Experience

Oxbow Partners

• United Kingdom
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner

  • Nov 2015 - Present

  Oxbow Partners is a boutique advisory firm serving the insurance industry. Our areas of focus are strategy, digital and M&A. In strategy and digital we have specialisms in InsurTech, innovation and digital proposition design. In M&A, we help clients divest non-core portfolios of policies. Our clients include some of the largest reinsurers, insurers and brokers in the world. Oxbow Partners is a boutique advisory firm serving the insurance industry. Our areas of focus are strategy, digital and M&A. In strategy and digital we have specialisms in InsurTech, innovation and digital proposition design. In M&A, we help clients divest non-core portfolios of policies. Our clients include some of the largest reinsurers, insurers and brokers in the world.



FINkit® is Fiserv

• United Kingdom
• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VP Group Propositions & Insights

  • Apr 2014 - Nov 2015

  Heading up the group propositions and insights teams supporting the organisation-wide shift to becoming a product business. Propositions - Set up and run a team to design compelling customer and client propositions to support multi-million pound sales activities globally Insights: Set up insight team. Supported shift in the organisation from opinion-led to truly insight-led. All new products designed based on consumer needs, validated with business cases and underpinned by sales strategies based on real knowledge of our clients and markets.



The Foundation - The Customer-Led Growth Company

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

• Senior Consultant

  • Jun 2009 - Feb 2014

  The Foundation a growth and innovation consultancy. On the management team, leading client relationships, running multi-workstream projects and growing new business. Personally contributed 10% of annual revenue in new sales. Responsible for setting up and running finance team. Jointly set up performance management process Projects included: - Customer-led digital strategy for a UK life and pensions company - Customer proposition and strategy for UK Motor Insurer - Customer service and contact management strategy for an international retailer Other projects include: Brand extensions for a UK media and publishing company, culture change programme of global automotive company from product-led to customer-led.



Accenture

• Ireland
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant

  • Jan 2005 - May 2009

  4+ years of IT Strategy consulting experience across a diverse range of clients and industries. Promoted to consultant at the very top of peer group. Consistently rated in the top quartile - IT Strategy: Defined a centralised operating model for managing IT demand within a large publishing company. - Information Strategy: Developed a cutting-edge information strategy for a major global FMCG client. Became Accenture expert and ‘IP’ owner on Information Strategy - Organisation Transformation: Managed a client team to design and deliver an IT service introduction organisation for a large UK retailer - IT Cost Reduction: Formative in developing a highly successful IT cost-reduction initiative that has since been taken up by numerous clients



Avolites

• London, United Kingdom

• Software Engineer

  • Oct 2003 - Aug 2004

  Design and Development of console control software for the Avolites’ lighting desks used globally for large scale musical and theatrical events including Glastonbury and the London New Year celebrations. Specialised in offline visualisation and modelling. Design and Development of console control software for the Avolites’ lighting desks used globally for large scale musical and theatrical events including Glastonbury and the London New Year celebrations. Specialised in offline visualisation and modelling.



Renishaw

• Intern

  • 2002 - 2003

  Development of laser measurement testing software. Development of laser measurement testing software.