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EXPERT ADVISORS
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Meet the people with the experience and expertise of improving performance and delivering success.
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“We put the client first, but are prepared to challenge orthodoxy.”
Robert Garner
partnerRobert Garner
partner
- Non-exec / advisor to four professional service scale up businesses
- Led a £120m p/a listed international education software business
- Created and led two NHS Commissioning Support Units
- Led a £70m p/a UK public sector consulting business
- Co-founded a consulting start-up from zero revenue to over £12m p/a
- Established and led KPMG’s £8m p/a UK security and justice account
Simon England
partnerSimon England
partner
- Partner at Accenture for 27 years
- Grew Accenture’s UK healthcare business to £30m p/a
- Led the turnaround of the £120m p/a UK/I Insurance businesses
- Led major global clients in Financial Services and the Public Sector
- Led the turnaround of the £120m p/a Primary Care Support England
- Independent Board Director of HCL Technology
Nick Golding
partnerNick Golding
partner
- Consultant, with over 20 years in professional services across Financial Services Utilities & Education
- Broad skill set, with a background as Business Analyst, Project Manager, Consultant, Service Manager, Delivery Manager & Account Manager.
- Deep knowledge of the services business model.
- Responsible for a major account P&L, £95M annual revenue comprising over 100 active engagements, delivered by 800 consultants.
- Champion of PSA solutions for managing professional services businesses
Graham Underwood
partnerGraham Underwood
partner
It is with great sadness we announce that Graham Underwood, Founding Partner, passed away on Wednesday 30 December 2020. Having fought lung cancer for nearly two years, Graham unfortunately contracted COVID-19 and was admitted to hospital on Christmas Day. He sadly passed away in hospital at 8.40am on Wednesday 30 December. Graham’s battle against his cancer was truly inspirational; he never complained and dealt with every development with great determination and positivity. We will all sorely miss Graham’s vision, experience and friendship. Our thoughts are with his wife, Deirdre, three daughters, and family.
Paul Lines
associate partnerPaul Lines
associate partner
- Consultant with 23 years of lead advisory and corporate development experience
- Formerly director of M&A with Houlihan Lokey and GCA Altium
- Over 80 transactions – providing advice and support to growing businesses
- Strategic advisor on exit – IPO, trade and private equity sales
- Focus on exit readiness and strategy refresh
Richard Goold
associate partnerRichard Goold
associate partner
- Non-exec / advisor to three professional service scale-up businesses
- Led a high-growth professional services business and successfully took it through a structured transaction process including MBO and trade sale
- Led and grown consulting organisations focused on delivering professional services across multiple sectors, services and geographies
- Strategic advisor to organisations on a high-growth trajectory and focused on exit with specific expertise on growth and value drivers
- Built a consulting presence in the UAE and successfully won and delivered work with a number of large Government departments
- Experience leading large-scale, business-critical transformation programmes across a wide range of industries and global organisations
Stuart Gallie
associate partnerStuart Gallie
associate partner
- Former COO at GFT Financial (part of the GFT Group) with a €200m p/a revenue
- Led the post-acquisition integration and consolidation of UK & US consulting and delivery businesses, into a single legal entity
- Led an operational rebuild focused on creating a business partner model
- Designed and led a business wide restructuring programme that realised savings of £15m
- Former Head of Design & Technology Consulting at GFT Financial and Head of Client Delivery at Rule Financial
- Accountable for a £22m P&L, with responsibility for go-to market capability and delivery from 200 onshore consultants & Associates, to tier 1 Financial Services clients
Rob Bruce
associate partnerRob Bruce
associate partner
- Sales and marketing expert with 25 years’ experience as a practitioner and leader in early-stage scale-up
- Eight years at Kimble. Built sales in UK, winning large clients including Canon Europe, then moved to establish the US operation in 2016, growing this to represent 50% of global revenue by 2017
- Member of the leadership team at Rocela, growing revenue to £25m
- Member of the executive team of InterX plc, raising £120m of funding on the London Stock Exchange
- At Kimble, member of the leadership team raising VC and PE investment
- Expert in Professional Services Automation, CRM and ERP systems
Adam Maze
associate partnerAdam Maze
associate partner
- Business Operations specialist with 17 years’ experience in the consulting industry
- 10 years establishing, transforming and running business operations for market-leading tech consulting firms.
- At Detica was responsible for the commercial management of the company’s largest client account, generating £20m annual revenue from 120 consultants.
- Scaled business operations for a fraud detection product business, increasing headcount from 50 to 120 and revenue to £25m
- Established business operations & operational infrastructure that enabled BJSS to scale from 300 to 1,000 employees over five years, growing revenue from £25m to £75m
Peter Wilson
associate partnerPeter Wilson
associate partner
- Head of Consulting Services for MIGSO/ Pcubed – the 1,500 strong consulting arm of the Alten Group (25,000 employees).
- At Pcubed, sponsored the implementation of PSA and architected a range of new business processes and ensured successful adoption of the solution.
- Global CIO at Inchcape plc where he led the strategic development of the groups retail, marketing and distribution and financial services digital solutions
- Led the internal consulting arm of Mars’s supply chain and manufacturing systems
- Managing Consultant in PWC’s Manufacturing and Distribution practice
- IT leader at executive level for 20 years
Paul Viney
associate partnerPaul Viney
associate partner
- 30 years’ experience delivering MRP, ERP and process solutions
- At SAP led the development of the Partner Training Academy, Product Management, Process re-engineering and SAP UK Support Functions
- Founded two consulting companies, delivering SAP into mid-size companies
- Deep functional and technical knowledge of PSA solutions
David Woodhead
associateDavid Woodhead
associate
- Consultant with 25 years’ experience in professional services firms ranging from global enterprises to boutiques.
- A track record of designing, implementing and driving value from business transformation programs in both public and private sector enterprises.
- Deep knowledge of PSA and CRM solutions and the key factors in achieving a return on software investments.
- Responsible for the Digital Transformation Consulting Practice of a a global system integrator and IT services company.
- Adept at designing programs that have a significant impact on operational effectiveness, alongside the ability to motivate and shape change.
Dr Paul Howard
associateDr Paul Howard
associate
- Working with leadership teams to drive sustained growth and value creation in professional services and IT managed services
- CFO/COO of Attenda, an IT managed services business, through VC and PE backing to successful exit with £45m turnover and 300 staff.
- UK COO of marchFIRST, a strategy, marketing and technology consulting business
- As CEO, grew and sold a professional services business focused on the space industry
Richard Miller
associateRichard Miller
associate
- Specialist in how technology can be used to transform professional services firms
- Manage stakeholders, process, technology and data to instigate change that delivers real, measurable value.
- Led a large PSA implementation programme in 2016, changing the working practices of 5,000 people across 11 countries.
- Director of MV37, a technology consultancy specialising in Artificial Intelligence, Distributed ledger and Cloud Technology.
David Jeffries
associateDavid Jeffries
associate
- Experienced senior finance professional and management accountant (CGMA)
- 18 years’ experience developing, financing and operations of social infrastructure projects in the UK, France and Canada.
- Specialist in financial modelling, project finance, bid management, asset management and asset optimisation
- Project Director and head of financial modelling at Apleona GVA Asset Management
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