David Hopper

Professional Background

• A Cross Sector Business Change Director recognised for transforming business operations and profitability.
• Experienced across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Services based organisations and within M&A environments.
• MBA – Henley Business School dissertation topic: Strategic, Organization and Operations integration elements.

M&A Skills & Expertise

Programme Director and Advisory on large complex international business change programmes and M&A transactions:

• Pre-completion planning
• Synergy evaluation
• First 100 days and long term implementation of integration
• Project managed multiple work-streams on major deals covering post deal integration and separation programmes.
• Quality and risk management focus.

Project Highlights

Deals/M&A/Integration environment, Private Equity business and driving large complex transformation programmes across multinational business:

• Work-stream lead to integrate two acquisitions valued at £45M – Construction.
• Work-stream lead to integrate five acquisitions valued at £50M – Technology.
• Programme lead for the Legal Entity rationalisation and integration of 9 EMEA businesses valued at $1B – Heavy Industrial.