“Public transport is a good space to be in at the moment,” affirms Stagecoach Group finance director Martin Griffiths.

The UK mobile phone market is an über competitive place but Lars Nordmark, who last year took over as FD of T-Mobile UK, doesn't seem daunted. Well, you wouldn’t be, would you, if you had the experience he does.

Life at Cobra Beer hasn’t slowed down at all for the company’s FD Dynshaw Italia, who was named Young FD of the Year at the Real FD/CBI FDs’ Excellence Awards 2007. He’s welcomed a new CEO and a bigger management team and has overseen the exciting development of Cobra in India.

Donald Stewart wants to get your voices heard on the European stage. He wants to ensure future EU legislation takes into account the impact it will have on smaller quoted companies in Britain.

Terry Smith was on his way to becoming a Unilever lifer when he left the manufacturer to become FD at Canon UK nine months ago.

It's famous for its real-time data on UK markets. But FTSE Group is now a global data business that generates more than 60,000 indices every day. For FD Tim Ward, that means helping a small company punch well above its weight.

Private company FD of the year Terry Courtney has been at mine clearance company Pearson Engineering for 16 years. It's dedication that's really paid off.

Struggling with new standards on lease accounting? Steve Mason, FD at Siemens Financial Services. Leasing is its business - and he's dealing in three different GAAPs and eporting them all to HQ in Munich to double his troubles.

Richard Hughes joined talent agency First Artist two years ago, just as it started to diversify away from its core football business. His first job? An acquisition spree. We went to find out how he's coping.

In July 2005, Ramesh Jethani, FD of VDC, a CD and DVD replication house, faced the FD’s ultimate nightmare – the premises were destroyed in a huge fire. Now, nearly two years on, how has the company fared? And what work is there still to do?