David More O'Ferrall Email and Phone Number
I am a highly experienced, collaborative, results orientated and commercially focused senior leader with a history of delivering business value in a broad range of roles from IT leadership, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Integration, Strategy development & Implementation and Business & IT Programme Management / Transformation. I have a strong track record of cost leadership & am passionate about ensuring that IT delivers value to the business bottom line. I have led many large business transformation programmes, including a digital transformation in a global petrochemical business, which delivered significant benefits to the business & resulted in the business embracing innovation. I have successfully adopted agile and continuous improvement methodologies to deliver process improvements, increase operational efficiencies, streamline costs and maximise profitability. I have extensive experience leading M&A Integration projects covering a range of different B2B & B2C companies and all types of deals from acquisitions to divestments and joint ventures.I am very experienced at leading multi-cultural / functional global teams with matrix accountability structures and working in a challenging environment requiring specific focus on value delivery, cost management, people development, innovation and on-time delivery. I have a strong track record of developing high performing teams that clearly understand their role in helping deliver the business vision & strategy. I energetically lead from the front, take personal accountability & deliver on my promises.I am interested in opportunities where I can use my extensive experience to help deliver significant value to the bottom line of any business.
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CampaignerThe Perils Of Franchising Jan 2023 - PresentCampaigning for more transparency in the franchise industry - after going through an incredibly stressful and costly battle with a Franchisor called Dream Doors, and discovering how little transparency there is around the real life experiences of franchisees, I decided to start a blog covering franchising related topics that I believe need more airtime. The blog can be found @ www.theperilsoffranchising.com -
Independent Business & It ConsultantSelf-Employed Oct 2017 - PresentMacclesfield, CheshireBusiness & IT consultancy with various SME clients as well as large corporates covering M&A Integration, Business transformation and commercial bids.
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Business OwnerDream Doors Ltd Jan 2019 - Jul 2019Cheshire, England, United KingdomFulfilled an ambition to set-up and run my own business although it did not work out as expected mainly because the values experienced did not match own personal values. See my blog www.theperilsoffranchising.com for my learnings and experiences. -
Global Salesforce Coe Manager (Transition Role)Shell Jan 2017 - Sep 2017Cheshire, United Kingdom• Led the team that negotiated a new innovative group-wide contract with Salesforce with bottom line benefits of c.$20m over 3 years• Gained Executive support for & implemented a new Group-wide Centre of Excellence & established both internal & joint (with Salesforce) governance structures• Advised other business CIOs on how Salesforce could provide value to their businesses & the pros & cons of using SAAS solutions more generally• Responsibilities of COE team included definition of the group architecture, delivery & operating standards, processes & tools• Established project delivery (c.40 resources) & application support (c.10 resources) capability in Bangalore -
Cio Global ChemicalsShell Apr 2012 - Dec 2016Cheshire, United Kingdom• The Chemicals business is a c.$40bn turnover / c.$2bn NIBIAT business with plans in place to double profit by 2025• End to end accountability for delivery of all IT to the Global Chemicals business which had a total annual IT spend of c.$100m covering everything from infrastructure and application services through to project delivery• Defined & Implemented an IT Strategy in support of the business strategy with special focus on how IT could deliver value to the business bottom line• Led a digital business transformation by implementing new cloud based SAAS solutions like Salesforce, whilst at the same time reducing the overall Run & Maintain costs• Led the delivery of IT for some major new Capital Projects• As a member of the Chemicals LT, led the IT enablement of several major business transformation programs, most notably the ‘Advancing the Customer Experience’ program that delivered $100m to the bottom line -
Global It Programme Director Mergers, Acquisitions & DivestmentsShell Jan 2006 - Mar 2012Cheshire, United Kingdom• Accountable for the integration and separation of Shell businesses from the Shell Group due to Mergers, Acquisitions or Divestments. many of the challenges are not too dissimilar to Brexit! • Projects ranged from divestments of individual businesses in individual countries such as a refinery or a retail business to full exit of all businesses in a country through to acquisitions & new JV partnerships. • Responsible for an annual IT spend of c.$50m on average over the 6-year period peaking at $100m in 2010 with c.70 projects running in parallel.• Successfully delivered c.200 deals with a total value of c.$75bn, maintaining a 100% track record of never being the cause of a delay of a completion• Defined an IT M&A strategy which provided necessary handrails to individual project teams• Successfully dealt with the ambiguity that comes with deals of this nature along with the ever-changing timelines• Awarded a Group Directors award in 2011 for successful delivery of some critical projects -
Global Retail It Programme DirectorShell Nov 2004 - Dec 2005Cheshire, United Kingdom• Accountable for delivery of all IT projects in our Global Retail business which has c.45,000 sites• Projects ranged from site related IT such as POS and payment solutions to head office solutions such as fuels pricing, site risk management and loyalty systems.• Total IT spend was c.$100m p.a. -
Business Project ManagerShell Feb 2002 - Oct 2004Cheshire, United KingdomBusiness Project Manager for a number of Strategic initiatives including a strategic review of the corporate functions across the various Shell businesses in the UK & Ireland, a strategic review of our Commercial Road Transport business in Europe and the pilot Sox implementation in U.K. prior to global roll-out. -
Business Project ManagerShell Mar 1998 - Jan 2002Cheshire, United KingdomBusiness Project Manager for some large scale business transformation projects involving process re-engineering and new SAP system and connected application portfolio (e.g. CRM, Supply Chain, pricing). Projects included UK, Ireland and Greece. -
Business ConsultantShell Sep 1996 - Mar 1998Paris, FranceBusiness consultant in the Offer to Cash and Supply and Distribution process areas on an EU project that was breaking new ground by attempting to get the various businesses together for the first time to standardise processes across our major businesses in Europe followed by the implementation of a single ERP and connected application portfolio. -
Marketing ManagerShell Aug 1995 - Sep 1996London, United KingdomMarketing manager for various B2B and B2C marketing businesses for Shell in UK. Responsible for the launch of a new fuel card, launch of a new product called Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel into our Commercial Road Transport business, consolidation of many commercial businesses and supported the set-up of a new centralised CSC. -
Various RolesCharringtons Fuels Ltd Nov 1990 - Aug 1995Bishops Stortford, CambridgeshireJoined graduate program and performed several roles in Operations, Sales & Marketing & laterally the role of General Manger of the Domestic home heating business in Sept 2002 with full P&L responsibility for the UK wide business which had a NIBIAT of c.$1.5m. Charringtons was ultimately bought by BP PLC.
David More O'Ferrall Skills
David More O'Ferrall Education Details
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Global Business Leader Program, General Management
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David More O'Ferrall works for The Perils Of Franchising
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David More O'Ferrall's current role is The FranchisEE Guy™ - Business owner and Campaigner for greater transparency and regulation of the franchise industry. On the side of franchisees..
What schools did David More O'Ferrall attend?
David More O'Ferrall attended Trinity College Dublin, Imd Business School.
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David More O'Ferrall has skills like Business Process Improvement, Change Management, Project Management, Management, Stakeholder Management, It Strategy, Management Consulting, Program Management, Business Transformation, Negotiation, Business Intelligence, Business Relationship Management.
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