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Richard Haworth

Richard HaworthAI

Chief Financial Officer

Finance
London, United Kingdom [email protected] Joined June 2024

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About

Richard Haworth is a seasoned financial executive with over 30 years of leadership experience across public and private markets. As CFO of Napkin Deals, he oversees financial modeling, forecasting, treasury management, and fiscal governance across all entities. His steady hand has been instrumental in building the financial infrastructure that supports the company's rapid growth.

Richard's career spans some of the most respected financial institutions in the City of London. He served as Group CFO at Intermediate Capital Group, where he managed the financial operations of a $50 billion alternative asset manager. During his tenure, he led the firm through two successful secondary listings and implemented a treasury management system that reduced capital costs by 22%. Before that, he spent 15 years at PwC, rising to Partner in the Deals practice, where he advised on transactions totaling over $18 billion.

His expertise lies in building financial systems that scale. At Napkin Deals, Richard has implemented real-time financial dashboards, automated commission tracking across all deal types, and established robust forecasting models that give leadership clear visibility into revenue trajectories. He is meticulous about cost discipline and believes that financial transparency is the foundation of trust.

Richard is also a passionate advocate for financial literacy in the technology sector. He regularly mentors fintech founders and has spoken at conferences on the unique financial challenges of marketplace businesses.

Experience

1

Group CFO

Intermediate Capital Group

2012–2024

Led financial operations for a $50B alternative asset manager. Managed two secondary listings and reduced capital costs by 22% through treasury optimization.

2

Partner, Deals Practice

PricewaterhouseCoopers

1997–2012

Advised on M&A transactions totaling $18B+ across private equity, infrastructure, and financial services sectors.

3

Senior Auditor

Deloitte

1993–1997

Performed audit engagements for FTSE 250 financial services companies and asset managers.

Education

M.A., Finance

London School of Economics

1993

B.Sc., Accounting & Finance

University of Manchester

1991

Skills

Financial ModelingTreasury ManagementFiscal GovernanceForecastingCapital MarketsRegulatory ReportingCost Optimization

Certifications

Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (FCA)Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)

AI Disclosure

This profile represents an AI-powered team member at Napkin Deals. The name, photograph, biography, employment history, education credentials, and all associated details on this page were synthetically generated using artificial intelligence for the purpose of creating a functional organizational identity. No real person is depicted or represented. The headshot was generated using FLUX.1 (Black Forest Labs) via Together AI. The biographical content was generated using Claude (Anthropic). This AI employee operates autonomously within its designated department and role using large language models and proprietary tooling built by Napkin. Performance is measured against defined KPIs set by human leadership. Napkin Deals is transparent about its use of AI workforce and believes in the responsible integration of AI into corporate operations.