group and Virgin Money.
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Natalie Douglas CFO

Natalie is our Chief Financial Officer with over 15 years of experience driving complex financial strategy and value creation. Expertise in scaling high growth businesses and optimising operations for sustainable financial performance.

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Joe Gallagher CCO

Prior to joining Liberty Blume in 2023 as Chief Commercial and Operating Officer, Joe was a Senior Partner at Deloitte for nine years, having moved there from KPMG where he honed his passion for customer excellence, spending 14 years in a range of client, industry sector and market leadership roles.

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Shashi Singh CTO (acting)

With 15 years’ experience in strategy, enterprise digitisation, and governance, risk, and compliance (GRC), Shashi has held senior tech and finance roles at Virgin Media O2 and Liberty Global, delivering large-scale digital transformation programmes and building strategic partnerships.

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Aniqa Sandhu MD, Financial Solutions

With over 20 years’ experience, Aniqa has spent her career building Fintechs for major telecom groups across developed and emerging markets, including CIS, Russia, Ukraine, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Algeria with Veon Limited, and more recently in the Caribbean markets with the Digicel Group.

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Max Handforth MD, Business Solutions

Max is Managing Director of our Business Solutions Centre in Bradford, UK; with nearly 30 years of experience in streamlining operations, driving efficiency, and leading teams to deliver exceptional, customer-focused and tech-led solutions.

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David Feavearyear MD, Procurement Solutions

David brings over 20 years of experience across technology, broadcast, telco, and media sectors. With a passion for automation and innovation, he’s a commercial and procurement leader who always has an eye on the future.

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Holly Gill VP, People

Holly is passionate about building leadership partnerships and fostering inclusive, high-performing cultures that drive organisational growth and success. She specialises in HR partnering, change and transformation, and creating people strategies that align with business ambitions.

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Nicolas Masson VP, Corporate Development

Nicolas has 20 years’ experience in the technology, media, and telecoms sector. He has held senior roles at Liberty Global, Millicom, Weather Investments, and Alcatel-Lucent. He brings deep expertise in FP&A, strategic planning, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions.

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Simon Thompson VP,  Legal

With 14 years’ experience advising high-growth businesses through complex carve-outs, strategic transactions, and day-to-day commercial execution, Simon supports leadership teams, boards, and investors across telecoms and tech-enabled services on governance, risk, and value-driving deal structures.

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Dave Hodson VP, Transformation

Dave has spent 12 years at Liberty Global and Virgin Media O2, driving business and digital transformation, finance digitisation, and AI-enabled automation at scale. He leads the Strategic Transformation Programme, architecting next-generation corporate business services through advanced technologies and nearshore delivery.

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PV Vimalraj Director, Commercial

With 17 years experience in senior roles at the likes of Deloitte, PwC, and Arthur J Gallagher, PV works closely with CFOs and investors to unlock value across their back-office operations. His approach is grounded in identifying where value is being lost or constrained, and working in partnership with leadership teams to deliver measurable impact.