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United Kingdom

Zurich, Zurich, CH

Group Technology Operations: Tech Strategy, Tech Innovation, data, products, cloud, agile and operational transformation, Tech Performance Mgt (OKRs). Additionally asked to lead a new Group wide Efficiency effort. Targeting top and bottom line opportunities, all Group wide transformation programs (cost/benefits/RoI/Business plans) top line (growth).

London, GB

NED to the UK Ministry of Defence. Security Cleared Supporting the MOD and key UK and overseas territories critical infrastructure advisor and guide.

CEO of a UK regulated Financial Services business tasked to rapidly remediate and turnaround and handover to a new leadership team. Applying an Agile culture. Working with some incredibly talented people. Driving speed of execution and delivery with a daily huddle/agile culture. Tasked by the Board to lead a very rapid turnaround/transformation. Working.

Tokyo, Tokyo, JP

Drive top line growth by...improving the Customer Experience, Business & Operational leadership, Technology, Data, AI, Operational Excellence (LEAN), Group Claims, Business Transformation & Improvement. Reviewed the UK P&C business and then full exit and sale of the business. Delivered by a relentless (daily) focus on Operational Excellence team skills in.

London, England, GB

Led growth from ~1000 to 3800 FTEs & ~9% of the Global WTW workforce.Key Deliverables: eliminate 40-50% of the value chain by Leading the Change/improvement in - People, Leadership, Quality & Client Service, Cost control, Delivery, Technology & Enterprise Risk Mgt all through the very highest level of Team Leadership & Operational Excellence/Continuous.

London, England, GB

Eliminate ~30-50% of the value chain by focusing on Operations, IT, Change, Risk, Compliance, Operational Improvement (LEAN).HR Head of Asia for 3 years. Interim CEO/Head of Japan during Fukushima BCP incident.Introducing LEAN (TPS) across People, Process & Systems - Asia.Board Member for Willis China.Led the BCP plan from Tokyo immediately after the.

Norwalk, CT, US

Improve Top line and reduce bottom line. Target 25-50% elimination of the value chain. Tasked to lead - Change Management, Operational effectiveness (Lean/TPS), Strategic Initiatives (Marketing/Segmentation/Value Prop/'Go to market' planning) & Client Development (NPS) & Leadership Development.5 Geographic EMEA “regions”, consisting of 24 individual.

Norwalk, CT, US

Tasked to lead Operational Simplification/Productivity/Cost Out across all GE EMEA businesses. $1.5Bn impact across GE EMEA. Spearheaded the introduction of Lean to GE and the use of Indian/Hungarian Low Cost Outsourcing (GECIS then GENPACT).Worked for GE Group Executive Marc Onetto, now SVP, Worldwide Operations and Customer Service, Amazon.com. Mark is.

Norwalk, CT, US

https://jobs.gecareers.com/jolpJOLP is the global Junior Military Officer Leadership selection program. GE selections from numerous Military backgrounds and rotates them through the organisation in leadership roles.Assignments in: wealth management, asset management, corporate finance, structured finance, insurance, banking.

Tasked to lead operational simplification/productivity/cost out (BPO )across 24 EMEA COO departments. Led the introduction of LEAN (TPS) to GE EMEA. $150MM impact across EMEA. Chairman & CEO Award for ‘Business Impact’. Identified widely as EMEA ‘Best Practice’ and thus adopted Globally across GE. GE Ins then sold to Swiss Re. LEAN = Circa $600MM impact in.

Tasked to lead the post deal integration of a $6Bn portfolio across 6 countries & 8 P&Ls in the USA & Europe.Reported to the Chairman & CEO of SFG (USA)

A member of the Business Senior Mgt team. Tasked to develop & enhance the ‘go to market’ proposition using the web. Also the business 'Quality Leader/Director' leading Lean 6 Sigma efforts for the business. Facilitated the introduction of Oracle 11i (eFinancials) into the European business.Reported to CEO UK & Nordics

Across multiple business lines. classes. Tasked to develop and enhance Sales & Operational efficiency, effectiveness. Working directly with B2B Financial Service clients. Introduced LEAN across the business.Reported to the COO

Andover, Hampshire, GB

Rank: Lt Colonel. Having started my Military career at 17yrs of age, as a Private Soldier prior to University, I am privileged to have served my country starting in my local home county Infantry unit (WFR) then with the Royal Engineers (131/59/24 Regts) & Commando Engineers (a unit within 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines) in multiple leadership roles.

Ba Hons, Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

Leadership

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Dip & Adv Diploma Business

Expedition Leader - Africa (X2), Leadership & Outdoor Education

Education record

Army & Commando Training

Education record

Leadership

Strategic Marketing

Operational Leadership

Sales Strategy

Alfn, Advanced Leadership & Facilitation

Master Black Belt (Certified), 1 Year Leadership Development Program

Net Promoter Score (Nps) Leadership Program

Engineering

Commando Selection