About Lee Johnstone

Lee Johnstone, A Chartered Accountant with 14 years PQE, currently working as Chief Financial Officer at Contis Group Limited, a fast paced and growing fintech business. Significant commercial and financial experience in rapidly changing, multi-site businesses in private, public and private equity environments. Exposure to several sectors including fintech, financial services, support services, energy, facilities management, import/distribution and retail, experiencing both organic and acquisitive growth. Committed to improving business profitability, reducing costs and tight working capital/cash management. Excellent interpersonal skills, project / change management and commercial acumen. Specialties: EBITDA improvement Cost control/reduction Working capital management Cash management Budgeting and forecasting Development of financial controls, systems and MI reporting Private / Public / PE ownership structures Complex business structures Board level experience Development, evaluation and execution of strategy Investor relations Relationship contact for key stakeholders, including banks and auditors Due diligence and acquisitions integration Disposals AiM / Admission to Offical List Raising capital Lee Johnstone, based in Halifax, GB, is currently a Chief Financial Officer at Solaris SE. He  brings experience from previous roles at Contis Group Limited, EnServe Group Limited (previously Spice Limited) and Gartland Whalley and Barker plc. Lee Johnstone holds a 1994 - 1998 BSc Honours (First Class) in Business and Management Studies @ University of Bradford Management Centre.