Max McGowan
Fractional CFO
Max is a highly experienced Finance Director/CFO and business leader with a broad range of financial management, accounting, operational, legal, M&A, corporate finance, commercial and project management experience. Max has worked across a range of startup, high growth and PE backed businesses in a variety of sectors, from start up, through growth phases and to exit.
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