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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

Background:

• Master of Science; Civil Engineer Electro Mechanics; Option Production Management
• Leuven University of Leuven; Customer Specific Programs @ Thunderbird University of Global Management, Harvard Business School, IMD Business School Lausanne, Insead and Vlerick Management School.
• Track record of executive functions in pharmaceutical business with 25 years of experience in leading complex organizations in Europe, Middle East, Africa and South East Asia.
• 8 years’ experience in various start-up companies (Chemical-Pharmaceutical-Dietary Supplements)
• Multilingual: fluent in Dutch, English, French.

Skills and expertise:

• Business executive, specialized in life science and medical industry and experienced in many other sectors at both multinational companies and SMEs, including start-ups and spin-offs.
• Comfortable and familiar with the major venture capitalists, private equity players and governmental institutions.
• Restructuring/interim/crisis/turnaround management, board/advisory member functions, M&A activities and carve outs.
• Experience in complex sales and manufacturing operations, multi-site strategic initiatives and global technology development.
• A strong personal drive to streamline and optimize multinational organizations, improve business results, quality and productivity.
• Strong focus on customer service. Encourage innovation at all levels.

Experience:

• Currently: Director/Consultant/Advisor in various Life Science/MedTech projects and start-ups
• 11/2012-06/2018: Managing Director Emulco Laboratories CVBA Managing Director Emulco Ghent Seaport NV
• As from 2011:
  • -Senior Vice-President and GM Capsugel Europe, Middle East, Africa & South Asia
  • -Managing Director of Capsugel Belgium NV
  • -Managing Director and Director of 15 Subsidiaries Worldwide of Capsugel Belgium NV
• As of 2010: Vice-President and GM Capsugel Europe, Middle East, Africa & South Asia
• As of 2008: Vice-President Capsugel Europe, Middle East, Africa
• As of 2002:
  • -Operations Director Capsugel EMEA
  • -Plant Director Capsugel Bornem
  • -Managing Director Warner-Lambert Belgium
• 2002: Operations Manager Capsugel Bornem
• 94-98: Production Manager Capsugel Bornem
• 93-94: Production Head Capsugel Bornem
• 92-93: Project Engineer Capsugel Bornem

Background:

• Associate Partner of Global PMI Partners
• Masters Business Economics Ghent State University.
• Guberna: Institute for Directors
• Ehsal Management School: Digital Marketing and Communication
• Speaks fluent Dutch, English and French, and understands and reads German and Spanish.

Skills and Expertise:

• Extensive knowledge of the Automotive lease and fleet management market in Europe and the US
• B2B global sales and account management
• Complex international contract negotiation and management.

Professional Experience:

• Board Member in France, UK and Spain

Background:

• 20+ years of experience in bringing people, business processes and IT together at large international organizations, of which
• 12 years as director within Philips Electronics managing multiple international change programs
• 2 years as IT manager for Finance and Business Intelligence at TP Vision (initial years of the Philips TV Joined venture with TPV)
• 7 years as managing partner at boutique IT/project management firms
• Master of science in Business Economics, Amsterdam NL
• Bachelor in Business Information Management, Utrecht NL
• Fluent in English, Dutch, basic in German

Skills and Expertise:

• Management skills: Project / program Management, Process Improvement Management, Change Management,  System Implementation Management and Cut-over Management.​
• Functional skills: Enterprice Information Management, Finance & Accounting, Financial planning and consolition,integrated planning and forecasting, IT/systems management
• IT skills: BI tools (SAP, Cognos, QlikView, Microsoft), Planning tools (SAP, Cognos, Anaplan), ERP (SAP)

Experience:

• Senior Project Manager / Program Manager for multiple companywide process improvements and system implementations at multinational companies such as at Philips, Signify and Stork
• Global business process owner Finance & Accounting, Financial planning, integrated planning and data analysis at Philips and TP Vision
• Greenfield companywide ERP (SAP) implementation and corporate management information system (QlikView) within 12 months for a Chinees / Dutch joint venture (TP Vision)
• Cutover manager for disentanglement project of a China based globally active semicondictors company (Ween)
• ERP (SAP) implementation in a food production factory of a Chinees owned baby milk powder company (Ausnutria)

Background:

• Nicolas has worked for 15 years in privately owned companies in sales, purchasing, supply chain, logistics and finance before migrating to consultancy at Ernst & Young (EY) in 2007
• At EY he was active in the global Operational Transaction Services business line with a focus on providing support to global companies in terms of post-merger integration, carve-out, operational and commercial due diligence resulting acquisitions and divestitures, and business performance optimization
• Nicolas holds master degrees in languages from Antwerp University, economics (Brussels University)and an MBA (Maastricht University) and is a certified business analysis professional
• Fluent in Dutch, English, French and German, with notions of Greek and Italian

Skills and Expertise:

• To date Nicolas has over 25 years of executive experience in the areas of business transformation, M&A, integrations and divestments, business process optimization and –reengineering, strategy, restructuring, and change management. He has solid expertise in the functional business areas of sales, purchasing, logistics and supply chain, finance & accounting, business development and expansion
• Prior to migrating to consultancy, Nicolas was global sales director for a European leading manufacturer of office furniture with a global distribution footprint
• His other industry roles include:
  • (i) operational excellence director for a European wholesale group,
  • (ii) business development director retail for a company within the Kingfisher Electrical (KESA) group of companies,
  • (iii) Sales Manager Belgium for a car leasing company in Belgium

Experience:

• ExxonMobil: global carve-out of BOPP (bi-axial oriented poly propylene) as acquired by Jindal Poly Films India
• ExxonMobil: European carve-out of Esso Fuel Cards business as acquired by WEX Europe Services
• Chevron Phillips: integration in the EuAfMe region of the PAO (poly alpha olefin) activities from Nesté Chemicals as acquired by CP Chemicals
• Capio Group: European integration of Capio Diagnostics and Unilabs following the acquisition of the latter + carve-out support related to the stand-alone migration of Capio Diagnostics and Capio Hospitals from within Capio Group
• Owens-Corning: global integration of Vetrotex as acquired from Saint-Gobain by Owens-Corning
• Platform Specialty Products (PSP): integration of Arysta, Agriphar and Chemtura into Arysta Life Sciences following the simultaneous acquisition by PSP
• Scott’s: global carve-out of the Scott’s Miracle Gro business line from Scott’s as acquired by ICL (Israel Corporation Limited)
• Pfizer: global carve-out of PAH (Pfizer Animal Health Care) business line into the new Zoetis and simultaneous support to the IPO of Zoetis

Enjoys creating value through growth and profitability improvement.

Very familiar with LBOs, carve-outs, post-merger integration and the private equity environment. Successful track record in leading organizations as CEO, COO and Business Unit Head with global industrial, energy and technology groups as well as mid-size companies.

Background:

• Start of own company Petzold Management Consulting mid 2016
• Last position as Executive Director in the Operational Transaction Services unit of EY (2013-16)
• Overall 20 years of consulting experience in major, international consultancies, e.g. Capgemini, EY (Ernst & Young) and PwC
• Extensive skills in operational transaction support projects and organizational change processes
• International background with project work in 10 countries:
• Diploma in Economics University of Hanover, Dublin City University
• Published M&A author – articles, seminars, workshops, trainer on Post Merger topics.
• Speaks English and German.

Skills and Expertise:

• André has led several operational transaction projects as an external consultant across Europe
• Carve out and Post Merger Integration with all related topics (e.g. Synergies, 100 day planning, interdependencies, etc.)
• Project management, PMO
• Process and organizational design, change management

Experience:

• Germany with global footprint: Project setup and integration preparation, seed business in chemical industry on buyside 2017/2018
• Germany with global footprint: Integration preparation for purchasing department buyside, pharma industry 2016/2017
• Germany: Preparation and planning of a highly complex, international Carve-out, tier1 supplier automotive, 2015
• Italy / Germany 2013/2014: Post Merger Integration preparation on buyside I, heating equipment of an Italian manufactory
• Switzerland, 2013: Carve-out sell-side management PMO- disposal of the textile machinery unit of a technology corporate
• Germany, 2012: Synergy tracking within the steel industry for the buyer after purchase of competitor
• Germany: Set up and management of post deal activities with the solar industry 2012
• Germany: Synergy tracking within the PMI of two pharma companies, 2011
• Hungary: Post-Merger-Integration of two Telco fix net companies 2007/2008

Christoph Jores (CJ) is a Senior Executive Advisor and based in Düsseldorf, Germany. He is an M&A specialist with extensive experience from both management and advisory positions in carve-out, divestitures and post-merger integration from positions such as Head of M&A and PMI at TNT, Head of Corp Dev at Deutsche Bahn and Senior Analyst/Associate at Citigroup. CJ holds an Executive MBA from RWTH Aachen and a Dipl. -KFM (FH) from Berlin School of Business & Law. He is a native German speaker and fluent in English

Background:

• > 25 years of professional experience
• Management Consultant with Roland Berger (18 years – 12 years as a Partner) and independent consultant (6 years)
• 3 years in executive search and management auditing as a partner with Heidrick & Struggles
• Specialization on: Post merger integration, M&A, strategy, business modelling, target operating model design
• Headed the post merger integration practice group for a large consultancy
• Studied industrial engineering & business administration (Hamburg)
• German native, fluent in English, conversational French and Italian speaker

Skills and Expertise:

• Design & management of large & complex international post merger integrations
  • – integration (co) leader
  • – integration management office
  • – synergy management
  • – integration team lead
• Growth strategies (organic/anorganic), M&A screening and pre-evaluation, due diligences (strategic, commercial, cultural)
• Cost cutting & restructuring
• Organizational design, process engineering
• Transformation and change management
• Leadership assessment, coaching and mentoring
• Business trainer

Experience:

• Agro: BASF, global co-integration lead for the integration of crop protection and seed assets from Bayer (> EUR 7 bln acquisition volume); worked in crop protection, sugar industry, seed growers as well as distribution & retail
• Power & gas utilities: managed several integrations for the e.on group in Europe and the US (power plants, grid companies, sales networks, renewable energies); supported RWE/Innogy with their acquisition of VEW; helped with the formation of NordStream gas pipeline
• IT/telecommunication: managed the integration of daimlerchrysler’s ICT assets (debis systemhaus) into Deutsche Telekom and the formation of T-Systems; worked for Arcor/Vodafone
• Leisure: Helped to form TUI group (Preussag, Hapag Lloyd)
• Security: Supported G4S in growth strategies and M&A screening
• Metals: supported the integration of Cumerio into Aurubis
• Others: Various due diligences for private equity firms and corporate clients

• 5+ yrs. in leadership as CFO, GM, FD, SVP Corporate Finance; Financial & Project Mngt.
• Professional CFO with broad cross-functional and cross-industry expertise; Business phases from expansion, strong growth, crises, consolidation, turnaround, transformation
• Industries: Energy/Mineral Oil, eMobility/ Batteries, Agri/Food, Building Materials, Flat Glass/Car Glass; IT Hardware, Soft- ware; Distribution, Logistics, Retail
• University degree in business economics, AMP at IESE Business School
• Certified Executive Coach by EMCC Global/EQA SP Level, Professional Certified Coach by ICF at IESE
• German native speaker, fluent in English

Background:

• Management Consultant since 199
• Career with Roland Berger from Junior Consultant to Partner/Shareholder (20 years)
• Managing Partner of consulting boutiques, independent consultant
• Strong international footprint, esp. in Europe and the Americas
• Broad industry background: Logistics, chemicals, defense, conglomerates etc
• Focus on portfolio strategy, M+A, integration management, business transformation, operational turnaround
• Master of Business Administration (MBA), Michigan USA
• German native, English fluent, Portuguese and Spanish advanced

Skills and Expertise:

• Shaping M+A strategies and managing the integration program in a wide scope of industries
• Steering effectively complex and dynamic transformation programs based on profound process reengineering (Germany, Europe, North and South America)
• Designing and leading the program management office for the roll-out in organizations from a few hundred to up to 100.000 employees
• Exploring and successfully managing the market entry into new business areas, as well as upstream and downstream strategies
• Designing innovative business models, creating sustainable competitive advantage for clients faced by disruptive changes (e.g. e-substitution)

Experience:

• Aerospace (Airbus): designing the integration concept for both Finance and Controlling in the merger of four previously independent entities
• Conglomerates (various): shaping the portfolio strategy, deriving/planning the consequences, i.e. (des)investments on BU-level
• Fertilizer (K+S): designing the group-internal merger and the external carve-out of two BUs
• Private Equity (various): conducting due diligences in various industries
• Financial investor (Carlyle): creating the growth strategy incl. operational performance improvement for one European infocom-investment
• Defense (confidential): Developing transnational market entry options (green vs brown field)
• Health Care Distribution (confidential): shaping the whole acquisition process from creating the target longlist to takeover and integration

Background:

• Over 25 years of experience in top management consulting and in industry leadership positions
• Director Strategy & Operations Deloitte Consulting Germany (2009-2018) and Part of European M&A Consulting Practice with a focus on PMI/carve-out
• Business Unit Head – Supply Chain Management Consulting for a BMW Group Company(2001-2009)
• Head of Supply Chain, Purchasing and Manufacturing for Dornier Medizin-technik and Director Logistics for Teleflex Inc. (1996-2001)
• Masters of Business Administration Georgetown University, Washington, Bachelor Engineering (hons), University of Central Lancashire, UK, Dipl.- Ing. (FH) Mechanical Engineering, Fachhochschule Augsburg
• German native speaker and fluent in English

Skills and expertise:

• Michael has led numerous international post merger integration and carve-out projects across various industry sectors
• Target operating model design and functional blueprints for Integrations or carve-outs
• Business strategy and strategy execution
• Market entry & corporate growth programs
• synergy capture and cost reduction initiatives
• Supply chain management & manufacturing operations
• Change management and communication
• People development & executive coaching (systemic business coach)

Experience:

• Led post merger integration of two German automotive suppliers into a global Tier 1 structure including change management to build a 4 bn Euro business division
• Led commercial due diligence and post merger integration planning for the acquisition of a German equipment manufacturer by ChemChina
• Led global optimization project for product engineering function for a global chip manufacturer to shift from a decentral architecture to a global governance and process model after an acquisition (leading German chip manufacturer)
• Led operational carve out for divestiture of German business unit for Japanese Tier 1 supplier
• Led carve-out and resale of sales and service functions to country dealers across Europe (global mining and construction equipment manufacturer)
• New business operating and process model for global Tier 1 supplier to get ready for acquisition of non automotive businesses (German Tier 1)
• Led transformation program a new business operating and process model design for sales and service functions of a global engine manufacturer including change management, (leading diesel engine manufacturer)

Nir is an integration and post-merger specialist with over two decades of international expertise in Management Consulting and Digital Transformation project management. Experienced in executing and leading teams in complex IT integration and carve-out projects across Communication and High-Tech, Automotive and Healthcare sectors, amongst others. Nir combines his great communication, stakeholders’ management, and technical capabilities to rapidly identify synergies and develop an integration success roadmap. As a competitive intelligence specialist, Nir enhances clients’ work the team by providing valuable market insights and best practices from various industries and markets.

Kunjan Chauhan has worked with post-merger integration, business transformations, operational carve-outs and turnarounds for over 25 years. His primary industry focus are IT, telecoms, FMCG and manufacturing. Kunjan holds a BSc (Hons)in Computer Systems from Cardiff University and an MBA from IMD, Switzerland. He is fluent in English and speak basic French, Gujarati and Hindi.

Pauli is Senior Executive Advisor and have over 25 years of management and M&A experience in automotive, construction and manufacturing industries. He has been involved in over 100 international acquisition cases and has developed the acquisition and integration process for A-listed comanies. Pauli holds a MSc in Mechanical Engineering and a MSc in Mathematics and Music education. He is fluent in Swedish, English, German and Finnish

Per-Ivan has an extensive experience from both gambling and telecoms industries. He has been active as founder, investor and CEO in gambling companies such as Betway.com, Expect.com and Mobenga AB. His prime expertise is within M&A, post-merger integration and all areas of business development. He is fluent in Swedish and English

Chris is the GPMIP UK Associate Partner for the Financial Services and Pharma & Healthcare sectors.

He is a proven C-Suite leader combining some unique experiences with the vision, skills, and energy to move organisations to the next level. Over twenty years’ experience in the Financial Services industry as a COO and Management Consultant, following six years’ service in the British Army. Recent startup experience as Chief Corporate Development Officer in leading healthtech firm Doctor Care Anywhere. Extensive Middle Eastern experience.

He has previously led the strategic acquisition and integration of the Australian GP2U business for Doctor Care Anywhere. He also previously managed the integration of Credit Suisse and First Boston.