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Tony Carter is an experienced programme manager with more than 20 years in IT, including 12 years in “Big 5” business consulting.

 

He is now an Independent Consultant / Interim Manager specialising in management of major business change programmes and projects. Previously an Executive Consultant in the Major Programme Management team of CGEY / Ernst & Young and a Senior Programme Manager at Barclays.

 

He is currently a non executive director of three early stage companies, President of the Surrey Investors Network and actively involved in multiple business angel networks supporting early stage innovative and entrepreneurial companies with innovative solutions that may be disruptive to established markets.

 

He has 25+ years in the field of IT and Business Consulting; in the UK, Europe, North America, Russia and Asia. Bachelor of Technology (Honours) degree (2.1)

 

Experience includes a wide range of programme management roles within major corporations, both private and public sector, many in an international environment. He has many years with line management responsibilities for staff and budgets, liaison with customers and all aspects of managing suppliers and contracts. In outsourcing has experience of working on both sides of the customer/supplier relationship.

Background comprises:

  • Systems development (10+ years)
  • Operations management (3 years)
  • “Big 5” consultancy with Ernst & Young / Capgemini (13 years)
  • Change delivery at Barclays (5 years)
  • Business Angel and non executive director (4 years)

 

 

 

Key consulting clients and employments have included:

  • Investment, international, private & retail banking (UBS, Barclays)
  • Insurance (General Accident, Pearl Assurance, Norwich Union, Lloyds of London)
  • Telecoms (launch of UK’s first broadband internet service for Telewest)
  • Central Government (Foreign & Commonwealth Office, NHS, Inland Revenue)
  • Local Government (Shetland Islands Council)
  • Foreign Government (Government of Russia)
  • Leisure (PolyGram, EMI Music, Ladbrokes)
  • Food & Beverages (Bass Brewers)
  • Transport (Railtrack, Civil Aviation Authority)
  • Oil (Hamilton Brothers Oil & Gas)
  • Engineering / Manufacturing (BREL, Massey Ferguson / Varity Corporation)
  • Healthcare (VHI Eire, NHS)

 

 

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Tony has worked extensively in Europe, USA, Canada, Russia and Asia, in both private and public sectors. Specialisms includes rapid package selection, CRM & supply chain, programme mobilisation & planning, programme healthchecks, and use of programme / project management tools.Industries include financial services,investment banking, FMCG, leisure, healthcare, local & central government, even includinga stint for the Russian Government.

 

in 2000 he was responsible for the launch of Blueyonder for Telewest, the UK’s first residential broadband internet service where systems integration work was accompanied by extensive efforts to transform the business from a telco to an internet services provider, redesigning business processes and ensuring business readiness for launch.

 

Within CGEY Tony was a senior member of the Major Programme Management. He has acted as counselling manager to an number of senior consultants and also held responsibilities for recruitment and training needs.

 

 

His experience comprises systems development, operations management, and twelve years consultancy with Ernst & Young (becoming CGEY upon merger) where he has gained experience in a variety of different industries. Recent assignments have had a large programme management aspect, including major change management activities and integrations either post merger or across divisions within an organisation.

 

He was responsible for developing, marketing, selling and delivering CGEY’s Programme Healthcheck product offering – including an innovative web delivery method. He also has a special interest in tools and processes, participating in a global forum looking at programme & project management tools.

His work has also included rapid systems selection and development for multi national clients, principally in the area of supply chain & logistics. Over his extended consulting career his key clients have also included major players in insurance & banking.In the past couple of years a main focus has been upon programme management of major new product launch in the telecoms and media sector.

Within CGEY, Tony led the Technology Strategy & Management team within their integrated telecoms global business unit, before moving into the Business Programme Enablement team.

 

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Tony is a certified Enterprise Engagement manager under CGEY's internal certification scheme, reflecting experience in leading large, complex and multi-national engagements.

 

He is UK Government security cleared. Click here for details

 

 

Joined Barclays Private Clients in 2003 as a Senior Programme Manager in Change Delivery. In addition to leading major programmes in UK Premier; International & Private Banking, represents the division on a committee and working party to implement standardized methods (PRINCE2 etc) and tools (EPM) across the Group.

 

He is a member of Isochron, a business and by invitation-only community of high profile programme managers. A forum for thought leadership and developing new techniques – with an emphasis on portfolio management and benefits realization; doing projects which most benefit the bottom line and halting those of little value.

 

Outside work Tony participated in Peru Hikeaway 2000, a fund raising charity walk across the Andes, and Chile Hikeaway 2002, a similar trek in southern Patagonia. His hobbies include golf, cricket, sport and travel. He is a qualified private pilot.


 

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