Mark Askew Email & Phone Number

Cheltenham, GB

London, England, GB

As Solutions & Automation Director, my role centres around strategic technology leadership and innovation within our Retail business. I guide a dynamic team of experts who specialise in our solutions, our data, our digital tools and our AI. Together, we are delivering a transformative journey that seamlessly combines state-of-the-art technology with our.

London, England, GB

- Own the architectural vision, strategy, and principles for EDF’s Customer Business. This includes curating the as-is Architecture, translating the Technology Strategy into the to-be Architecture, and developing the roadmap for implementing this.- Provides architectural leadership, lead the Architecture team and Software Engineering team, and.

London, England, GB

Leading a high performing team of 150 Change Management professionals delivering a change portfolio of c£30m/year through full lifecycle from inspiring change through to delivery. Our project portfolio is delivered through an optimised team of talented internal team members and an international mix of delivery partners.Accountable for successful delivery.

London, England, GB

• Responsible for ensuring that B2B and HRS&S each have an agreed vision, business plan and operating strategy which are consistent with the corporate business plan.
• Responsible for delivering the roadmaps for transformation, making sure they are aligned to B2B and HRS&S visions and operating strategies and are understood and shared by the B2B and HRS&S leadership teams.
• Ensure that B2B and HRS&S effectively undertake a portfolio of projects, programmes and initiatives to deliver the transformation roadmap in a manner that optimises the resources (by managing the prioritisation and.
• Lead a multi-disciplinary change team encompassing Business Consultants, Project and Programme Managers, Business and Technical Analysts, Test management and Business Change specialists.
• Lead contractual negotiations, scoping and delivery through internal and external key advisors and partners
• Ensure that B2B and HRS&S have clear reporting frameworks and processes and that these fit with external and internal controls requirement.

London, England, GB

• Set-up an effective working alliance with stakeholders throughout the organisation which has created and maintained a roadmap of tactical, medium-term and strategic projects/initiatives leading to improvements in.
• Coached project sponsors in the identification of change initiatives, cost-benefit analysis, the presentation of the project to Senior Management, communications, effective engagement with project teams and wider.
• Led the division’s portfolio of projects on a day to day basis to ensure efficiency, best of use of resources (time, resources and funding) and successful delivery outcomes.
• Defined and managed the OPEX and CAPEX budgets assigned to the project portfolio.

London, England, GB

• Successfully lead the definition of the B2B strategic to-be operating model identifying key over-laps within the process, system and organisational landscapes which ultimately led to the creation on a multi-million.
• Built a high performing team of analyst resources, including managing career development and functional leadership.
• Delivered best in class operating model documentation using the MEGA tool set detailing the B2B business by means of the Zachman framework.

Gogarburn, GB

• Responsible for the successful definition and delivery the People, Process and Technology change strategy for market leading UK asset management business, supporting a team of 25 change professionals with an annual.
• Defined 5 year business and supporting IT strategy, selection of IT partners and definition and delivery of tactical change agenda.
• Provision of Executive Coaching for Board Directors and Senior Managers in articulation of Vision, Values and business strategy and continued support in leadership throughout the change cycle.
• Responsible for internal communications for tactical and strategic change programmes utilising a variety of methods and media from communications ‘boards’ through to internal marketing campaigns to engage and raise.
• Delivered migration of entire balance sheet of assets valued at £400m to ensure compliance with accounting practices and deliver efficiency benefits.
• Defined Learning and Development strategy for the organisation including definition of training requirements, sourcing of training and measurement of results.