Rob Savan

Senior Advisor Organization Design & Effectiveness, Business Transformation, and HR

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

About

Experience

  • BMO Financial Group (23 yrs)
    • Head, Strategic Initiatives, Technology & Operations and Corporate Areas HR
      May 2019 - Jun 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos

      Led a portfolio of strategic change initiatives encompassing redesign of business operating models, evaluation of shared services opportunities, emerging/digital capability assessments, and design of robust change management plans. Responsible for senior leadership stakeholder management, and oversight of group HR governance and analytics activities.

    • Managing Director Organization Simplification
      Nov 2017 - May 2019 · 1 yr 7 mos

      Responsible for leading Human Resources elements of an enterprise-wide transformation effort focused on simplifying ways of working and improving overall efficiency to enhance the bank's profitability and enable investment in areas critical to driving customer loyalty and growth.

    • Managing Director, Acquisitions & Divestitures, HR
      Nov 2015 - Oct 2017 · 2 yrs

      Accountable for leading end-to-end acquisitions and divestitures activity on behalf of BMO Human Resources from pre-deal due diligence, through contracting and integration.

  • Principal at hg Consulting
    1994 - 1997 · 3 yrs

    Led redesign of social/health-related service delivery for creation of Australian CentreLink agency Led redesign of Canadian Immigration & Citizenship service delivery processes

  • Manager at Coopers & Lybrand Consulting
    Jan 1988 - Dec 1993 · 6 yrs

    Manager, Centre for Competitive Enterprise Senior Consultant, Financial Institutions Practice

  • Operations Research Consultant at Bank of America
    1985 - 1987 · 2 yrs