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 then took on the role of finance chief at Proudfoot PLC, a multinational management advisory company quoted on the London Stock Exchange, prior to becoming the financial leader at First Choice Holidays PLC, one of the UK's leading tour operators, before joining Manchester United F.C. in 1997.