Accordion, an AI and data-powered financial consulting firm focused on supporting private equity-backed CFOs, has appointed three senior executives – Paul Reading, Andy Burgess, and Steve Jones – to lead its European operations.
The team combines extensive experience as CFOs, operating partners, and finance leaders, ensuring clients benefit from advisors who have been in the trenches and understand the pressures of delivering value in PE-backed businesses.
This expansion strengthens Accordion’s CFO-driven value creation, AI and data & analytics, and European CFO solutions capabilities, reflecting the firm’s rapid growth in Europe and its proven leadership in the US as the premier partner for value creation through the Office of the CFO.
Reading has been named Head of European Solutions. A former private equity operating partner, Reading has built and scaled finance functions across portfolio companies, preparing them for sustainable growth and successful exits.
Burgess joins as London Office Lead. Having served as both a CFO and consultant – and previously leading the CFO practice at a Big 4 firm – Burgess has helped finance leaders across private equity and corporates drive value creation, challenge strategy, and accelerate growth.
Jones joins as Managing Director, Data & Analytics. With over two decades of experience in data and analytics strategy and more than a decade partnering with PE-backed CFOs, Jones combines consulting expertise with operator insight. Working closely with management teams, he focuses on outcomes over optics, leveraging analytics and AI to drive performance improvement, KPI visibility, and sustainable value creation.
Accordion announced the launch of its European operations earlier this year, establishing a hub in London to serve PE sponsors and portfolio CFOs across the continent.
