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Tony Newman
Senior Programme Manager
London,LND
Summary
Executive Summary: A meticulous and results-driven Senior Programme Manager with 10+ years of experience delivering change projects. Projects include the €7.1b divestment of Engie, the closure and restarting of Transport for London’s Surface Transport network during Covid-19, the launch of BT Sport and BT Mobile. Stakeholder management skills include briefing the Mayor of London on Covid mitigations and the key findings from a UCL report on the Transport for London response to Covid. Financially astute with a background in energy trading and a post-graduate degree in Finance and Economics.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Transformation Programme Manager
Engie
London
12.2021 - Current
- Programme lead for the divestment of UK Engie Services business as part of a €7.1Bn global transaction
- Established new Finance, HR & Payroll functions including SAP migrations
- Implemented organisational cultural change programme to embed a new organisational identity including rebranding of all buildings, uniforms and vehicles
- Programme reporting to both UK and French stakeholders on progress, timelines, risks and opportunities
- Integration of new structure within Bouygues including synergy planning and capture, culture and change management.
Senior Programme Manager
Transport for London
07.2018 - 12.2020
- Programme managed the review of TfL strategy and organisation restructure following Department for Transport funding agreement
- Deliverables included development of four overarching strategies through extensive consultation with senior leadership
- Business improvement plans were developed to address identified problem statements and deliver objectives required by the DfT funding agreement
- In collaboration with UCL, lead the study into the impact of Covid-19 on London Bus drivers following the death of 45 frontline workers
- This included the publication of a report into the efficacy of measures implemented to protect workers from infection and a series of recommendations to reduce exposure in future pandemics
- Programme managed the restart and recovery of London’s buses and trains in a safe and effective way following initial Covid-19 lockdown
- The key deliverable was ensuring enough capacity was available on transport networks in time for the reopening of schools and businesses while protecting staff and passengers from infection
- Programme manager for Mayor of London’s Vision Zero targets to eradicate death and serious injury from London’s roads by 2041.
Head of Strategic Planning and Change
SSE plc
03.2015 - 07.2018
- UK’s second-largest Energy provider servicing 4.7m households across Energy, Telecoms & Insurance
- Established the Strategic Planning and Change team that was responsible for developing and overseeing the delivery of the 5-year business strategy and budgeting process
- Budgets were developed through an alignment of divisional business plans with the strategic objectives set by the leadership team
- Business plans were aligned and refined through a series of workshops with business functions to ensure that plans and assumptions were credible and robust
- Accountable for the accuracy of the 5-year customer base and energy consumption estimates and providing these to SSE trading division for their hedging activities
- Lead on a programme to improve the commercial decision making of the company through the introduction of a customer value model
- The model presented different customer propositions depending on the calculated lifetime value of the customer within the confines of GDPR and consumer energy market regulations
- Programme delivered £8m of measurable benefits within the first year with a projected £25m NPV saving.
Head of Planning & Change
BT plc
10.2012 - 03.2015
- UK’s largest provider of broadband and consumer mobile products to over 30 million consumers
- Programme lead on key strategic projects including BT Sport and BT Mobile product launches
- Lead on key strategic planning sessions to develop commercial, operational strategy and contingency plans
- Accountable for bi-weekly updates to Group CEO on current progress and key risks and issues identified
- Lead to successful launch of BT Sport product on time to meet the start of season with 90% of business case sales but above target commercial results
- Accountable for delivering marketing efficiency programme optimising a £250m+ marketing budget for BT securing £7m of annual savings including an outsourced print re-tendering exercise
- Leadership, management and control of a multi-functional team of 6+ Senior Managers & Executives
- Including accuracy for all online and inbound Call Centre demand forecasting, consisting of 7,000+ FTEs
Assistant Head of Planning & Change
BT plc
12.2009 - 10.2012
- Full accountability for delivery of £7m+ supplier savings each year, leading cross-functional resources
- Project managed several new product launches across the Consumer Business including launch of Sky Sports on BT TV, BT Hub launches and sales strategy for BT Infinity
Call Forecast Manager
BT plc
09.2007 - 12.2009
- Instrumental in a corporate initiative to restore Sales & Service unanswered calls to acceptable levels (from 70% to 5%) following a billing platform migration
- Expanded remit of forecasting to include entire Consumer Division including online traffic forecasting, reducing costs and improving accuracy of sales and call forecasts to within 5% tolerance.
Outdoor Business Transformation Manager
CBS / Viacom
05.2004 - 08.2007
- Responsible for financial analysis for Viacom / CBS winning bid for £2bn London Transport Advertising contract
- Lead on all financial modelling for the financial bid, co-ordinating revenue, cost & investment plans over 8-year period
- Responsible for extensive sensitivity analysis of financial models and risk mitigation planning
- Prepared and recommended bid structure to Viacom Board, advising on viability and sustainability of offer
- Bid was successful, providing advertising rights on all London Underground sites.
Energy Trader
Genesis Energy, Prompt
02.2001 - 03.2004
Education
Bcom (Hons) - Finance
University of Auckland
Skills
Project / Programme Management (Agile, MSP, Scrum)undefined
Interests
Timeline
Business Transformation Programme Manager
Engie
12.2021 - Current
Senior Programme Manager
Transport for London
07.2018 - 12.2020
Head of Strategic Planning and Change
SSE plc
03.2015 - 07.2018
Head of Planning & Change
BT plc
10.2012 - 03.2015
Assistant Head of Planning & Change
BT plc
12.2009 - 10.2012
Call Forecast Manager
BT plc
09.2007 - 12.2009
Outdoor Business Transformation Manager
CBS / Viacom
05.2004 - 08.2007
Energy Trader
Genesis Energy, Prompt
02.2001 - 03.2004
Bcom (Hons) - Finance
University of Auckland
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