Michael W. Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, Gb

Gb

- Researching new sectors/offerings for Currys business units- Evaluating M&A opportunities- Analysing potential partners to bring innovation into Currys- Co-ordinating information sharing between different countries

Gb

• Responsible for UK rolling Capex forecasts & commentary for Executive Committee on spend to date and forecast position by year end• Administering Investment Committee for approval of Capex/Opex spend over £100k; reviewing and summarising submissions for Committee members, scheduling the meetings and drafting the minutes• Continuing to oversee Strategic Change Portfolio financial reporting and providing financial support to the Portfolio Office

Gb

• Leading Transformation project reviews: helping project managers to develop fit for purpose materials & leading review meetings. Initiative was required to understand goals & status of each project• Helping to create a DCG Transformation Assurance methodology & Transformation portfolio roadmap including dependencies between projects & the identification of key milestones, risks & issues• Liaising with project managers & finance team for project budget submissions & to enable up-to-date financial tracking for the Executive Committee• Assisting Head of Transformation with interviewing for additional team members

Gb

• Creating the Currys PC World eCommerce strategic Plan & accompanying presentation materials for the board• Leading eCommerce development funding submissions including building financial models and drafting presentation materials for the eCommerce Director to present to the Executive Committee (including CEO & CFO) • Co-ordinating multiple stakeholders including Finance & IT to build our plans• Building/co-ordinating ad-hoc presentations for the eCommerce director for presentation/distribution to senior stakeholders• Ad-hoc research & analysis of new opportunities including business cases & meeting potential 3rd party vendors• Line managed the Strategy Analyst

Cambridge, Ma, Us

Advanced Business degree which allowed me to further pursue my interests in Innovation, entrepreneurship and technology management.My work at Sloan included:• A project for an MIT spin-out company• Working with an MIT researcher on commercialization strategy for his innovation• Classes improving my strategy and sales skills• Extra-curricular activities including organizing a Sloan video gaming tournament and helping out with the MIT $100K• Founding fellow of the MIT Graduate Student Leadership Institute which brought students from all over MIT together to explore and share their goals and experiences.

London, Gb

I focused on entrepreneurship, hi-tech strategy & PE/VC.I was the recipient of the technology scholarship (50% fee reduction) and winner (as part of a team) of the IBM Innovation Entrepreneurship and Design Project prize.During my time at Imperial I was heavily involved in extra-curricular activities such as:• Teaching representative of the staff-student liaison committee• Elected MBA President of the school’s Private Equity & Venture Capital Club• Committee member of the Entrepreneurship club• MBA blogger for ft.com, chronicling my journey as I completed my MBA.

Gb

• Transformed PwC's Assurance practice through utilising new Tools & technologies• Implemented new initiatives to improve efficiency and quality for the UK practice• Coordinated and supported Territory Transformation teams across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Indian sub-continent, including presenting to senior partners• Spearheaded an initiative to improve the department as a place to work

Gb

• Audited several different companies in various industries, from FTSE 100 to small entrepreneurial businesses• Coached and mentored junior staff• Served as assistant adjudicator for UK National Lottery (televised).

Master’S Degree, Management Studies

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Focusing On Innovation And Strategy

Master Of Arts (Ma), Land Economy