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Andrew qualified from Leeds School of Medicine in 1989 with a distinction in microbiology. Following appointments to various academic posts in Leeds, culminating in a PhD in the genetic determinants of blood coagulation in stroke in 1999, Andrew was awarded the Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training for general and geriatric medicine from the General Medical Council in the same year.
In 2005, Andrew was appointed as a clinician scientist for the Medical Research Council and then as a consultant in stroke medicine at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust. Following a number of clinical management roles at the Trust, including group director and assistant medical director, he was appointed executive medical director in 2009. He has recently acted as executive medical director at Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust in March 2014
Experienced programme, PMO and business development Director/Manager with proven commercial acumen in the healthcare sector. Public sector commercial and operational programme management expertise gained with leading NHS hospital trusts. Sales and marketing expertise gained with two market leading international medical device manufacturers. Underpinned by a hugely valuable 10 years of clinical experience in both the UK and Australia.
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Phill is driven by a desire to be best in class with a proven record in delivering complex and challenging projects and programmes to time, cost and quality objectives. Phill boasts an exceptional blend of skills and experience in Programme/Project Management, Operations Management, Continuous Improvement and Risk Management. Phill has combined specialities to design and implement governance and control arrangements for corporate programme and project management and to successfully develop and execute the delivery of effective Continuous Improvement. Risks Management and Operations Management strategies and implementations into businesses across a variety of industries. This has resulted in a history of developing robust, beneficial and productive relationships with key stakeholders at senior board level and at the ‘shop floor’. I lead by example and have an effective motivational presence which has realised meaningful success in building teams and a legacy of sustainable competence and achievement.
Helps clients to realise value and benefit from their investment in IT and business change. He has worked in the UK, throughout Europe, and in the USA, South Africa and the Middle East. He has substantial experience of working at senior levels with major clients in both private and public sectors.He started his career with ICL and then in the logistics business at Unilever. He subsequently worked at Ernst & Young (where he spent ten years managing major international engagements, including project director at EY’s largest worldwide business transformation and logistics project), Pagoda (the strategy consultancy) and Compass (the international benchmarking company).Iebe has significant strengths in the effective business management of IT. He has managed major business change and process innovation projects, and is skilled in strategic development, performance improvement, IT procurement and outsourcing. Iebe holds an MBA from the Cranfield Institute of Technology. He was Chairman of the Association of MBAs and Chairman of the International Accreditation Advisory Board where he assessed business schools. He co-authored the Best Practice Group guidance on effective systems procurement for the UK government.
Nigel is an Accountant by profession. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales. For over 23 years he has been a self-employed management consultant, specialising in corporate strategic development, performance improvement and change management. He is passionate about the effective communication of organisational performance – both financial and operational. By understanding the underlying drivers (the “why” not “what”) executive management can take appropriate action to improve performance.
His experience as a management consultant is enhanced by his senior board-level executive experience gained with major UK businesses such as BUPA and RoadChef PLC where he was Head of Finance and Group Finance Director respectively.
Jim Young has 25 years experience in the management of business-led IT projects and in project reviews. He has worked mainly in the public sector and the retail markets.
Before setting up Oakleigh Jim ran PA's Project Management Division, was part of their 3 man public sector management team and was responsible for Public Sector Consultancy in the North of England for one of the 'big five' accountancy firms.
Myles has extensive experience in self-managed change. He has led, taken part in and advised on over 40 successful initiatives. His experience encompasses human issues as well as organisational design, business analysis and process modelling. Over the last 20 years, Myles has been helping his clients to implement programme and project management (PPM) as well as mentoring and supporting teams and individuals with their change initiatives.Myles is particularly known across Government as an expert in PPM and for developing and using a highly-effective but quick and simple to use approach to applying PPM to policy-based and change initiatives.
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Stuart is an experienced Director level consultant with over 30 years experiences, who has worked across both the Private and Public sectors in Strategic planning, Logistics, Defence, Programme and Project Management, Business change, Cost improvement, Risk management, Mergers and Acquisitions, Business turnaround, Full Business Case development & Options appraisal, Business process re-engineering, Emergency planning & Business Continuity planning and Risk and Threat management