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Tom Holgate (FCA)

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Chief Financial Officer at Oritain
📍 Haywards Heath, England, United Kingdom

Tom Holgate is the Chief Financial Officer at Oritain, specializing in finance transformation for scale-up businesses. His expertise includes leading successful SPAC mergers, IPO readiness, and corporate restructuring. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering from the University of Nottingham.

He has a proven track record of supporting boards and leading large finance teams through significant change and high-growth phases. His background includes senior roles where he has been responsible for all financial matters, strategic planning, and capital raising.

Unique fact: At a previous role, he co-led a major strategic restructuring that involved an 80% reduction in headcount to extend the companys operational runway.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Chief Financial Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Haywards Heath, England, United Kingdom
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Scale-up Finance
His career is focused on financial leadership for high-growth companies, covering fundraising, IPO readiness, and operational scaling as a CFO and Finance Director.
Corporate Restructuring
He has direct experience co-leading major restructuring plans, including significant headcount right-sizing to extend a company's financial runway.
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Career

Work history

8-2025
Chief Financial Officer
Oritain
7-2024 - 10-2024
Interim Chief Financial Officer
BenevolentAI
5-2023 - 9-2023
Interim Chief Financial Officer
BenevolentAI
7-2017 - 2-2025
Group Finance Director
BenevolentAI
12-2014 - 6-2017
Group Manager (Head of Department Level) FP & A, Management Information and Expenses
MS Amlin
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Oritain Appoints Tom Holgate to Leadership Team as Chief Financial Officer. Featured in Oritain (official website)
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Education
9-1997 - 7-2000
Bachelor of Engineering - BE
University of Nottingham
1997 - 2000
Chemical Engineering
University of Nottingham
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