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International Business Links (IBL) provides a range of services to link technology innovators with technology adopters in the global Financial Services sector (Banking, Insurance & Bancassurance) for the purpose of creating positive business outcomes for both parties.From the development of an international strategy to the articulation of sustainable market propositions, IBL has the experience to mould a technology company's core offering into an attractive and deliverable international… Show more International Business Links (IBL) provides a range of services to link technology innovators with technology adopters in the global Financial Services sector (Banking, Insurance & Bancassurance) for the purpose of creating positive business outcomes for both parties.From the development of an international strategy to the articulation of sustainable market propositions, IBL has the experience to mould a technology company's core offering into an attractive and deliverable international proposition, which can then be matched against the requirements of appropriate clients. Our services extend into execution- identifying potential clients and partners, fronting sales if required and contract negotiation. Show less

London, United Kingdom

London & Milan

Creating the UK subsidiary of an international group delivering Business Intelligence, Analytics and Visualisation capabilities, both onsite and nearshore. Providing cost efficiencies through Nearshoring Big Data & Migration projects. Helping corporates to gain insight from the volume, variety and velocity of their data

Development of Strategy and execution of new Cloud Computing propositions; led impressive expansion of this Software as a Service (SaaS) General Insurance PAS provider from a small UK only base into an acknowledged international leadership position with revenue streams in France, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, USA, Puerto Rico, Hong Kong, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Jordan and Bahrain. Deployed e-Commerce and Broker Portal solutions for two Global Insurance companies.Led… Show more Development of Strategy and execution of new Cloud Computing propositions; led impressive expansion of this Software as a Service (SaaS) General Insurance PAS provider from a small UK only base into an acknowledged international leadership position with revenue streams in France, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, USA, Puerto Rico, Hong Kong, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Jordan and Bahrain. Deployed e-Commerce and Broker Portal solutions for two Global Insurance companies.Led acquisition of major transformation projects in two Global Top Ten insurance carriers and acquired several blue chip names in Lloyd's & the London Market. Show less

Developed the concept of "RightSourcing" which was designed to re-position this BPO supplier of Compliance services into a strategic partner who could enable FS clients to better align their resources to the volatility of customer demand for service.Conceived and gave the keynote address at a 3 day conference in Nice- "Compliance as a Competitive Weapon" which was attended by the FSA and over 30 Compliance Directors of UK Financial Services companies.Successfully led a $10m… Show more Developed the concept of "RightSourcing" which was designed to re-position this BPO supplier of Compliance services into a strategic partner who could enable FS clients to better align their resources to the volatility of customer demand for service.Conceived and gave the keynote address at a 3 day conference in Nice- "Compliance as a Competitive Weapon" which was attended by the FSA and over 30 Compliance Directors of UK Financial Services companies.Successfully led a $10m compliance services sale into Legal & General. Show less

Responsible for Business Development in UK and Head of Financial Services Practice in AEME (Eastern Europe, Turkey & Middle East)Responsible for sales and delivery of CRM transformation projects in Barclays, Lloyds TSB and, West Brom BS

Uxbridge

Head of the Customer Contact Solutions Practice in Europe and Middle East. Managed a team of c200 with operations in 15 European countries and a Distributor Channel in a further 20 countries including Turkey, Greece, Eastern Europe and Middle East.Grew the business from $30m in 2000 to $56m in 2003. Grew the sales team to 12 people. Responsible for sales and delivery of Core Banking, CRM & channel wins at Nova KBM (Slovenia); Nova Bank (Croatia); Bunadarbanki (Iceland)

Bsc(Econ), Economics

Honours Degree in Economics

Fpc, Financial Planning Certificate

Activities and Societies: Financial Planning, Financial Advice Member of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII); passed the Financial.