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.

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.

Chris Airey is the GPMIP UK Associate Partner for the Business and Professional Services, Transport, Logistics and Supply Chain.

He has experience in strategy and change delivery for process driven, b2b and b2c, technology and data enabled businesses and is expert at driving engagements and running programmes of work (business and / or technology). Additionally, he has a long track record in DD for technology enabled and SaaS businesses.

His experience extends to business operating models, technology strategy, integration planning & delivery, Business Services, Business Process Outsourcing solutions and Shared Services spanning Logistics, Retail, Technology, Maritime, SaaS and Financial Services.

Allen Gibbons is the GPMIP UK Associate Partner for the Media, Telco, Consumer and Retail sectors.

He has led intergrations and carve outs across a broad spectrum of sectors including Consumer Goods, Technology, Media, Events and Professional Services and has experience from multinationals to SMEs including Diageo, Georgia Pacific and Del Monte as well as international business experience in Europe, North America, Asia and Sub Saharan Africa.

Whilst CEO of an international events and media group Allen led the international expansion with 70% of revenues from newly acquired businesses.

Rehena Harilall is a Senior Executive Advisor for GPMIP UK and has an extensive transformation and post-merger integration delivery background. She has broad FTSE 500 experience, with over 25 years leading and coaching executive teams across the diversity of business and organisation change drivers. Her pedigree consulting background to partner level includes KPMG Consulting, Ernst & Young, Mercer and McKinsey & Partners.

Rehena is highly skilled in rapidly translating strategic vision into tangible, innovative solutions to achieve desired business outcomes. Combining significant Programme Directorship & Leadership experience with a depth Organisational Change, Design and Transformation Management.

She holds post graduate degrees in Psychology, Change and Business Administration alongside HR, Programme Management and coaching qualifications.

Lesley-Ann Kenrick is the Associate Partner that leads the GPMIP UK HR capability.

She is a highly experienced & results driven HRD with deep experience in outsourcing/M&A (client and supplier side) international industrial relations, TUPE/ARD, organisational design, rightsizing, global HR shared service centre set up and HR transformation.

Her experience also covers the implementation of global HR programmes, specifically she has managed global HR programmes spanning 99 countries, European union/works council as well as Commercial due diligence and HR contract negotiations.

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

Rob has extensive experience in leading IMO functions as well as acting as Integration Director on engagements ranging from the tens of millions to the multi-billions, including a $120m technology sector acquisition integration and leading the integration PMO for the Retail division on the merger between Ladbrokes and Coral.

He was also responsible for leading the IMO on the eBusiness Transformation Programme, ahead of the IPO at Royal Mail.

Claire McCourt is the Executive Assistant to Mark Bevan and Chris Charlton.

Claire joined GPMIP in 2021 and is responsible for all support requirements for the senior leadership in the UK. Claire’s role is critical to the successful running of the team and provides administrative support for the execs as well as over-seeing the administration and implementation of the recruitment process for all new UK Associates. In addition to that she supports business development and events management.

Roy Mitroploulos is the GPMIP UK Associate Partner who leads the Energy sector.

Roy. has 30+ years’ experience in Downstream Oil and Gas, where he has worked in a number of spaces including Fuels, Lubricants, Trading, LPG, Refining and Aviation. The constant theme of his work has been leading business change, whether through M&A, restructuring or strategic initiatives. Roy got into M&A by accident in 2012, when the business he was working in was being sold, and he was asked to stay on and project manage the divestment. He has stayed in M&A since, and very much enjoys the intellectual challenge, the people side, and the demands of making deals a success.

Roy has learnt through deep experience where value is added, where value can be put at risk, and crucially where value is lost.

Robert Peopall is the GPMIP Associate Partner for the Technology and Property and Facilities Management sectors.

Robert has broad experience gained from working on complex global enterprise scale engagements working at CxO board level & across all stakeholder groups. He has worked on Exit Strategy, ERP, Business & Technology Transformation projects and worked on large-scale M&A & Business & IT Transformation projects as a Managing Partner at HP Enterprise and Transformation Director, CSC.

He was also previously an Associate Director at Ernst & Young working on pre and post deal buy and sell side delivery projects & DD exercises.

Rebecca Smith is GPMIP UK’s Chief Legal Officer and Associate Partner.

She has an extensive background as C-suite lawyer and business leader in large FTSE listed organisations, as well as privately owned and PE-backed companies. Rebecca has led global legal and compliance teams in a number of B2B, B2C and B2G industries and is well versed in providing value-adding, strategic guidance across all manner of legal, compliance and risk matters in regulated and unregulated environments. She is also highly skilled in change management and board transformation in an M&A environment.

Rebecca has worked in multiple sectors including FMCG, Healthcare, Technology, Gaming and Insurance.

Larisa Stephenson is the GPMIP UK Finance and Operations Manager.

She is responsible for Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable as well finance system management and is an indispensable part of the UK operations team.

Larisa is also a qualified solicitor and is based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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.

Steve Taylor is a Delivery Associate Partner for GPMIP UK with responsibility for supporting our Engagement Leads on the use of our methodologies in a consistent manner.

Steve has over 30 years’ experience in FTSE 100 & Fortune 500 organisations and has led multiple M&A transactions (Integrations & Carve Outs) and complex transformation programme delivery roles across numerous sectors.

He has over 15 years’ experience specifically in M&A delivery & advisory experience with total deal value of over £15.5bn.

Steve has an exemplary client delivery focus and stakeholder management skills built through many years of client delivery work for consultancies such as IBM, Capgemini and Global PMI Partners.