David Yates

CFO at Gresham (STG portfolio), a PE-backed fintech SaaS business operating across enterprise data management and financial controls. What I do: Lead Finance, Legal, IT, and Sales Operations across a multi-product, international SaaS businessRunning carve outs at Fortune 500 scale — IT separation, TSA management, contract migration, customer transitionDrive FP&A and commercial finance to build top and bottom line valueEmbedding AI across the business — increasing throughput and freeing high-performing teams to focus on work that's both value-accretive and enjoyableContinuous transformation through best-in-class tooling and operational discipline Background: 15+ years in senior finance across BT, Technicolor, and Synamedia — FP&A, commercial finance, capital restructuring, and PE-backed transformation.