Experienced professional with a rare but coherent and complementary collection of skills:Technology M&A | Program Management | Program Assurance | PMO | Technology RiskKey industry specialties:1️⃣ Financial Services, particularly Retail Banking2️⃣ AutomotiveRobert helps clients do the right deal quicker, cheaper and with lower risk. He makes deals happen in practice, not just in theory. Having worked on more than 150 deals, he has experience of all aspects of carve-outs and integrations from operations to finance to legal. He also has a wealth of experience on buy-side and sell-side due diligence. He has a particular expertise in IT carve-outs, integrations and due diligence. He wrote the first version of the EY IT integration and carve-out methodology.Robert has a wealth of experience helping clients to implement radical changes to their business processes and to improve the effectiveness of their IT services. This experience includes strategy, performance improvement, cost reduction, large scale program management, project recovery and turnaround, outsourcing advisory, governance and procurement.He has planned and led global projects of cross-functional teams exceeding 500 people and budgets exceeding USD 100 million.Robert has lived and worked in Amsterdam, Bandar Seri Begawan, Detroit, Dublin, Eindhoven, Johannesburg, London, Munich and Paris. He has worked on projects in over 25 different countries on 4 different continents.He is interested in job opportunities at direct entry partner level or equivalent.His specialties include:✅️ core banking systems✅️ retail banking transformation✅️ business strategy✅️ deal / transaction strategy and execution✅️ M&A / mergers and acquisitions✅️ business case development and financial modeling✅️ synergy assessment and realization✅️ (post-merger / acquisition) integrations✅️ separations, divestitures, spin-offs, carve-outs and disposals✅️ operational due diligence✅️ IT / technology / digital due diligence✅️ commercial / product due diligence✅️ new market entry✅️ analytical skills✅️ project & program planning, management, recovery and turnaround✅️ project & program assurance✅️ leading transformational change✅️ communication & stakeholder management✅️ scaled agile✅️ PMO establishment, transformation, management and assurance