Hello, I’m Oliver Walker, a strategy professional with experience in industry and as a senior strategy consultant. You can contact me on owalker@pobox.comIndustry experience includes strategy development and implementation, business development, M&A, marketing and MD leadership with a successful track record at Northgate Information Solutions (FTSE 250 IT business, since sold to KKR) and Gallaher (FTSE 100 tobacco business, since bought by JTI).As a strategy consultant I worked at Pappas Carter in Australia, and BCG and COBA Group in London. I sold and led projects in many industries including IT services, business services, financial services, primary industry, manufacturing, and FMCG. Typical projects involved: costs; pricing; organic growth; M&A; market entry; portfolio management; competitive threats; industry developments etc. They have been in all parts of the world including UK, Europe, US and SE Asia.I have an engineering background starting with oil well logging in the Middle East, followed by electronic design in South Africa, and then marketing management in Australia.My degree was a first in Electrical Sciences from Cambridge, subsequently I took an MSc at Imperial focusing on the characteristics of optical fibre, and finally an MBA from Sydney.Specialties: Business strategy, strategy development, strategy consulting, strategy training, business planning, strategy director, managing director, marketing director, IT services, software, tobacco, business services, support services, industry, corporate development, M&A, acquisitions, growth strategy, international, Australia, S Africa, Middle East, Spain, permanent, part time, project, independent, interim, Northgate, Gallaher, BCG, COBA, Cambridge, first, Imperial, MSc, Sydney, MBA, engineering