Paul Cheetham-Karcz

Paul began his career in an industry environment, initially specialising in systems, procedures and operations, and was part of a team that earned the ISO 9002 accreditation. By the time Paul was 22 he became Financial Controller for a company with annual turnover in excess of £30m.

Paul then worked within practice for a niche firm of Chartered Accountants based in Stockport. Here he performed audit, accounts and tax compliance work, various tax planning roles and quasi financial directorship roles for a variety of SME’s. Paul specialised in added value type work for the firms client base. For the final year he managed the roll out of a nationwide franchise on behalf of a large multinational company. Paul became an ACCA qualified accountant in 2002.

More recently Paul is the Financial Director of Just Search Limited, and has been integral in the companies recent success.  He recently advised on their disposal to Getupdated Internet Marketing (listed on the Swedish stock exchange) for a deal in excess of £14m, and has subsequently retained his position on the board of Just Search and been appointed onto the board of Getupdated in the UK.

Paul entreprenuarial, hands on approach to his work enables him to advise on many areas of business, namely; Sales strategies, Human Resource strategies, Marketing & PR campaigns, Operational Processes, Financial Management, Growth stategies and the subsequent Funding.

He is actively involved on the board of a number of companies, not least to Zuzu Couture fashions and Escape bars which are part of the Sedulo group of companies.  He has recently been appointed on the testimonial committee of Sale Sharks and England international rugby player, Steve Hanley.

In his spare time, Paul is a keen sportsman, he enjoys spending time with his family, reading and travelling.