Simon Packer Email & Phone Number

Simon is an exceptional, high calibre, problem solving, strategic programme and transformation director with over 20 years experience in the Financial Services industry. He has recently been specialising in new Company launches, Mergers and Acquisitions, separation and integration, corporate wraps, business transformation, and outsourcing. He brings significant business skills in Life and Pensions, Investment and Asset Management, and General Insurance. He has spent a considerable proportion of his career moving up through organisations with roles in programme and project management, successfully implementing large and complex business and IT projects. A number of these projects have been recovery projects that have required lateral thinking and re-shaping in order to deliver within the agreed cost, time and quality.Simon has helped to acquire, transform, outsource, and launch new products and Companies, and thrives on high pressure and difficult projects. Simon adopts a controlled approach and is competent working with large and small teams. His attitude is firm and friendly but with a focus on quality, cost, and delivery. Specialties: •Development and implementation of the Operating Model•Merger and Acquisition activities including separation and integration•Due Diligence activities including IT and Operations, Contracts and property•Separation and Deal Close readiness for all types of M&A activities•Transformation of business solutions including re-platforming and migrations•Outsourcing and off-shoring of business processes and supporting IT systems•Finance transformation including; IFRS, reconciliations, Unit Pricing, Reporting and MI•Life and Pensions, General Insurance, Asset Management, Investment Instruments, Front/Back Office.•Regulatory changes such as SOX, Solvency II, TCF and RDR, risk and compliance

Listed skills include Outsourcing, Business Transformation, Program Management, Financial Services, and 16 others.

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