I have over 40 years of experience with 10 as a fractional / portfolio business and technology transformation leader, in COO, CTO and CCO roles; with a track record of delivering growth and profitability for innovative digital platforms, technology businesses, media channels, and fintech. I like to work with companies and organisations, to assess their direction, objectives, and strategies to create and execute unique value propositions.
What I offer
Software development consultant - Project evaluation, Remedial action
An investor has spent a large sum with an overseas software developer and does not know the status of the program.
Hired to evaluate and propose remedial action including:
MVP, Audit business case review, requirements vs deliverables, project timeline, product. Time to market. Legal and IP, etc.
40+ years of leadership in senior and CxO positions.
Executive coaching and mentorship; looking over the horizon at business and personal challenges through key components of EQ, Self-Trust, Negative Capability. Once these key components are embraced you can soar higher!
A mobile operator was failing to capitalise on growing consumer demand for 3rd party content, placing it at a significant competitive disadvantage. Appointed to deliver remedial action
Results:
Delivered platform and services
Executed 60+ branded partner contracts
Drove annual revenues to £108m
Creating and deploying innovative technology in challenging conditions
Program and Commercial Director for a groundbreaking Mobile Money Solution for the UK Gov't in Nigeria. Delivered service in difficult operating conditions that created in excess of US$19m during its pilot. platform has the capability to scale to millions,
Rapid Business Turnaround - App Store Global Handset Manufacturer
A board decision by multinational to move to a new online retail platform had publicly failed.
Appointed to deliver rapid remedial action and grow the business.
Results:
Preserved existing customer base. Grew active users from 300,000 to 11M (6 mths).
Increased monthly revenue by 48% to €36m
Reducing Product Development from Years to Months - Multinational Corp
Concurrent engineering project reduced a multinational corporation's product development from 3 years to just 20 weeks; Using smart communication technology, modified processes, and rapid production. Now commonly used in most industries. e.g Vaccine development
IBM UK Innovator of the year Award
Hired to provide business and technology leadership and mentorship to the Enterprise sales teams the Associated leadership teamand their
I was instrumental in securing a number of deals totaling c $300m. Both Direct-to-consumer and B2B solutions, across retail, BFSI, Healthcare, and Manufacturing.