Alex Buckthorp is Finance Director Global Financial Services & Solutions at Procter & Gamble Company (P&G). He is responsible for Global Record to Report Accounting Services, Global Business Planning & Analysis Services and is the Newcastle Shared Service Centre Site Leader. Mr. Buckthorp has 23 years of experience working at P&G, which includes 7 years in commercial roles across the UK/Ireland, 6 years in Geneva on Regional or Global Business roles including A&D support, and 10 years in shared services. Mr. Buckthorp holds a Masters in Law from Cambridge University and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accounting. He values development of people, business process excellence and continuous learning.