Profile
- Fifteen years experience of advising boards as the independent advisor, specialising in change management including board level facilitation and development
- Strong experience in
and marketing, especially relating technology to business drivers - Strong technology awareness including computing, software (including eBusiness) and all aspects of communications - LAN, WAN, wireless (2/2˝/3G), Internet and optical technologies
- International experience covering mainland Europe, North America, the Far East and Australia
Competences
- Outstanding ability to absorb new information and synthesise key points quickly and accurately
- Specialised in project managing virtual/cross-functional teams in complex environments
- 20+ years experience in developing and presenting ideas for change
- Project leader of large scale/high profile projects/programmes
- Highly organised with an eye for detail
- Well developed communication and influencing skills at board level
- Good financial awareness and business planning skills, including developing and managing budgets
Recent Projects
- Developed a global
development program for Dell around Resource Management and Driving the Virtual Team - based in
Bracknell and Austin, Texas. Worked with the VP of Public Sector in the United Kingdom to roll the
program out to key field
and
Management
including the education sector
- Developed and implemented the channel strategy for a start-up, including lead role in acquiring partners
- Redirection of a European organization from commodity product to complex solution
- Ran board level facilitation sessions and developed 3 tier program to train management and
(600 people)
in the new methodology
- Developed and delivered business focused tutorials for the IBM/Cisco relationship in Europe
- Cross-cultural change management program for the Asia Pac region of a global company
- Developed the Key Executive Messages workshop, ensuring that all customer facing people understood the company’s end to final end proposition for the European arm of global company Commercial and technical due diligence for VCs acquiring one division of a communications company
- Leader/Mentor for the
Academy
, program bringing new non-industry
and
management people into a rapidly expanding technology company. Led profiling exercise of
people,
assessing skills and knowledge of individuals
Experience
Fifteen years running own consultancy with clients including Dell, Cisco/IBM, NortelNetworks,
WorldCom and VC companies. Areas of expertise include:
- Developed and implemented virtual team development for Dell Public Sector
- Development of channel strategy and consistent "Go to market messages"
- Commercial and technical due diligence for high technology companies
- Learning and Development programmes designed to deliver bottom line results
- Development and delivery of programs driven from board level to customer contact points
- Executive search and recruitment, over 200 executives placed in high tech industries
- Mentoring and coaching of executives in performance improvements
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