Subsequently, he was finance director at Proudfoot PLC, the worldwide management consulting business, then quoted on the London Stock Exchange, and then at First Choice Holidays PLC, the third largest UK tour operator, before joining Manchester United F.C. in 1997.
He progressed through his career as finance director at Proudfoot PLC, a leading global management consulting company listed on the London Stock Exchange, before moving to First Choice Holidays PLC, one of the largest UK tour operators, and eventually joined Manchester United F.C. in 1997.