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Lindsay Fairhead

Enthusiast · DISC type i
Finance Director at Leightons Opticians and Hearing Care
📍 United Kingdom

Lindsay Fairhead serves as the Finance Director at Leightons Opticians and Hearing Care, overseeing the financial operations for an organization with 34 branches. A CIMA-qualified accountant with a BSc from Aston University, her career includes senior roles where she has led and developed finance teams.

Her prior experience includes managing all finance-related tasks for a global cosmetics producer and analyzing product costs for the Western Europe Beauty Care division at Procter & Gamble.

At Procter & Gamble, she was responsible for the consolidation and analysis of product costs totaling over $1. 7 billion.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Finance Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Lindsay shows up

Story Driven
Consensus Focused
Non-Confrontational

They are more about building relationships than just cutting deals. 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.

Priorities

Topics Lindsay cares about

Retail Healthcare Finance
As Finance Director for a multi-branch opticians and hearing care provider, she manages the specific financial challenges and opportunities within this sector.
Team Leadership
Her previous role involved leading and developing a finance team of eight, indicating a focus on team management and growth.
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Career

Work history

4-2017
Finance Director
Leightons Opticians and Hearing Care
9-2011 - 3-2017
Financial Controller
Leightons Opticians and Hearing Care
1-2009 - 7-2011
Management Accountant
Esschem UK
6-2006 - 12-2008
Cost Analyst
Procter & Gamble
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Media appearances

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Education
2006 - 2008
CIMA
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
2001 - 2005
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
Aston University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

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