Adrian Brooks

Adrian Brooks

Head of strategy management

Greater London, England, United Kingdom
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About

An internationally experienced business change manager with a track record helping the transformation of FTSE100 businesses and government departments.

Working within business, I translate strategy into reality and bridge process to technology. I have 20 years management experience from industry and as a management consultant. My key strengths include:
- Change management: vision, benefits, stakeholder analysis, communications, impact assessment, readiness assessment, TNA, knowledge management
- PMO design and set-up
- Benefits monitoring and realisation
- Operating model and organisation design
- Understanding business drivers and vision to shape projects and execute to plan
- Senior-management stakeholder engagement
- Managing multi-disciplined teams and driving high performance
- Risk and issue identification and management

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Experience

  • British Medical Association Graphic

    Programme Manager

    British Medical Association

    - Present 7 years 4 months

    London, United Kingdom

    Programme manager - strategic priorities

  • Director

    Phobl Ltd

    - Present 10 years 5 months

    London, United Kingdom

    Independent business change practitioner.

  • Royal Mail Graphic

    Change Lead

    Royal Mail

    - 5 months

    London, United Kingdom

    Change lead for the Customer Experience Efficiency Programme

  • HSBC Graphic

    Communications Manager

    HSBC

    - 3 months

    London, United Kingdom

    - Formulated & gained approval for plan; adopted agile approach to comms delivery to ensure team focus on high value/low effort output; engaged senior management in daily stand-ups for progress/blocker updates
    - Agreed key messages, look & feel with management; produced artwork for banners, posters, digital displays, marketing materials for global events (UK, Poland, India, China, USA, Canada)

  • Market Operator Services Limited (MOSL) Graphic

    Programme Office Manager

    Market Operator Services Limited (MOSL)

    - 11 months

    - Lead on programme planning activities with C-level stakeholders to manage production of detailed integrated plan, high-level plan and critical path with associated artefacts
    - Managed creation of reporting templates and governance framework including change control process to provide CEO and board with an outcome dashboard
    - Supported start-up activities including office move and set-up of IT infrastructure in new office
    - Facilitated industry-wide workshops to support wider…

    - Lead on programme planning activities with C-level stakeholders to manage production of detailed integrated plan, high-level plan and critical path with associated artefacts
    - Managed creation of reporting templates and governance framework including change control process to provide CEO and board with an outcome dashboard
    - Supported start-up activities including office move and set-up of IT infrastructure in new office
    - Facilitated industry-wide workshops to support wider programme planning activities

  • British Medical Association Graphic

    Change and Comms lead

    British Medical Association

    - 9 months

    London, United Kingdom

    - Established internal comms processes and sign-off with exec team
    - Identified and categorised national stakeholder landscape to form target segments and key messages
    - Authored national transformation communications

  • Chaucer Consulting Graphic

    Principal Consultant

    Chaucer Consulting

    - 1 year 8 months

    London, United Kingdom

    Management consultant developing business change strategies and implementing change plans.

    Lead the creation of business change methodology and knowledge sharing for a burgeoning change management practice.

    Lead international business change and process optimisation for global company in oil & gas sector.

    Advisory and change lead in diverse sectors including:
    - oil and gas (BP)
    - food manufacture (Cadbury's)
    - ship building (BAE Systems)
    - card payment company…

    Management consultant developing business change strategies and implementing change plans.

    Lead the creation of business change methodology and knowledge sharing for a burgeoning change management practice.

    Lead international business change and process optimisation for global company in oil & gas sector.

    Advisory and change lead in diverse sectors including:
    - oil and gas (BP)
    - food manufacture (Cadbury's)
    - ship building (BAE Systems)
    - card payment company (Fleetcor)

  • Mouchel Management Consulting Graphic

    Principal Consultant

    Mouchel Management Consulting

    - 4 years 8 months

    London, United Kingdom

    Management consultant with a specific focus on business change, corporate turnaround and organisational design. Clients included private and public sector organisations:
    Linklaters LLP
    Department for Education
    Department of Health
    Highways Agency
    Mouchel Group
    UK local authorities

  • Edexcel & Pearson UK Graphic

    Business Manager

    Edexcel & Pearson UK

    - 8 years 11 months

    London, middle east and Africa

    Business Development Manager - Middle East and north Africa. Developed strong client relationships across complex political geographies
    • Liaised with UKTI to develop market penetration strategies
    • Appraised complex and bureaucratic government systems and education strategies; interviewed decision makers to acquire clear perspective of education opportunities
    • Led sales meetings and business presentations to senior representatives from government and private…

    Business Development Manager - Middle East and north Africa. Developed strong client relationships across complex political geographies
    • Liaised with UKTI to develop market penetration strategies
    • Appraised complex and bureaucratic government systems and education strategies; interviewed decision makers to acquire clear perspective of education opportunities
    • Led sales meetings and business presentations to senior representatives from government and private industries

    Project-managed launch of GCSE and A-Level qualification-analysis software to UK secondary schools.
    • Developed go-to-market strategy and project-managed product launch
    • Implemented consultation strategy with customers through focus groups, interviews and workshop facilitation
    • Facilitated meetings with stakeholders; won approval through helping stakeholders realise benefits

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