Track record
Selected Results
Selected results delivered in executive roles and through Orsay Consulting.
Integration & Carve-out
Where value depends on executing the deal, not just signing itBritish security group · Post-merger integration
Integrated a business unit within a £150M PE-backed group, standardizing operations and migrating it from SAP onto the group's ERP and Sage. Used AI-assisted analysis to identify €1.3M in revenue leakage and recover the lost revenue.
General Electric · Post-merger integration, recovery
Recovered a failed integration: fixed ERP and data issues, cleared 3,000 contracts uninvoiced for up to six months and 4,500 unpaid invoices, restored business continuity, and retained 21 of the top 22 customers.
General Electric · Post-merger integration, turnaround
Turned around an €800M portfolio during a €3B reverse integration: fixed ERP, billing, and data failures, recovered 15,000 uninvoiced contracts, and restored liquidity.
French listed consumer electronics · Carve-out
Buy-side due diligence on an underperforming listed asset, then architected the carve-out and value creation plan that underpinned the PE acquisition.
Performance & Cash
Protecting cash and restoring performance under pressureSaudi conglomerate · Order-to-cash
Led operational excellence for the group's $400M healthcare division. During the 2015-16 oil crisis, accelerated order-to-cash to improve cash conversion and released $37M in liquidity.
Sensee Group · Operational reset & scale-up
Reset a VC-backed digital-native eyewear retailer. Rebuilt finance, systems, and supply chain, led international expansion, delivered 25% growth and restored profitability.
General Electric · Digital transformation & productivity
Built a scalable operating platform for a €1B division, redesigning operations, digitizing customer processes, and consolidating three ERPs into one. Moved customers to 24/7 self-service and created capacity equivalent to 35 FTEs.
General Electric · Turnaround & performance reporting
Following a €100M loss, rebuilt finance and performance reporting across a €4.3B business (5 business lines, 15 countries, 50 legal entities), giving leadership a single, trusted view of margin, cash, and cost drivers to steer the turnaround.
Growth & Commercial
Turning commercial strategy into revenue and marginUS pharma & life sciences · Digital & AI commercial shift
Led data, digital and AI operations after a 600% Covid-driven increase in digital interactions with healthcare professionals, with digital becoming the primary engagement channel and AI helping optimize in-person interactions.
General Electric · Growth strategy & commercial
Led the European growth strategy through the subprime crisis, refocusing on higher-margin integrated products, expanding financing to non-GE OEMs, and delivering 16% ROE.