David Minton Email & Phone Number

London, United Kingdom

Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Responsible for all aspects of IT & business relationship management, providing business-critical IT- Definition & execution of an IS strategy, ensuring alignment of technology with business requirements- Full budgetary management responsibilities for commercially-focused IS projects and major initiatives- Adopted SharePoint as an internal collaboration tool and across a portfolio of EU consumer websites- Established enhanced technology standards in Europe, including Cloud computing and iPhone / iPads- Introduced a comprehensive Business Intelligence solution, replacing SAP BIW with MS SQL SSAS- Project-led introduction of SalesForce.com for a user base of 1,000+ field based staff, improving CRM- Led the development and roll-out of a portfolio of consumer websites, covering 5 brands & 6 languages- Project led a multi-disciplinary team to introduce e-Detailing using iPads

Docklands, London

Responsible for all aspects of IS management and leadership, including systems & support services- Definition & execution of strategies for delivery of IS activities for over 4,000+ end users over 18 sites- Reported directly to the VP Finance, Europe & the CIO based in Miami, advising on European IT / IS- Leadership, management and motivation of 51+ IS staff, with an in-house team of 6+ direct reports- Achieved Sarbanes-Oxley GCC compliance across European markets, underpinning long-term growth- Project-led the post-acquisition integration of systems, following acquisition of IVAX by Teva in FY2006- Implemented a European document management system (Quality Workbench), improving productivity - Championed the centralisation of Lotus Notes for the European business, including systems upgrades

Denham, Buckinghamshire

Responsible for delivery of business-critical IS services to up to 4,000+ Bosch employees in UK&I- Provision of ICT services for Robert Bosch Ltd, Bosch Security Systems, Varta UK & Bosch Basildon- Full budgetary management responsibilities for IT / IS services, with £6.9m REVENUE & £1m CAPEX- Leadership, management and control of a multi-functional team of up to 19+ technical & support staff- Project-led the implementation of SAP R/3 to replace PRMS technologies, underpinning growth plans- Led the enterprise roll-out of Windows Active Directory and Exchange 2000 as part of a full IT refresh- Successfully achieved Y2K / Millennium Bug compliance of legacy systems, delivered without incidents- Delivered IT / IS re-organisation to improve service, reducing critical audit issues from over 24 to just 1- Introduced key account management methods, setting up an IT helpdesk based on agreed SLAs / KPIs- Championed delivery of first generation eCommerce for the business, supporting new revenue streams- Introduced Balanced Scorecard for business and staff performance measurement

Bracknell, Berkshire

Responsible for all aspects of IM&T management, delivering global IT services, solutions & supportAppointed to lead systems integration in Europe & Asia-Pacific to facilitate merger of Chiron and StorzLeadership, management and motivation of a multi-functional team of IT, technical & support personnelConducted regular and in-depth evaluation of new technologies, maintaining competitive business edgeFocused on the effective direction of all IM&T activities in Europe, including the implementation of Baan

Munich Area, Germany

Responsible for all aspects of IS leadership, including systems, infrastructure and support servicesAppointed as European IS Manager, based in Munich, delivering enhanced IT solutions & technologyProject planning, analysis, development, implementation & resource deployment management issuesSet-up a Shared Datacentre operation and WAN for Europe, improving communication & productivityLed the implementation of SAP for Wilson and Atomic Group to replace legacy Pick / Oracle systems