Ricoh Europe acquired the ADA-Das IT services organisation based in Germany Following the acquisition all IT services & solutions were to be integrated into the Ricoh Group
Delivered business function, service & process improvements with cost savings within an organisation wide Digital Transformation programme
Croydon council setup an organisation wide Digital Transformation programme to deliver service improvements & cost savings via effective use of Digital/IT services & solutions The scope was to identify & deliver service improvements & savings across all business functions
Successfully creating a new business unit from a new global acquisition plus 4-5 earlier acquisitions that were never properly integrated.
My client was negotiating the purchase of a global technology business from private equity and wanted to create a new business unit from this acquisition, plus 4-5 much smaller and earlier acquisitions which had never been integrated and largely ignored. The overall strategy was to create a new Hospitality technology business to become a strategic...
The successful acquisition of a global technology ”carve-out”
The client had just agreed to acquire a global technology business (it’s largest acquisition todate) but had no clear M and A methodology and a history of failing to integrate prior acquisitions.
Redesigning a global travel technology company
CEO initially needed to “fix” the global R and D organisation but this expanded to ”how do we get further ahead of both our existing competitors and future potential competitors.
Possibly The World’s most Effective Business Growth Strategy …
Managing Director asked Trade Association to recommend or help him find a Solution …. to his retail business losing millions due to the build up of a mountain of stock that sold too slowly or not at all, customers disengaging in droves and to turn a loss into a profit on a revenue 3 times...
The House of Ideas – Expansion And Diversification In A Recession
“Recession is looming, we are threatened by international brands and imports. We must innovate but how?” The above is a direct quote from the client, a major manufacturer of mattresses in Central America. They had 3 factories and 800 employees and produced what was regarded as a premium product in that region. Their turnover was...
Digital marketing transformation at global level – Bacardi Global Brands, Diageo plc and SABMiller
As the digital revolution rolled across marketing, beginning in earnest around 2000, first websites, then social media, then content, then mobile, then data and analytics in turn disrupted how brands are built and grown, and how consumers are engaged and sold to. International consumer brand owners needed actionable thought leadership and entirely fresh insights to...
Transformative and enduring repositioning and service propositions for NatWest Business Banking
NatWest has over one million business customers. In the wake of Brexit, the bank and its brand had lost touch with the “heartland” customers who were most negatively impacted by Brexit. By continuing to focus on “good times” value drivers such as growth and innovation – geared to its large enterprise and small start-up customers...
Transitioning and embedding the IT environment and Operating Model to a new organisation during a system divesture
An organisation needed to “carve out” certain product lines from their portfolio as part of a divestiture and transition people, processes and IT systems to the new acquiring business holder.
