Robert Sparks

Robert Sparks currently serves as Head of Finance at Zapgo, a company launching high-speed Electric Vehicle charging infrastructure in the UK, with initial funding from OPTrust. With extensive experience in financial leadership, Robert has held positions such as Head of Finance at InternetTY Ltd, Group Controller at Lumine Group, and Managing Director of Telecom Services at Shields, where a focus was placed on telecom network solutions. Previous roles include UK Finance Director at Costa Coffee during its acquisition by Coca-Cola, Head of Finance at Cornerstone (CTIL), and various influential positions at O2 (Telefónica UK). Noteworthy achievements comprise establishing financial systems for new digital entities and generating significant working capital improvements during their tenure at O2. Robert's foundational experiences also include senior management at Deloitte UK following a degree in Mathematics from Royal Holloway, University of London.