Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Seasoned strategy & operations professional, currently heading up the Global Transformation Operations Team at Vialto Partners, a portfolio company of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R). Prior to that, I advised Corporate & Private Equity clients in my role as Senior Manager - Deals Strategy & Operations at PwC, focused on Technology, Business Services and B2B Data industry verticals. I have successfully delivered a multitude of internal and externally-facing change and transformation programmes for at large corporates, high growth business and in entrepreneurial settings. Earlier in my career, I worked for global car manufacturer Daimler AG, co-founded an NGO in Armenia and headed up Strategy & Operations for the high growth Risk & Compliance division at Thomson Reuters. What drives me is to build great propositions for clients, provide strategic focus to a business and solve critical problems each day! I speak English, German and try to keep up in Russian, Spanish and French.
Vialto Partners previously operated inside the PwC network as the Global Mobility Services business unit I am responsible for the successful delivery of the global transformation & value creation plan of the independent Vialto business Selected achievements: - Planning and execution of 'quick win' change initiatives, totalling an annual benefit of>$2.5m - Setting up of a global transformation office, create a performance management rhythm (OKRs, roadmaps) - Orchestrate strategic planning workshops with the global C-level leadership - Streamline global billing processes in Vialto's Immigration service line, achieving average time savings of c. 45min per invoice ticket and cutting billing timelines by more than two weeks on average
Responsible for minimizing risks and maximizing value creation across all deal stages (Due Diligence, Carve-out, Synergy Identification, Integration etc.) focused on Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) Example projects: - Led a global M&A Value Creation project that led to a $2.2b sale of a Business Services firm. My workstream identified and quantified as significant operational efficiency opportunity driven by technology automation and staff augmentation - Delivered multiple buy-side diligence projects focused on B2B data & information services for Private Equity clients - Act as PwC deals expert for B2B data & information service assets, representing the firm externally and building up a knowledge base amongst the sector - Act as Data & Analytics lead for the UK Deals business. I led the creation and deployment of multiple analytics solutions, helping the UK firm to automate processes and maximise market opportunities via enhanced client intelligence
Responsible for minimizing risks and maximizing value creation across all deal stages (Due Diligence, Carve-out, Synergy Identification, Integration etc.) focused on Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT): Example deliverables: - Technology due diligence on an international airline and tour operator business - Spearheaded thought leadership insight for B2B, RegTech and FinTech sectors - Platform and technology due diligence on an international automotive marketplace business - M&A Synergy assessment on a FinTech deal - Carve-out and separation execution on a tech-enabled advisory business - Buyside carve-out due diligence on a pharmaceuticals business - Sellside carve-out support for an international Internet of Things (IoT) provider
Acted as Strategy & Operations lead of a c. £150m SaaS business, heading up a team of strategy analysts, advising management on strategic portfolio optimisation and driving execution of growth priorities Launched a new data subscription service, negotiated third party data provider agreements and carried out frontline training to Sales and Account Management teams Set up operational KPIs for SaaS products and data services, measuring user engagement, volume consumption, churn, sales price achievement etc. Owned financial and operational reporting and organised business leadership meetings
Advise sector head in strategic priority-setting and operating rhythm Lead analysis and execution of organic and inorganic strategic growth projects
Strategy & Operations Analyst in the firm's Supply Chain & Commodities Sector Support delivery of strategic initiatives and planning processes, analyze market trends shaping supply chain risk management & commodities sectors Lead development of new propositions or business initiatives and own supporting research & client-facing tasks Designed a new supply chain product to alert users of supply chain incidents in real-time using AI, leading go-to market activities, resource mobilization and financial model development
I enabled the launch of the EU's Central Asia mission in Uzbekistan as part of a fixed contract role Set up local operations of the EU mission, including the creation of a regular intelligence briefing service for stakeholders in Brussels and a local dialogue forum for EU member state ambassadors Planned and executed a series of public diplomacy campaigns, including largest international movie festival ever held in Uzbekistan with more than 2,000 attendees Built positive rapport with governmental stakeholders and represented EU External Action Service at official events, including university roundtables and workshops with business chambers
Non-Governmental Organization, Yerevan, Armenia Started an NGO focused on sustainable heating solutions together with a technical co-founder in Yerevan, Armenia Responsible for financial funding activities, obtained grants from EU member states and international organisations exceeding £20,000 Developed partnerships with local organisations and acted as keynote speaker and panellist on multiple international conferences