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BearingPointGlobal Head of Thought Leadership
Dec. 2020London, England, United KingdomAs Head of Thought Leadership for BearingPoint our aim is to reinforce the visionary status of BearingPoint and to encourage our key people to innovate and develop original, insightful and differentiated thinking. BearingPoint's Thought Leadership is supporting the execution of the firm’s Strategy and to support clients to accelerate the transformation of their business models.
SCR LTDStrategist: Thought leadership performance improvement
Jul. 2019 - Dec. 2020I'm collaborating with professional service company leaders on building performance improvement across client service delivery and new business functions. My aim is to support firms 'win work' and 'do work' more effectively. I run design thinking workshops with leadership, clients and other staff to build a clear strategic differentiation based on the principle : what do you want to be famous for? Then a road map for delivery, communications and coaching for development. I'm supporting business units leaders & staff by reviewing objectives, analysing issues and providing organisational design for front, back and middle office functions to support fee earners engage with clients in a better way. The aim is to rejuvenating marketing, KM, research, HR, L&D, and communication functions by supporting behavioural change, process improvement, technology implementation to improve processes, campaigns and content. Major focus on internal collaboration and insight generation to leverage a firms intellectual property to reverse engineer the client experience effectively. As well as adoption of competency development and buy in for the strategy: specific focus on providing a pathway for functions to be more commercial.
I'm also supporting executives with E.Q. & resilience coaching to improve performance utilising both quantitative & qualitative methodology.
Herbert Smith FreehillsDirector of Business Services (Strategy, KM, Communication, Research, Thought Leadership, L&D)
May. 2016 - Jul. 2019London, United KingdomI created a strategy to re-engineer the customer experience by ensure our fee earners were providing better advice. The aim is to provide coaching lawyers to drive client orientated behaviours, ensure they have deeper client insight content, provide better access to firms IP (e.g. knowledge management) as well as trying to join the various practice groups to drive commercial collaboration.
My aim is to deliver meaningful collaboration and change throughout the enterprise as well as delivering performance improvement in certain business services functions. Therefore I created a new department by joining Knowledge, Research and L&D coupled with innovations and thought leadership. This reorganisation cuts costs, altered focus from volume to value and adds specific sector value proposition, to provide the firm with better legal, client, and sector insight.
- I adopted innovation technology and instigated behavioural change programme to collaborate across business units, improving delivery of knowledge management best practices including enhanced systems for tacit knowledge and know-how collection
-I initiated multiple learning and development programs to impact competencies of fee earners, fundamentally changing method of delivery of technical, professional, and client training and development.
- I executed development program in leadership for board members, sector, and new leadership, resulting in increased focus on client service delivery, profitability, and revenue growth. - I initiated company’s first use of LMS and integrated 5,000 employees into system, ensuring blended learning capability with just-in-time training programmes delivered on multiple devices.
- I delivered a new Thought Leadership and Marketing capability focused on key areas of HSF's value proposition and a better ROI.
Credit SuisseHead Of Thought Leadership and Communication Strategy
Jun. 2014 - May. 2016SwitzerlandI devised a global corporate communications strategy and performance management plan focused on building reputation and relationships and revenue go-to-market plan. I improved performance of global communication and content marketing through the design of powerful strategic messaging. I advised various board members of external positioning post financial crisis, as well as wrote speeches and presentations for the both the CEO and chairman. Highlights of my achievements here include:
I increased internal and external demand for CS thought leadership by re- focusing efforts on delivering measurable content marketing strategy which focused on reputation improvement, innovation through digitisation, new market entry, and local execution of global thinking. I designed thought leadership and digital content on cybercrime, new silk road, innovation, blockchain, and how banks support SMEs.
I was an active participant on the innovation committee investing £450m in new technologies, processes and external firms digital breakthrough. "In this newly created position, Simon will partner with the businesses to formulate and drive a clear and unique positioning for the bank. Together with the Communications Leadership Team, he will create a global communications strategy for the bank, ensuring that it incorporates specific market and regional differences. For the communications strategy to be effective and sustainable, Simon and his team will also focus on defining clear, relevant and consistent messaging to support and strengthen the bank’s position. As a key communications advisory to the Chairman and the CEO, Simon will also be engaged in speech writing activities for the Executive Board, in close collaboration with the bank’s research and strategy teams.'' Clarissa Haller Head of Corporate Communication
EYHead of Thought leadership and Global Competency Development leader
Sep. 2000 - May. 2014GlobalInfluenced EY’s external clients with innovative strategic delivery on thought leadership, client insights, and collateral for executives e.g. content and planning for digital innovation, mega trends and future of knowledge.
• Supported EY’s UKI chairman with economic and strategic business planning insight. • Coached global leaders in analytical behaviours, structured thinking and change communication skills
• Helped set up EY Item club economic advisory service • Ran EY’s global sector strategic analytical service, managed people development and recruitment, and ensured production of revenue-generating intellectual content. Assessed, managed, and developed commercial competencies for 330 global consultants. P&L control of £138m, internal recharge utilisation targets overachieved
• Increased insights through initiation of dynamic analytical and research competency development program, improving focus on key clients and sectors and resulting in increased ROI on Thought leadership & content marketing campaigns.
• Designed and implemented strategy to drive EY’s sector pursuit and go-to-market strategy leading to increased ROI • Established global shared service research centre in India, improving cost efficiency and innovative use of technology.
AccentureStrategy and Change Consultant/Strategic Research Financial Services Leader
Feb. 1998 - Aug. 2000London, United KingdomI was a strategy and change consultant who reviewed and delivered change programmes for business services functions. I then delivered strategic research, insights and generated thought leadership about financial services industry by creating a strategic research team. I stimulating buy-in and governance structure from internal clients and stakeholders in order to build buy in and. I developed the firms’ ability to provide expert insights published externally, and supported internal strategy. I outperformed financial and qualitative targets.
Niko securitiesU.K. Fixed Income Marketing Leader
Mar. 1992 - Sep. 1996London, United KingdomI founded and managed Nikko’s new Sterling product marketing/sales division and executed business development and strategic planning for this unit. I was the senior strategist responsible for marketing and sales of multi-currency bond products in UK and overseas. I exceeded sales target of £3.5 by 12.5% in 1996. I authored articles on economics for Bloomberg, IFR, and Investors’ Chronicle.
Klienwort BensonManager Capital Markets Division
Mar. 1989 - Mar. 1992LondonI marketed sterling fixed income and money market products to institutional investors and oversaw strategic sales trading and risk management of European bonds. I introduced a new client base through analysis of existing distribution base, and published papers on impact of political events on financial markets.
The Union Discount Company of London PLCSenior Trader
Sep. 1987 - Mar. 1989London, England, United Kingdom
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