Antony Davenport – appointed 23rd February 2015

Chair of Finance and Operations Sub Committee

B Sc Mechanical Engineering (2.2), Nottingham University 1982/85. On leaving Nottingham University in 1985, Anthony qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG (ACA 1988) and then left to work in industry.

Anthony is an experienced chartered accountant running his own wire trading company (‘B2B) (Lewis Wire Limited). His time is predominantly spent in global purchasing and resale to a European customer base.

In previous roles, Anthony gained extensive management accounting experience with family companies, multi site manufacturing PLCs and service organisations. These skills include MRP implementation, product costing, forecasting, cash control and management reporting.

Anthony describes himself as “a good communicator with a flexible problem solving aptitude. I use these skills effectively with either short term issues or in longer term strategic planning.”