George Bouri Email & Phone Number

Summit, New Jersey

Global Managing Principal of Trascent Management Consulting, LLC and Member of the Global Board of Trascent. - Provided global leadership for the firm across a broad range of operational and market-facing activities- Responsibility for the Firm’s Enabling Functions, including Finance, HR and IT, as well as Marketing & Conferences and the rebranding to Trascent. Created a number of new internal positions (Global Finance Director & Controller, Business Operations Manager, IT Operations… Show more Global Managing Principal of Trascent Management Consulting, LLC and Member of the Global Board of Trascent. - Provided global leadership for the firm across a broad range of operational and market-facing activities- Responsibility for the Firm’s Enabling Functions, including Finance, HR and IT, as well as Marketing & Conferences and the rebranding to Trascent. Created a number of new internal positions (Global Finance Director & Controller, Business Operations Manager, IT Operations Manager, etc.) In addition, engineered the end-to-end outsourcing of HR and IT infrastructure and support to ADP Total Source and Dataprise, respectively, while hiring independent Accountants and Tax Advisors to provide Finance & Tax advisory services to the Firm- Implemented the move of the Firm's Corporate Headquarters from Arlington, Va to Summit, NJ- Responsible for driving global growth strategies, building client solutions, and broadening its service offerings from its traditional sourcing and IFM roots to a full-service Corporate Real Estate & Facilities Management Consultancy- Acquired IWMSConnect to drive the data & technology enablement service offering, while recruiting 30+ management consultants from blue-chip consulting firms to diversify our services and skill-sets - Under my leadership, revenues more than tripled, and retention and morale were greatly improved. I accounted for more than 70% of revenues through preexisting client relationships- Injected a significant number of new account relationships into the Firm including BASF, Capital One, Covidien-Medtronic, The Hartford Financial Services and Thomson Reuters- Maintained global account level responsibilities for strategic clients, including BASF, Bristol Myers Squibb, Capital One, Covidien-Medtronic, The Hartford Financial Services, Thomson Reuters and United Technologies Show less

Greater New York City Area

• Global Head of Shared Services Real Estate and Facilities leading the global Real Estate and Facilities function, representing in excess of 20 Million Square Feet, $1.0 Billion in Annual Spend and a Staff comprised in excess of 1,000 people including outsourced partners. • Shared Services leadership role, which was a first across the Time Warner companies, including Time Warner Inc, HBO, Time Inc., Turner Broadcasting Systems and Warner Bros. Centralized Shared Services. Delivered major… Show more • Global Head of Shared Services Real Estate and Facilities leading the global Real Estate and Facilities function, representing in excess of 20 Million Square Feet, $1.0 Billion in Annual Spend and a Staff comprised in excess of 1,000 people including outsourced partners. • Shared Services leadership role, which was a first across the Time Warner companies, including Time Warner Inc, HBO, Time Inc., Turner Broadcasting Systems and Warner Bros. Centralized Shared Services. Delivered major productivity/efficiency improvements and delivered in excess of $12M in savings within the first year, and provided foundation for the company to achieve well in excess of $150M in annual recurring savings by 2015. • Direct line responsibility across the Divisions, integrating disparate Real Estate and Facilities teams, processes, technologies, vendors and budgets into a new, center-led organization. • Key areas of responsibility included transactions management, lease administration, portfolio planning & strategy, project management, design & construction, facility engineering, facilities services, workplace standards, AV/Telecom/Multimedia, Security, Sustainability, Energy Management as well as a series of related functions. Show less

Greater New York City Area

• Advised clients in multiple areas of strategy and operations improvement initiatives, including Strategic Alignment, Business Process Improvement, Performance Management, Organization Structure & Design, Outsourcing Advisory, Information Technology, Shared Services, Workplace Transformation and Enterprise Sustainability initiatives. • Selected clients served include: American Express, Capital One, Cisco Systems, Citigroup, Diageo, DuPont, General Electric, Intel, IBM, Intuit, Maersk… Show more • Advised clients in multiple areas of strategy and operations improvement initiatives, including Strategic Alignment, Business Process Improvement, Performance Management, Organization Structure & Design, Outsourcing Advisory, Information Technology, Shared Services, Workplace Transformation and Enterprise Sustainability initiatives. • Selected clients served include: American Express, Capital One, Cisco Systems, Citigroup, Diageo, DuPont, General Electric, Intel, IBM, Intuit, Maersk, McDonald’s, Merck, Nokia, Pfizer, Southern California Edison, Silicon Valley Bank, Real Networks, Time Warner, Thomson Reuters, Turner Broadcasting, Wachovia, Warner Bros, Wolters Kluwer• Corporate Services Shared Services. Drove $1.2B in cumulative savings over a 5-year period for a Fortune 5 company by eliminating redundant functions, creating process and technology efficiencies, and leveraging strategic sourcing opportunities through centralization of its corporate services function.• Operations Improvement / Enterprise Cost Reduction. Drove $120M in annual, recurring savings for a Professional Services Firm. • Workplace Transformation. Delivered over $400M in annual savings and delivered significant productivity and efficiency improvements for a major financial services company by designing and implementing a global workplace transformation program. Show less

San Francisco Bay Area

• Member of Global Corporate Real Estate Consulting Leadership team. Responsible for advising global corporate clients in various Corporate Real Estate consulting matters, including Aligning Business & Real Estate Strategies, Financial Planning & Analysis, Merger & Acquisition Integration, Rightsizing & Restructuring, Organization Structure and Design, Business Location Strategies and eBusiness/Information Technology initiatives. • Key clients served include Charles Schwab, Cisco Systems… Show more • Member of Global Corporate Real Estate Consulting Leadership team. Responsible for advising global corporate clients in various Corporate Real Estate consulting matters, including Aligning Business & Real Estate Strategies, Financial Planning & Analysis, Merger & Acquisition Integration, Rightsizing & Restructuring, Organization Structure and Design, Business Location Strategies and eBusiness/Information Technology initiatives. • Key clients served include Charles Schwab, Cisco Systems, Duke Energy, Intuit, Sanmina/SCI, Sprint, Vaxgen and Wells Fargo.• Business Transformation & Centralization. Successfully transformed and centralized the facilities and real estate organization at the world’s largest telecommunications company, an effort that involved significant process and technology initiatives, while generating in excess of $100M per year in annual savings. Show less

San Francisco Bay Area

• Architected and drove key strategic initiatives across Sun, including Global Engineering, Global Deployment, Scaling Sun and Mergers & Acquisitions integration.• Responsibility for driving financial, operational and location standards for 13M SF global real estate portfolio, with an annual operating budget of over $650M across 260 locations. • Major contributor to, and member of, Sun’s Corporate Planning Council (CPC) responsible for setting company wide strategic planning agenda… Show more • Architected and drove key strategic initiatives across Sun, including Global Engineering, Global Deployment, Scaling Sun and Mergers & Acquisitions integration.• Responsibility for driving financial, operational and location standards for 13M SF global real estate portfolio, with an annual operating budget of over $650M across 260 locations. • Major contributor to, and member of, Sun’s Corporate Planning Council (CPC) responsible for setting company wide strategic planning agenda, framework and process. Actively participated in Strategic Integration of Acquisitions team which oversaw major equity transactions such as Cobalt Networks ($2.0B), Forte Software ($1.0B), Encore ($0.5B) and a variety of smaller acquisitions primarily focused on developer tools and middleware, i.e. Net Dynamics, Net Beans, etc. Show less

Geneva Area, Switzerland

• Sold and managed worldwide strategic alliances with AT&T, Cadence Design, Lucent Technologies, NCR, Sun Microsystems, Sybase, Time Inc., and other major multinationals across industries. Oversaw the Corporate Services teams across EMEA providing Strategic Master Planning, Financial Planning & Analysis, IT Integration, Portfolio Management and Transaction services to these clients. • Initiated and grew Swiss operations from startup building a presence in Geneva & Zurich and focused… Show more • Sold and managed worldwide strategic alliances with AT&T, Cadence Design, Lucent Technologies, NCR, Sun Microsystems, Sybase, Time Inc., and other major multinationals across industries. Oversaw the Corporate Services teams across EMEA providing Strategic Master Planning, Financial Planning & Analysis, IT Integration, Portfolio Management and Transaction services to these clients. • Initiated and grew Swiss operations from startup building a presence in Geneva & Zurich and focused service offering on multinational accounts, investment clients and marketing/sales of distressed portfolios.• Established key partnerships with some of Switzerland's largest companies, including Union Bank of Switzerland, Credit Suisse, Migros, etc. and obtained assignments to market and dispose of surplus properties in prime locations. Successfully disposed of the largest and most complex commercial properties to multiple multinational firms. Show less

Geneva Area, Switzerland

• Key contributor in formulating HP’s strategy and presence throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), as well as across major International Regions. Actively participated in negotiations with local authorities to establish and set up local operations in multiple countries. Drove the overall site selection process from concept to implementation for key manufacturing, distribution, call-center, and regional administrative/office locations. • Assisted business units in evaluating… Show more • Key contributor in formulating HP’s strategy and presence throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), as well as across major International Regions. Actively participated in negotiations with local authorities to establish and set up local operations in multiple countries. Drove the overall site selection process from concept to implementation for key manufacturing, distribution, call-center, and regional administrative/office locations. • Assisted business units in evaluating and negotiating strategic business opportunities (equity investments, M&A, joint ventures, alliances, marketing agreements) valued in excess of $1B.• Managed financial planning and analysis for all major real estate and facilities projects and transactions totaling over $500M per year. Developed a comprehensive methodology, endorsed by the CFO and CEO, to evaluate ownership, leasing, joint venture and disposition alternatives. Redirected financial focus from accounting to cash flow, from Internal Rate of Return to risk‑return (NPV) relationships, and from HP-centered to shareholder value-driven criteria. Show less

Mba, Finance And Real Estate

Activities and Societies: Recognized for outstanding academic achievement by Phi Beta Kappa and Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Societies.

Bba, Marketing And Finance