Leads Digital Technologies team within Mars Wrigley UK. Member of MW UK Extended Leadership Team.

Responsibilities include:Global IS (GIS) Business StrategyActively contributes to business decision-making by providing global IS insights in relation to the business requirements for specific functionChampions the cause of GIS within the business, raising awareness and providing challenge to leverage technology and drive business value from GISEnsures alignment of GIS strategy to meet the needs of the business strategy and builds functional IS roadmapsShows how IS adds value and effectiveness to the business, with a focus on seeking common solutions across the business functionUnderstands, advocates and supports SABMiller IS strategies across the functionDrives business case clarity, challenging the business on benefits and viabilityWork with the Global Strategy and Architecture and Solutions Delivery functions to understand technology trends and their potential application to support the functional strategyGIS Business RelationshipsAccountable for the relationship between the global business function and GISBuilds and maintains business relationships and trustLeads the overall relationship and interface between the Global IS department and the functional business stakeholdersDrives ways in which GIS can improve its business engagement activitiesEnsures the team understands how their roles fit into the overall business relationshipIS Business Portfolio Demand (capture and prioritisation)Captures, consolidate, assesses and communicates global functional business demandsWorks with the PMO, Programmes and Projects delivery team to ensure adequate availability of resources Coordinates and assist in benefits realisation in-line with agreed business case.GIS Service Support and Programme DeliveryAccountable for end-to-end GIS project delivery into their respective business function, working with the Programmes and Projects teams to ensure successful delivery

Responsible for the introduction of SAP and other functionality into SABMiller's Corporate HQ, with a focus on back office functions, with some cross over into Corporate Affairs where I was Programme Manager for the complete rebuild of sabmiller.com, the main plc/group website.

Specialist in business change management, performance improvement and benefits realisation from technology-enabled business transformation programmes with particular expertise in ensuring business readiness and buy-in to ERP (SAP) enabled or driven change

Management Consultant and member of Leadership Team of Xayce, part of the Morse Group. Specialist in business change management, performance improvement and benefits realisation from technology-enabled business transformation programmes with particular expertise in ensuring business readiness and buy-in to ERP (SAP) enabled or driven change

Key role was business development, working with potential clients including FTSE 100 organisations, through mid-sized enterprises in the Financial, Public and Retail/CPG sectors to shape, propose and sell business solutions, using the full range of channels to market and consultative selling to achieve revenue of £2m pa.Accountable for the day to day Practice management, including recruiting, appraising and developing consultants to ensure they were equipped to perform their senior Management Consultant roles. Worked with clients and consultants to ensure that expectations were met and that individual consultants were given appropriately challenging engagements.

Partners for Change was management consultancy, £9m revenue pa. Responsibilities included:* All marketing and communication activities across the company, including all printed and electronic collateral* Planning and implementation of successful corporate re-branding* Direct and proactive contact with relevant media* Selection and management of external media/PR and design/brand development agencies* Ownership of the ‘Proposal Factory’, a project which improved the speed and quality of tender and proposal preparation. Working with parent company and selected partner organisations on joint marketing and sales initiatives * Advising Chief Executive on all internal/external communications

CHP handled all published products for the Church of England. Was appointed deputy head of the wider department in 2000, had specific responsibility for: * Innovative communications and marketing strategy to support major change programme within CofE – the introduction of new liturgy to generally conservative, and resistant to change, audience* Spearheading move into profitable electronic publishing ventures* All marketing and direct/trade sales activity, achieving 750% increase in sales over 4 years

RIIA (Chatham House) is a policy research institute that promotes debate and understanding of international relations. Responsibilities included: * Fundraising and consortium building campaign for Transforming Electricity project, raising over £100K from major energy companies and utilities* Maintaining CEO/Director level contacts and communication with existing UK and international corporate and government supporters of the Programme, ensuring they were up to date with current research and activities* Contact with all media, building personal contacts in relevant fields * Negotiating publishing and distribution agreements covering the UK and other territories* Planning and Managing the Programme budget of over £1m, managing research projects * Control of marketing strategy and activity, including production of publicity material, including annual reports, publications catalogues, newsletters and other leaflets