Wright

Paul
Wright
Portfolio Director

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Paul is a commercially driven CFO/COO with over 20 years’ experience helping SMEs scale, streamline, and strengthen profitability across manufacturing, services, distribution, and owner‑managed businesses. He blends financial discipline with hands‑on operational leadership, giving business owners the clarity and confidence to grow without losing control.

He has led multi‑site expansion, improved cash performance, built stronger management teams, and delivered measurable value for shareholders and private equity partners. With 17 completed transactions — including acquisitions, exits, and succession transitions — Paul understands how to prepare a business for investment, sale, or the next stage of growth.

Having operated across the UK, Europe, the US, and APAC, he brings a practical, sleeves‑rolled‑up approach that resonates with founders and leadership teams who want results, not theory.

Key strengths for SME owners:

Driving profit improvement and cash discipline

Scaling operations and strengthening leadership capability

Preparing businesses for sale, investment, or succession

Delivering clarity, structure, and accountability across the organisatio