Paul Hingston

Paul is a KPMG qualified FCA Finance Director with an MBA.

Significant board level experience in the UK and overseas has involved operating in a wide variety of sectors including Leisure, Travel, Hospitality, Aviation and Construction. He was most recently Group Finance Director of Starboard Hotels Ltd and was appointed Chief Financial Officer at Safestay Plc in February 2022.

In addition to working with Operational teams to optimise business performance, often during periods of rapid growth, Paul has worked extensively on financing strategy with corporate finance advisers, banks, private equity funds and other city investors.

Paul’s expertise, in optimising value from the interaction of Finance with the other functions of the business has been applied across a variety of corporate structures including PLCs, privately owned and private equity backed businesses.

Additionally, he is the Business Members Representative on the Management Committee for the Beds, Bucks and Herts Society of Chartered Accountants.