Kevin joined Nitritex in 2009 as Financial Controller. Upon graduating from the University of Kent, Kevin trained as a chartered accountant at the Cambridge office of Deloitte. He qualified in 1987, achieving first time passes in the professional exams. Shortly after qualifying, Kevin moved to Whitmarsh Sterland in Cambridge and St Neots to manage their larger audit clients. As audit regulations increased in the 1990s, Kevin assumed responsibility for managing the firm’s regulatory affairs before joining N W Brown Group guiding the business through incorporation of the partnership and computerisation of their accounting records. During his time at N W Brown, Kevin managed a group of six companies, dealt successfully with the Financial Services Authority regulations, and was promoted to Finance Director, in which capacity he was involved in setting up a venture capital company.