Harry Russell

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DISC Type : i

Interim CFO at Zenobē

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Harry Russell is a seasoned CFO with a background in restructuring and transforming businesses, currently serving as Interim CFO at Zenobē. A University of Bristol graduate and qualified ACA, he has significant experience scaling FinTech and Climate Tech companies, having previously held CFO roles at Jaja Finance and RateSetter, guiding the latter to its acquisition by Metro Bank.

His career highlights include key leadership positions at prominent UK financial technology firms. He was instrumental in scaling the peer-to-peer lending platform RateSetter from a start-up through to its eventual sale.

Personality Overview

Consensus Focused

Amiable & Agreeable

Non-Confrontational

They prefer to build relationships rather than staying totally transactional.  They tend to be agreeable by nature, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.
 Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials.

Topics They Care About

FinTech Growth
He has extensive experience scaling FinTech companies, having served as CFO for P2P lender RateSetter through its acquisition and for the PE-backed Jaja Finance.
Climate Tech Finance
His current role at battery solutions provider Zenobē and past advisory work for Climate Tech businesses indicates a professional focus in this sector.
Business Transformation
His professional profile highlights a background in restructuring and a track record of building and transforming the businesses he works with.

Media Appearances

Harry has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2023
Interim CFO at Zenobē
7-2023 - 10-2023
Consultant at Self-employed
11-2022 - 3-2023
CFO at Jaja Finance
6-2022 - 10-2022
Consultant at Self-employed
7-2013 - 2-2022
CFO at RateSetter

Education

2002 - 2005
ACA from ICAEW
1997 - 2001
Modern Languages (French and Spanish) from University of Bristol

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Insights For Selling To Harry

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Give them the opportunity to lead the conversation where possible
  • Ask them how their day is going or exchange some other pleasantries
  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee

DONT's

  • Don’t be excessively objective, be like a storyteller with them
  • Don’t push them for a direct ‘no’, take lack of ‘yes’ as ‘no’ after some time
  • Avoid overloading them with too much information

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Harry is

  • Relationship and rapport are valuable for them, but so is proven product value.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Harry

  • They are unlikely to say no directly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Harry move?

  • They are not very fast decision makers, even while they continue to stay engaged.
  • Can Harry take some risk or not?

  • They can take some low-probability risks if needed.

You And Harry

Personality Compatibility


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