Asia Pacific

Chris Charlton is a Managing Partner & the CEO of GPMIP UK and is a member of the global leadership team member of Global PMI Partners.

Chris has an extensive background in business & IT consulting services, specialising in the delivery of complex M&A and change programmes.

He is a highly experienced Business & IT Leader & Board Advisor, with a background in B2B, B2C, technology, financial services, FMCG, healthcare, telecoms, pharma, logistics, energy, aviation, gaming & manufacturing sectors. He has also been a leadership team member of multiple Global and European businesses.

Chris has a highly collaborative approach to successful M&A integration, business transformation and change leadership, engaging with all levels of stakeholder to deliver ‘fit for purpose’ business- and IT-driven solutions and is expert at driving organisation and process change, business and IT transformation, business integration/divestment, operational performance improvement, cost reduction, business and IT strategy execution.

He has been published many times, including by the Financial Times, on the subjects of M&A, business strategy, programme delivery and managing complex change.

Background:

• Christophe is co-founder of Global PMI Partners, the only international network focused exclusively on delivering merger integration, separation and transformation services.
• Christophe was an Executive Director in the European Transaction Integration group of Ernst & Young, which is focused on worldwide and multidisciplinary integration and carve out projects resulting from transactions.
• Christophe completed a Masters in Business Economics at the Ghent State University.
• He also studied Estate & Wealth Management at the New York University. He has published several articles, presented seminars, conducted workshops and is a trainer on integration management and M&A.
• He speaks fluent Dutch, English and French, and understands and reads German.

Skills and Expertise:

• Christophe has over 23 years of executive experience in the areas of audit, corporate finance, working capital improvement, investment management, international restructuring, change management, implementation of ERP platforms and people management.
• Vice President Investment Administration and Operations for a $350 million family office in New York, where he was involved in private equity deals, venture capital funding and investing in public equities and bonds.
• Christophe has led numerous carve out and integration projects as well as other multidisciplinary projects like process improvements and change management programs, and establishment and optimisation of financial control systems and shared service centres.

Experience:
M&A-related engagements include:

• Fluxys, Brazil/Belgium, 2020/21, IMO
• EVS, Belgium/Netherlands, 2020, IMO
• Bejo Seeds, NL/South Africa, deal advice, 2020
• Corex/Corenso, Europe, IMO, 2019
• Balta, Belgium, 2018, Program mgt
• Infotheek, 2017, Netherlands, IMO setup
• WeEn Semi, EU-China, 2016-17, program mgt
• Vectura-SkyePharma, London, 2016: Finance
• Mifratel/Ebos, Belgium, 2016: Communications
• NXP Semiconductors, NL, 2008: lead carve-out management office
• Philips Semiconductors, NL, 2006: leading the treasury work stream carve-out
• IMO, Infosys, Palo Alto/Israel, 2015
• Rightster, London, IMO 2014
• Finance integration support, Taminco, Finland, 2014
• Synergy quantification/Qualification, Paris, 2012.
• CFO for Agrium Europe, Belgium, 2011

Mark Bevan is a Managing Partner & the COO of GPMIP UK and is a member of the global leadership team for Global PMI Partners.

He has a strong background in Technology transformation and M&A, having previously worked in multiple different consulting organisations in senior roles at Capgemini, DXC and Deloitte.

Mark has worked across multiple sectors including aviation, retail, logistics, manufacturing, banking, insurance, healthcare, consumer goods, and media & technology and has helped dozens of clients navigate the challenges of their M&A transaction and tranformational change progremmes.

Additionally, Mark’s collaborative and pragmatic approach enables him adapt and support clients with their ever changing and evolving transcation requirements, across all business functions, utilising the experiences gained from working with multiple blue-chip corporate and PE organisations and clients.

Michael is a Managing Partner and one of the four founders of Global PMI Partners and has been instrumental in growing the company since its inception. He has been founder and CEO of a tech start-up, VP International Operations at Framfab and worked with strategy, M&A and business development in Ericsson. Michael is native Swedish speaker, fluent in English and basic German

Mikael is a Managing Partner and co-lead our practice in Nordics, DACH, Baltics and Poland. He has extensive management experience in high-tech industries from firms such as Ericsson, IBM Global Services and PortWise. He has been a consultant with PriceWaterhouse Coopers and McKinsey&Co. Mikael holds an MBA from INSEAD, a Master of Science in Engineering from Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm and a Bachelor from Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College. Mikael is a native Swedish speaker and speak fluent English and basic French

Craig Dooley is co-lead of Australia and New Zealand at Global PMI Partners based in Brisbane.

In addiition to M&A and M&A integration expertise, Craig specializes in financial risk management, funding across multiple industries, treasury policy and corporate governance documentation and implementation, business-wide solutions, global trade-related funding and inter-country trading, as well as business development and relationship management. Craig has worked with a wide range of industry sectors, including property, manufacturing, retail, education, agriculture, wholesale, and healthcare.

His project highlights include assisting start-ups and multi-nationals, dealing with clients from SME to institutional companies across all industries, and working with multiple ‘roll-ups’ both domestically and internationally.

Craig holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Banking, Finance, and Risk Management from Griffith University.

Ryan Sadler is co-lead of Australia and New Zealand at Global PMI Partners based in Sydney.

Ryan is a M&A and divestitures transition services expert leading and advising executives on strategic and large-scale technology transformations for various companies. With a strong technological background, local and international business transaction acumen, Ryan specializes in seamless and scalable Transition Services execution for both public and private sector clients.

Ryan holds a Masters in Business Administration, ITIL, PRINCE2, Agile, and other industry certifications and experience. His expertise includes M&A skills, governance establishment, C-Suite Executive stakeholder management, opportunity analysis, commercial negotiation, and industry sectors such as Financial Services, Engineering, Technology, Mining, and more.

Rob Kerr has been with GPMIP for many years and has recently taken on the role as Associate Partner for the ASEAN region, relocating to Vietnam with his family.

Rob has extensive experience leading IMO functions and as Integration Director across sectors and geographies. Engagement have ranged from the tens of millions to the multi-billions including a £120m technology sector acquisition integration and leading the IMO for the Retail division on the merger between Ladbrokes and Coral.