Janet Donovan

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Financial Director, Axion UK at Axion BioSystems

Greater Oxford Area, United Kingdom

Overview

Janet Donovan is an experienced Chief Financial Officer specializing in emerging science and technology businesses. Her expertise spans fundraising, M&A, and corporate governance within engineering and manufacturing sectors. She is an ACA Qualified accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science from Durham University.

As the Group CFO, she played a key role in successfully listing Verditek PLC on the AIM market.

Personality Overview

Decisive

Generous

Achievment Oriented

They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships.  They usually prefer to drive the conversation. They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials.

Topics They Care About

Emerging Tech Ventures
Passionate about developing and providing financial leadership to innovative science and technology companies from the spin-out phase through to large-scale operations.
Corporate Fundraising
Possesses a wealth of experience in securing funding for technology businesses, including taking a company public on the AIM market.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Has direct experience managing M&A activities and business restructurings for various technology and engineering firms.

Media Appearances

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Work History

11-2021
Financial Director, Axion UK at Axion BioSystems
4-2019
Chief Financial Officer at Q5D
4-2018 - 6-2024
Chief Financial Officer at M-Solv Ltd
3-2017 - 6-2018
Group Chief Financial Officer at Verditek PLC
1-2013 - 12-2016
CFO Cella Energy Limited at Cella Energy

Education

1994 - 1997
ACA Qualified from ICAEW
1990 - 1993
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) from Durham University

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Exp : 31 Location : Greater Oxford Area, United Kingdom Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Financial Director, Axion UK at Axion BioSystems
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Insights For Selling To Janet

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Acknowledge their status and position during the conversation
  • Focus on the big picture and the strategic value of your product
  • Refer to testimonials from well known people to highlight the value of your product

DONT's

  • Don’t keep repeating the same information, it could make them impatient
  • Avoid focusing only on the product or its ROI, keep building trust subtly
  • Don't be unorganized, be prepared for the pitch

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Janet is

  • Confidence in the product’s value is critical, followed by relationship and a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Janet

  • They will not hesitate to say no if they do not develop conviction.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Janet move?

  • If they develop confidence in your product and you, then they can make fast decisions.
  • Can Janet take some risk or not?

  • If necessary, they have the ability to take risky decisions.

You And Janet

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