Alistair Frost

CEO at The Oak Group & Managing Partner at Rubicon Partners

Summary
CEO / MD / Board Director of solutions businesses with a track record of; 1) Technology commercialisation, 2) Institutional backing / funding from VC's and PE Companies 3) Profitable global business development, 4) Corporate structuring.(M&A, licensing, franchising, partnering) I have a track record of guiding early stage businesses through from institutional funding to investor return delivery.

Specialties
CEO / MD / NED of Healthcare and Cleantech ventures

Experience
CEO at The Oak Group January 2010 - Present (1 year 3 months) The Oak Group (Oak) is a healthcare intelligence service and software provider offering utilisation management tools in both medical and behavioural healthcare that deliver significant efficiencies in patient flow whilst improving patient care. Founded over 20 years ago the Managed Care Appropriateness Program (MCAP) software has been developed, nationalized and updated annually by unrivalled panels of international experts and is the only tool on the market supported by peer reviewed papers. MCAP identifies and addresses the current circa 25% of admissions and 60% of continuing care days that could be avoided or alternatively provided with typical savings of 60% on such care. Managing Partner at Rubicon Partners February 2007 - Present (4 years 2 months) Rubicon Partners is a company that helps transform businesses from inception to fully funded successes. Rubicon Partners is a rare breed of venture capital firm that actively integrrates with the management team to help build world class companies in sectors such as healthcare, life sciences, IT, biotech and cleantech. We understand just how difficult it is to create and grow a business and we offer a unique approach to achieving those goals.
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CEO at Vitec Global Limited February 2007 - July 2009 (2 years 6 months) Vitec Global limited is a UK-based private company that has built a portfolio of products around an environmentally friendly next generation antimicrobial nanotechnology. It has two subsidiaries, Vitec Speciality Chemicals, a bulk supplier of antimicrobial additives and Vitec Air Systems a supplier a complete air purification system that destroys all contaminants (both pathogens and odours). Responsibilities: Institutional funding, Shareholders, Full P&L, sales & marketing, M&A, R&D & manufacturing. Key Achievements: Institutional funding 20% over subscription Acquisition of two sets IP from Australia and US. Efficacy research, products development, relevant regulatory approvals achieved. Initial government sales realised in the UK, Australia and Middle East (<1m). Partner relationships established across Europe Middle East and Asia. CEO at AFT Corporation November 2006 - January 2007 (3 months) AFT Corporation is an ASX listed company that is a leading provider of clean air technologies and building materials / faades for the construction industry. Its patented Microgenix and MAQ technology offers unmatched performance in purified air and odour. Its Building Products Division focuses on leveraging high quality custom designed Chinese manufactured building products to customers who require turnkey solutions for their projects. Responsibilities: Shareholders, Full P&L, sales & marketing, M&A, R&D & manufacturing. Key Achievements: Completed an emergency 15% rights issue to fund restructuring program. Corporate restructuring and strategy review led tom to focus on Building Products Division. I led an MBO of the air purification technology into Vitec Global limiteds Air Systems division. Head of RBDS at Bioquell Plc May 2003 - November 2006 (3 years 7 months) BIOQUELL Plc (turnover circa 35m) developed a new technology that enabled rooms or buildings to be bio-decontaminated safely removing problematic organisms such as Norovirus , SARS, H5N1 and what are commonly referred to as the hospital Superbugs (MRSA, C.Difficile, Acinetobacter.) I was recruited to be the divisional MD of the Room Bio-decontamination Service business. Responsibilities: Full P&L, sales & marketing, R&D, manufacturing & service delivery Key Achievements: Full service business launch across Europe and the Far East. Establishment of independent operation in the USA. Consistent >50% year on year revenue and net operating profit growth. >50% gross margins established and maintained. Department of Health RRP CAT 1 status achieved.

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Regional Director at Cannon Hygiene September 2002 - May 2003 (9 months) Cannon Hygiene is the textile care, horticultural, pest control, and waste management division of OCS Limited, which is still 100% privately owned with a turnover in excess of 600 million and 57,000 employees worldwide. Responsibilities: Full P&L, sales & marketing, R&D & regional portfolio service delivery Key Achievements: Consistent better than budgeted results of over 10m turnover 2.9m operating profit Service performance maintained for the 29,000 monthly services. 1 recommendation available upon request Managing Director at Rubicon Networks June 2000 - September 2002 (2 years 4 months) Rubicon Networks was a telecom fibre broking and consultancy company founded with colleagues from London Business School to provide sound research, strategy and business analysis to the telecoms and internet industries, and to companies wishing to exploit new media opportunities. Key Achievements: As a start-up business we designed and built a net-based database and GIS map of 40 UK telecom companies fibre networks. We successfully co-ordinated 4 out-sourcing of net provisioning projects and completed 6 research / strategic development & business analysis projects. The underlying business was sucessfully sold in 2002. Corporate Finance at Exel Logistics November 1996 - February 1998 (1 year 4 months) NFC was an International logistics and moving services business with turnover of 2.2 billion, operating profit of 100 million, generated from 25,000 employees worldwide. As part of a core 3 man team reporting to the NFC Main Board I was responsible for the preparation and presentation of information memorandum and data room, liaison with our corporate advisors, lawyers and the bidders, bid evaluation / selection and final disclosure and contract negotiations. Key Achievements: Successfully completed NFCs restructure program, including the disposal of BRS Car Lease to G.E. Capital for 120 million., BRS Contract Hire and Truck Rental to Volvo for 50 million and other small disposals. 1 recommendation available upon request Regional Operations Director at Exel Logistics August 1995 - October 1996 (1 year 3 months) NFC was an International logistics and moving services business with turnover of 2.2 billion, operating profit of 100 million, generated from 25,000 employees worldwide. Reporting to the Regional Director I was accountable for the key account management, business development, budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting, logistics strategy, action planning and implementation, contract negotiations, team management and union negotiations, quality and health and safety within the South East Region. Scope: Revenue 24m, Profit 3m, 500 Employees
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Clients: Somerfield, Mars, Allied Domeq, CWS, ICL, British Sugar, Texaco, Heinz, H.P.Bulmers, Habitat, Argos Home Delivery, Reuters, British Gas. Key Achievements: Designed and implemented regional strategy and action plan resulting in 770k cost reduction and 650k profit improvement (the regional restructure including three site closures). Generation and implementation of 5 million of new business and 10 million of renewed business Distribution Centre Manager at Exel Logistics January 1994 - July 1995 (1 year 7 months) NFC was an International logistics and moving services business with turnover of 2.2 billion, operating profit of 100 million, generated from 25,000 employees worldwide. Reporting to the regional manager I was responsible for all aspects of business management at the distribution centre including account management, business development, budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting, contract negotiations, union negotiations, quality and health and safety. Scope: Rev 8m, Profit 0.8m, 120 Employees, 125,000 Sqft warehouse, 52 veh fleet. Clients: Mars, British Sugar, H.P.Bulmers, Masterfoods, Burlington Air Express, Foxs Biscuits, Milupa, Heinz, SHH, Homepride Key Achievements: Successfully designed, tendered, negotiated and implemented three new contracts as well as 5m Mars contract renewal. Implementation of an Annual Hours employee contracts as part of a process management system which led to 225k net profit improvement. Operations & Finance Manager at Exel Logistics October 1989 - December 1993 (4 years 3 months) As one of the three directly reporting to the Distribution Centre Manager I was responsible for both Day to Day operations and the financial accounts at the 160,000 Sqft Habitat distribution warehouse Key Team Achievements: Implementation of operational changes leading to a 40% reduction in employees. The 4m Habitat contract renewal. EARLY BUSINESS EXPERIENCE INCLUDES: Senior Line Manager Sept 1990 to Feb 1992 NFC Graduate Trainee Oct 1989 to Aug 1990 C.R.T. Options and Futures Dealer Aug 1988 to Oct 1989

Education
London Business School MBA, Business, 1999 - 2001 University of Portsmouth BA (Hons), BA (Hons) Economics 2:1, Economics, 1985 - 1988

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Bearwood College 1977 - 1984

Interests
Family, New technology, Environment and Tennis

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Alistair Frost
CEO at The Oak Group & Managing Partner at Rubicon Partners

2 people have recommended Alistair

"Alistair was a breathe of fresh air when he joined our company - Cannon Hygiene, part of OCS Group. He was highly talented and having fairly recently completed an MBA progamme successfully, he brought an up to date and vigorous approach to our planning and project meetings. He was innovative, self confident and persuasive. He was a good team leader and the managers in his region liked and respected him. He took his business forward. I am happy to recommend Alistair as he was a good Regional Director in our business." Philip K., Regional Operations Director, OCS Group Ltd, worked directly with Alistair at Cannon Hygiene "Alistair always applied a keen intellect with a strong pragmatic and well grounded approach to the many challenges thrown at him. A great guy to have in the team with a welcome persona;ity and sense of humour." Phil S., Finance Director, Commercial Director, General Manager, Exel plc, managed Alistair at Exel Logistics

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