A Programme Delivery leader who is highly regarded and experienced, with excellent judgement and stakeholder skills at all levels up to CEO. As an independent consultant, has completed significant deliveries for organisations such as Lloyds Banking Group, Direct Line Group, Standard Life, GSK, Aviva and The Financial Conduct Authority. As a committed change professional, excels in delivering strategically important, high-profile initiatives with specialism in business and technology transformation (Cost reduction/Efficiency improvements); Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) activity (Deal brokering, post-deal Integration), Separations & Disposals/Divestments, NewCo setup; and Systems replatforming. Experience spans financial services, technology, healthcare and insurance sectors. Demonstrable track record in providing effective direction and clarity in the delivery of objectives and requirements through clear program design and resource allocation resulting in delivery time, cost, and risk efficiencies. Key strengths include: end-2-end delivery, communication, leadership, financial acumen, customer perspective, problem solving, team building, and resilience to navigate the most complex of scenarios; equally comfortable in both Business Change and Technology roles, usually taking on responsibility for both aspects; an excellent motivator of people with a track record of building high performance teams and a culture of quality and success; understanding business needs, priorities and dependencies in order to design clear, effective roadmaps underpinned with communications and stakeholder engagement.Key Expertise:- End-to-end program delivery, on a global basis- Mergers & Acquisitions, Divestments/Disposals, Integrations, Re-platforming, Data Disposition- Producing and delivering Customer driven Target Operating Models (TOM)- Defining and delivering against detailed Statements of Work (SoW)- Strategy and Transformation delivery/recovery, including Operations, HR and Finance & Actuarial- Business Process Architecture and Re-engineering; Organisational Design and Cost Reduction- Outsourcing & 3rd Party/Vendor Management- Company startups and Private Equity backed initiatives with focus on client engagement and deliverySectors and Domain:- Banking & Savings, Loans, Mortgages, Credit Cards, ATMs- Technology services- General Insurance, Life Assurance (Protection, Pensions & Long Term Savings)- Pharmaceutical and Consumer Health