Mark Hendy is one of the UK’s most experienced interim CFOs, specialising in PE-backed mid-market businesses undergoing transformation, transition, or growth. Operating through Tanous Limited since 1996, Mark has built a reputation as the finance leader PE houses call when they need someone who can walk in the door on day one and immediately command board confidence.
Trusted by 14 PE houses across his career, with repeat mandates from LDC (three times), Livingbridge (three times), and Queens Park Equity (twice) — a record that speaks for itself. In a market where interim relationships are transactional, repeat business from the same house is the clearest possible signal of trust.
His career spans 25+ years across manufacturing, aviation, aerospace, automotive, agriculture, and technology. Standout roles include Interim CFO for Sir James Dyson’s farming business, Beeswax Dyson Farming, CFO of the World Rally Championship in the 2000s, and CFO of a Formula 1 team in 2010. These aren’t typical interim assignments — they are high-pressure, high-visibility roles where the margin for error is zero.
Earlier in his career, Mark cut his teeth preparing management accounts for Stock Aitken Waterman and PWL Records — one of the most commercially successful music production operations of the era.
Mark is well known to Finatal, one of the UK’s leading PE-specialist finance recruiters, who have tracked his career for nearly a decade and describe him as “a real marker of quality for what it means to be an Interim FD.”
Key areas of expertise
- Finance transformation in PE portfolio companies
- Board-ready financial reporting and investor relations
- Audit clearance and financial controls implementation
- CFO-level leadership during M&A, disposal, and restructuring
- Post-acquisition integration and interim-to-permanent handover
Selected engagements
GE Aviation · Beeswax Dyson Farming (Sir James Dyson) · Impetus Automotive · Independent Group · Hampson Aerospace · Metalrax Group · LDC · Livingbridge · Evander Glazing · Queens Park Equity portfolio companies
If you’re a PE house or portco looking for interim CFO support, or a recruiter with a relevant assignment, connect via LinkedIn or get in touch at mark@tanous.co.uk.