Transformation:Program Director,
Party Gaming (Gibraltar).
(PartyGaming)
Reporting to the Deputy Finance Director, provided overall
leadership for a global back-office improvement program,
covering financial, procurement & HR processes, rolling out
Oracle applications in Gibraltar, UK, India, Bulgaria &
Israel
Programme Director, UNESCO, (Paris) (United
Nations Education Scientific & Cultural Organisation – annual budget circa $1
billion). Reporting to the Deputy Director General, leading
Financial
Performance Improvement Programme, which included far-reaching house-wide
improvement projects, e.g. improvement in accounting & controls, deployment of
technology (post SAP installation), human resourcing developments and change
management, house-wide. Delivered a real, measurable improvement of 60%
Interim management: numerous interim management assignments,
in fields of IT and project management, finance, general
management including: Programme Director, Financial
Performance Improvement Programme, Remploy; Programme
Director, Alliance Holiday Inn; Project Director for two Y2K
enterprise systems turnarounds and Finance Director, Stoves
Group plc., a fully listed FMCG manufacturer (t/o circa £100
million)
Best
practice advice: Periodic involvement over three years in the
financial management aspects of the Tavistock/ MOD/ Laings/
AMEC project which is to build two recreation centres for the
MOD at 70% of the current best practice cost for the
specification required. Pioneered application of target
costing
Activity-based costing: revitalised stalled pilot
implementation at TRW and advised on international project
roll-out
Supply-chain software/ SME market: provided IBM with
independent, product evaluation for new product (now marketed
world-wide)
Strategic
technology cost model: developed a model to enable Reuters to
evaluate the impact of emerging technology for administrative
systems across the group
Advanced
training for quality and operations professionals: in
conjunction with PERA Training developed and delivered a
course entitled "Market-Driven Cost Management"
Small
Medium Enterprises (SMEs): advised on, and developed finance,
marketing, IT and business plans for a wide range of small to
medium size businesses
New
national purchasing system: designed and delivered an
interactive, computerised training programme for the Defence
Research Agency
Management
development: - provided an accelerated management development
plan for Thorn Lighting, recognised as leading exemplar of
best practice and third most visited reference factory in UK
Business
plan to develop international market: prepared business plan
for quoted consumer durables manufacturer, to double
production with major new investment and market penetration
Financial
training: Developed and delivered financial training products
for UK local authorities
Commercial
budgeting, public sector: designed and delivered a training
programme for the Defence Research Agency
Radical
change in printing/ packaging business: led business process
re-engineering through radically different "IT"
solution, saving £0.5m in IT costs. DRG
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