Liz Sands Email & Phone Number

Greater New York City Area

Greater New York City Area

Uses her post-acquisition integration experience to support the executive team as they build a global, high end image licensing agency, specializing in celebrity, fashion and beauty images for editorial and commercial licensing

St Austell, Cornwall

London, United Kingdom

• FTSE 50 utilities company: restructured their finance function by establishing a global shared services capability for finance operations and more effective strategic decision support within their finance partnering.
• International investment bank: redesigned the way it sets, measures and reports on the performance of its €9bn of annual investments
• Boutique wealth management company: restructured their Funds Management team to align it with the market
• Global manufacturer of personal survival equipment: following the acquisition of a major competitor, designed their new operating model to enable rapid realisation of deal synergies and provide a better platform for.
• Top 10 Russell Group University: reduced their operating cost by £25m through a series of efficiency projects while also improving their profitable income by changing their international pricing strategy
• UK’s largest acute hospital: undertook a commercial and operational review to enable them to acquire their neighbouring community services hospital trust whist realising significant cost savings from service.

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

UK

• Vice chair of the Finance and Investment Committee responsible for assuring and approving all Trust investments
• Vice chair of the Workforce Committee responsible for organisational design and employee engagement
• Active role on the board, providing strategic challenge and maintaining focus on patient outcomes

London, United Kingdom

• Actively involved in shaping the growth strategy for the organisation
• Contributes fully to board discussions demonstrating integrity, openness, accountability and leadership
• Uses network to make valuable introductions for the CEO and senior team

UK

• Headed AT Kearney’s Organisation & Transformation practice in the UK, focused on driving growth with new and existing clients
• Led projects for FTSE 100, FTSE 250 and PE-backed clients and played a key role in several significant Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
• Ran ground-breaking programmes that delivered fundamental change to enable growth or reduce costs, many of which also included the introduction of new digital services based on common platforms and driving out.
• Tackled board level leadership, performance and structural problems that cut across formal organisational boundaries
• Build and led a strong team of Organisation & Transformation experts

• Built 3i’s operational performance improvement team designed to identify and deliver value from operational change within 3i’s portfolio companies
• Established a network and tailored programme of learning events for CEOs, Chairmen and senior leaders across 3i’s portfolio companies
• Developed a more systematic approach to value creation, board effectiveness and corporate governance across 3i’s portfolio

Bsc And Msc, Chemistry

Mba, Business

Education record