David Walker

Current

Transformation Programme Manager at Forensic Science Service
Director at Holcot Change Consulting

Past

Director at Sunny Oak Ltd
Programme Manager at Getronics
Head of Finance (MK Council) at HBS (Hyder Business Services)

Head of Desktop Managed Services at Abbey National plc
Programme Manager/Director at Abbey National
Change Director at Cater Allen Private Bank
Group Programme Manager at First National Bank plc

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Education

Queen Mary, U. of London

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Industry

Management Consulting

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David Walker’s Summary

I am an experienced Programme/Change Manager - fixing things that aren't going to plan, developing change strategy and making it stick in implementation. A lot of my personal focus is on the people aspects of change (aligning that to the financial aspects of change) - it is people that stop change, so let's ensure that we get the relationships, behavioural changes etc right first time....peoples feelings, egos and behaviours are hard to nurse back to health!

I'm also a qualified accountant, but I'm not boring....financial control is key to delivery of change.

My sector and role experience is broad - financial services, public sector, IT services, outsourcing, bid management, HR, private banking, finance house, outsourced Finance function, M&A-related etc

You can also find me on Ecademy http://www.ecademy.com/user/davidwalker1

David Walker’s Specialties:

Change management strategy development, financial control and assured delivery, programme assurance - healthchecking and recovery, Post-M&A integration and transformation planning, Partnership development, cultural development, change-related governance processes, Strategic assessment and planning – developing change strategy, Stakeholder management,Workshop facilitation, Project and Programme Manager mentoring and training, programme management, outsourcing, bid management, HR, facilitation

David Walker’s Experience

Transformation Programme Manager

Forensic Science Service

(Law Enforcement industry)

November 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)
Director

Holcot Change Consulting

(Management Consulting industry)

April 2004 — Present (5 years 8 months)

I undertake short- and long-term consulting assignments - any sector and any functional specialism.

Recent projects have been in outsourced IT in the Banking sector, outsourced Finance function in the public sector, and establishing a change strategy to implement a marketing portfolio.
Director

Sunny Oak Ltd

(Management Consulting industry)

2003 — 2009 (6 years )
Programme Manager

Getronics

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

September 2005 — September 2006 (1 year 1 month)

Asked to work on the €200m bid for the managed desktop service for a major Bank. This involved bid management, legal and programme management aspects.
Head of Finance (MK Council)

HBS (Hyder Business Services)

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Outsourcing/Offshoring industry)

March 2005 — September 2005 (7 months)

Managed the outsourced finance function for a major local council. Operational management and the change management aspects required. 100+fte.
Head of Desktop Managed Services

Abbey National plc

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Financial Services industry)

July 2003 — April 2004 (10 months)

Programme Director for the transition of desktop management services (c30000 users0 and transformation activitity from existing in-house and third-party suppliers to new partner Conputacenter. In addition, running the day-to-day operational service with the various partners during the transition.
Programme Manager/Director

Abbey National

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Management Consulting industry)

1986 — 2004 (18 years )

Working across the Abbey National Group, delivering change in a finance house, private bank, IT, Finance, across the Group....
Change Director

Cater Allen Private Bank

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Banking industry)

February 2002 — July 2002 (6 months)
Group Programme Manager

First National Bank plc

(Management Consulting industry)

1999 — 2001 (2 years )

David Walker’s Education

Queen Mary, U. of London

BSc(Econ) , Economics , 1981 — 1984

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David Walker’s Groups:

ACCA, CIB, Ecademy

Getronics (a KPN company)
Banking Connects
Executive Interim Network
Shared Services and Outsourcing Network (SSON)
UK Interim Management - HR, IT, Finance, Supply Chain & Procurement and Business Change
Programme Managers / Directors
Abbey (National) Alumni Network
Interim Partners
Organizational Change Network
Business Change Professionals
Business Improvement, Change Management & Turnaround
EMEA EXECUTIVE
Queen Mary and Westfield College Alumni
Financial Services Career Center™
Interim Management Jobs.net
Commercial Interim Managers Forum
CIO/Directors/Senior Managers - Modis International