Results-driven corporate development leader with established track record of success in a highly competitive, complex business environment and industry. Skilled visionary in the development and execution of initiatives to identify and review new investment opportunities while working with business unit leaders to define project priorities and potential trade-offs. Expert presenter and strong interpersonal skills. Able to forge strategic alliances and partnerships to mitigate risks, implement aggressive growth strategies and improve bottom-line profitability. Adept at leading C-suite initiatives and driving both internal and external communications. As an agent of change in Prudential plc’s Office of the CEO and Strategy and Capital Market Relations Group, led multi-disciplined teams in performing strategy reviews, new market entry analysis, due diligence on targets in the UK, Africa, the US and Asia, joint venture analysis and projects to optimise backoffice/group functions such as operations, IT, risk management and finance.During 14-year tenure within the Prudential plc group, managed the due diligence of more than thirty game changing acquisitions in the life, annuity and wealth management markets across four continents.In previous consulting and financial advisory role with Deloitte, advised European, Asian and US clients on acquisitions and divestitures, joint ventures, large business IT transformations and a variety of topics including customer experience, distribution, pricing, advanced analytics, segmentation and international expansion.