Robert Waters Email & Phone Number

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

Listed skills include It Strategy, Strategy, Due Diligence, Mergers And Acquisitions, and 46 others.

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  Business Consulting, Previously Transaction Advisory Services

  Ernst & Young

  2005 - Present - Greater London, England, United Kingdom

  Senior Manager, Associate Director and SubcontractorLocated in Johannesburg 2012-2023, Munich 2007-2012, London 2005-2007 & from 2023Responsible for:* strategic advisory* realisation and assurance of business transformation, particularly IT-enabled* transaction life-cycle management; commercial, operational & technology due diligence* programme assuranceLed many M&A projects (or IT/operations work-streams) including:* carve-out of US-based automotive manufacturing and captive financing group from European parent* integration of European asset manager into North American asset manager* carve-out of credit card business from major bank* carve-out of home loans business from major bank* integration of two international leasing businesses* carve-out of BU from technology company* carve-out of BU unit from life sciences company* integration planning for two software companies* carve-out planning for automotive OEM subsidiaryOther assignments included:* program assurance on a SAP core banking transformation* PMO lead on a SAP S/4HANA cloud implementation* creation of internal supplier-customer catalog to enable RRP* definition of business processes for start-up retail bank* quality manager on SAP S/4HANA implementation* operational consolidation of captive finance business* claims processing improvements at insurer* pre-implementation review of new IT landscape at insurer* development of outsourcing business case for insurer* rescue and turnaround of project for large public services agency* development of IT strategy and implementation road-map for global brewer* buy-side DD on several automotive suppliers for corporate and financial buyers* development of transaction strategies for many automotive businesses* VDD of BU carved out from automotive supplier* implementation of supply chain risk assessment framework for automotive OEM* operational review of retail bank* synergy assessment for PE house of target's "buy and build" strategy