Alan Porter is the Chief Finance Officer of Sword Ciboodle. His main responsibility is for all financial planning and reporting - in particular he provides financial analysis of, and strategic input to, potential future developments in the business.

Alan joined Sword Ciboodle from PricewaterhouseCoopers where he spent ten years primarily in mergers and acquisitions, covering a range of industries including utilities, retail and telecommunications.

Alan holds a BA Hons in Accounting and Economics from the University of Strathclyde and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.