Experience

ETK Group

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Non Executive Director

  • Jan 2018 - Present

  ETK Group is an Africa-focused consultancy that provides UK businesses with market intelligence for doing business in Africa. As a non-executive director with ETK Group, I provide assistance on strategic planning, business development activities, financial planning and management, and delivery on key projects. ETK Group is an Africa-focused consultancy that provides UK businesses with market intelligence for doing business in Africa. As a non-executive director with ETK Group, I provide assistance on strategic planning, business development activities, financial planning and management, and delivery on key projects.



Climate Resilience Execution Agency for Dominica (CREAD)

• Roseau, Dominica

• Economic Development Director

  • Jun 2019 - Jun 2021

  CREAD is the legislative body mandated by an act of Parliament in the Commonwealth of Dominica to realise the vision of becoming the world's first climate resilient nation. As the Economic Growth Lead, my remit is to ensure that there is a broad and sustainable base of economic activity across all sectors of the economy, and that economic growth is sustainable and resilient. CREAD is the legislative body mandated by an act of Parliament in the Commonwealth of Dominica to realise the vision of becoming the world's first climate resilient nation. As the Economic Growth Lead, my remit is to ensure that there is a broad and sustainable base of economic activity across all sectors of the economy, and that economic growth is sustainable and resilient.



Atos

• France
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Programme Director

  • Oct 2008 - Jun 2019

  As a Programme Director with Atos, I worked across a range of industries and clients, from public sector to financial services and insurance, to the International Olympic Committee and NGO's. I was responsible for leading large project implementation teams (300+ team members) delivering targeted services for clients, focused largely on operations consulting, technology outsourcing, and organisational transformation. Key clients included the Ministry of Justice; the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; the International Olympic Committee; The McGraw Hill Companies; and Aviva. I led small strategic initiatives for the CEO, and also was responsible for large multi year high impact projects with P&L responsibility of up to USD120 million. Show less



Capita

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• IT Transition & Transformation Director

  • Nov 2005 - Sep 2008

  During my time at Capita, I focused on leading teams that designed and implemented IT transition and transformation programmes for large clients in financial services in the UK. During this time I led a team in designing an IT transition and transformation programme with a budget in the many tens of millions for a 12 year business process outsourcing engagement with a FTSE 100 financial services organisation valued in the hundreds of millions. This required that I manage the development of the technical, organisational and commercial solution for both the transition and the subsequent transformation of the IT estate, along with the related changes in organisational design and support. I also transitioned the technology infrastructure and managed the TUPE’ing (Transfer of Undertaking Protection of Employment) of 300 IT staff to Capita. After completing the transition, I mobilised a team of 50 technical and project staff to deliver a 4 year transformation programme to achieve IT and operational savings in excess of £100 million. Show less



Misys Healthcare Systems

• United States
• Software Development
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Regional Director, Middle East

  • Jun 2002 - Nov 2005

  As Regional Director for the Middle East, I led a professional services organisation of 25 healthcare technology specialists focused on delivering large scale IT solutions in clinical settings throughout the Middle East. During my time with Misys, I managed the implementation of what remains the largest clinical system deployed in the Gulf region, supporting multiple hospitals across Saudi Arabia as part of the Saudi Arabian National Guard Health Affairs network of hospitals and clinics. I also was responsible for developing our sales strategy for the region and managed a team of 3 sales professionals focused on selling IT healthcare solutions to large public and private hospitals. As part of my duties, I developed and maintained relationships with hospital CEO’s, CIO’s, Chief Medical Officers, and government health ministers throughout the Gulf and the Levant. A key part of my role was to manage all the operational aspects of doing business in the region, including risk management and control, financial planning and oversight, commercial management, supplier management, and managing relationships with various delivery partners and joint ventures. Show less



EY

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Manager

  • Jan 1996 - Aug 2000

  During my time at Ernst & Young, I led on several projects ranging in value from $100,000 to $3 million focused on delivering operational improvements in a professional services environment, mostly in support of the National Tax Compliance practice. The projects I delivered included a solution for global resource management to allow for sharing of work by teams in multiple countries, a document collaboration tool that allowed for effective sharing of information among dispersed team members, and a competency management tool to facilitate competency-based scheduling of tax consultants. I also spent a year on assignment in Copenhagen, Denmark, working with a software company that was looking to launch its product in the US. That company was subsequently sold to Microsoft, and the product is marketed as Microsoft Axapta. Show less