Smiths Group, a FTSE 100 UK-based manufacturing and technology group with five global business units, had historically operated a classic small conglomerate model, with each Business Unit owning its own suite of back office services to make disconnection relatively straightforward in the case of a sale of a division. A new CIO came into the...
Reduce defect backlog by 70% and provide strategy to prevent rebound
The divisional director needed to improve production cadence on the company’s market leading HR software, but previous efforts were hampered by high incidence of defects. Having already engaged consultants, and technical experts, the team were still unable to pinpoint the root cause. This had led to a number of theories, which were damaging team cohesion,...
Graduate Scheme design and implementation
Recurring budget secured for employing graduate engineers, opportunity identified to develop this into an aligned graduate scheme to benefit both the individuals and the business
The Road to Operational Acceptance
The business units needed confidence that a critical project could be delivered by an offshore supplier following a contractual agreement. To date, the supplier had only been given non-urgent tasks as part of the knowledge transfer, but to achieve the projected ROI documented within the business case, it became necessary to significantly increase the amount...
To turn-around a mobile payments Fintech in order to enable its sale by a P/E house
I was recruited by the new CEO of this Fintech to form part of his 4 person turn-around team (others being Head of Legal and the COO). The firm developed its software in Oslo and sold to clients from its Dubai office. The Head Office was in London. The aim was to improve the firm’s...
Enabling a Global bank to be compliant with new European regulations (PSD2)
This tier 1 global bank bank had to be compliant with the EU’s second Payments Services Directive (PSD2) by January 2018 in seven European countries, including the UK.
Build an MVP (Minimum Viable Product) for a Fintech in the Deposit market
The aim of this successful German fintech is to scale its third party lending transaction volume without having proportional increases in costs.
Creating a new UK bank for SMEs
To build an ethical bank offering lending products to the SME market.
Enabling a global Payments Fintech to scale its transaction volumes
The client is looking to increase its clients’ global payment volumes very rapidly.
Fluent Forward supports startup to develop innovative healthcare app
Having worked in the healthcare industry for many years, this startup founder realised technology could be the answer to remove a painful legacy process and speed up care for patients. With very little experience as a business owner, she sought an investor and mentor willing to support her through the initial pilot phase. Once the...
