Karen Ann
COO/Managing Director - UK - iCEO #49765

Experience

An accomplished international Board Level Managing Director / Partner level Management Consultant with over 22 years’ experience in leading the design and execution of global business strategy and driving complex transformation.

Major Achievements

• Designed and implemented business strategy (industry, services, solutions) across multi country region to deliver 30% growth and market share gains • Transitioned a transactional product centred business to a transformational strategic, business relationship and asset driven solutions business - 63% larger deals than non-solution deals • Developing a business analytics and optimisation strategy – integrating consulting, software and hardware solutions, developing partnership opportunities to support a significant 1.3bn big data opportunity • Building a European acquisition strategy to support scaling business >20%

Industry Sector Competencies

E-Commerce/Internet

Software

Systems Integration

Financial Services

Consulting, Technology

Professional Objectives

Function: Interim Executive, Consulting, NED

Sector: Open

Interim Manager: Yes

Permanent Position: No

Operational: Yes

Availability: Full time, part time, coaching on demand

Prefered Locations: Any world wide

Additional Professional Interests

Operational coaching on demand

Non executive director assignments

Countries Covered

Dubai

Hong Kong

UK

USA

Operational Competencies

Technologies to market (Expert)

Business development (Expert)

Acquisition and shadow management (Expert)

New product or service launch (Expert)

Geographical expansion (Expert)

Company rescue or turnaround (Expert)