Head of Telecoms Integrated Operators Group
Chester, United Kingdom
- Current
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- Head of Intergrated Telecoms Sourcing Group at Orange Business Services
- Past
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- UK Telecoms Sourcing Manager at Orange Business Services
- Global Project Buyer at Orange Business Services
- EMEA NSD Business Operations Manager at IBM
- Education
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- Liverpool University
- University of Liverpool
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Rob Evans’s Summary
Rob is the Head of the Telecoms Integrated Operator Group for the Orange FT Group. This role covers Telecoms sourcing for countries with both a fixed and mobile network, such as the UK, Switzerland, Belguim, Poland, Spain and the Ukraine.
Rob's joined the Global Enterprise sourcing function within Orange Business Service, specifically the Outsourcing Projects Team in July of 2007.
EMEA operations Manager was Rob’s sixth role at IBM. His previous role was the management of all the cost reduction and efficiency projects within network Service Delivery for EMEA. Rob reported directly to the EMEA Director for NSD.
Rob was also the EMEA Purchased Telecoms Manager, this role included working to define strategy for Telecoms procurement for new deals across EMEA, along with providing cost take out strategies across the region and vendor life cycle management functions including Compliance.
Previously, Rob was the North Region PTSL manager and prior to that Rob was the Manager with responsibility for networking across the UK. Rob has managed the teams looking after several major customers’ networks and the networks supporting the eBusiness infrastructure both National and Internationly.
Rob’s technical knowledge extends to implementing networks and network security and compliance controls within an outsourced environment along with auditing the delivery of those standards. Rob also has had experience of IT crime and investigation within a multi-national corporation.
Rob graduated with a first class degree in Construction Management from Liverpool University. Rob also gained a Ph.D. in Financial Management from Liverpool University, during this time Rob published five papers in the field of Financial Management.
Rob Evans’s Experience
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Head of Intergrated Telecoms Sourcing Group
Orange Business Services
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; FTE; Telecommunications industry)
July 2008 — Present (6 months)
Manager of the Telecoms Integrated Operator Group. Telecoms sourcing within the countries where Orange has both a fixed and mobile network.
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UK Telecoms Sourcing Manager
Orange Business Services
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; FTE; Telecommunications industry)
February 2008 — July 2008 (6 months)
UK Telecoms Sourcing Manager. Part of a team responsible for Telecoms procurement across the Orange Group in the UK.
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Global Project Buyer
Orange Business Services
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Telecommunications industry)
July 2007 — February 2008 (8 months)
Project buyer in the Orange business Services Global Sourcing team concentrating on Outsourcing projects.
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EMEA NSD Business Operations Manager
IBM
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2007 — June 2007 (6 months)
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EMEA Purchased Telecoms Manager
IBM
(Public Company; IBM; Telecommunications industry)
October 2004 — December 2006 (2 years 3 months)
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North Region Purchased Telecoms Manager
IBM
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Telecommunications industry)
July 2004 — October 2004 (4 months)
managing IBM's Telecom's spend with third party Service Providers across the UK, Ireland, South Africa and the Netherlands.
Rob Evans’s Education
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Liverpool University
Ph.D., Financial Managment, 1995 — 1998
1995 - 1998 Ph.D. Financial Management. Liverpool University.
• Employed as a Research Assistant whilst undertaking Ph.D.
• Developed a cash flow forecasting model in conjunction with Bovis, a major UK Construction Company.
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University of Liverpool
BA (Hons) (First Class, Construction management, 1992 — 1995
1992 - 1995 BA (Hons) Construction Management (First Class). Liverpool University.
• Won the Tysons PLC Prize.
• Project Manager for the final year group project and winner of best project award.
• Elected Class Representative and Social Secretary of the Building Engineering Society.- Activities and Societies:
- Social Secretary of the Building Engineering Society
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Rob Evans’s Honors:
Tyson PLC Price, Best Construction Management Graduate - Liverpool University 1995.
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