Chris Bevan - Operational excellence

A business architect and designer of transformation & change experienced in designing operating models & leading transformation programmes in the UK, USA & Europe. Chris combines his collaborative approach with hands on leadership resulting in successful change and transformation outcomes.

Experience
Chris has co-developed a number of tools and techniques that are used to assess a number of capabilities both of the corporation and the individuals working in it. These tools have proven to be successful across a number of industry sectors and applied to different industry standards. He also uses an approach and framework to develop corporate operating models and a pathway to implementing them that has proved successful across a number of industries.

Notable Successes:

• Designed and implemented the retail channel for a UK MVNO in four months
• Lead the assessment and redevelopment of an international food manufacturing equipment corporation’s global programme & project delivery capability whilst managing a programme portfolio of circa €100M
• Created a European supply chain consultancy division for a US based international retail software & service corporation, launching proposition that leveraged the core capabilities of the wider company
• Designed the target operating model for a US Telecom OpCo
• Designed a magazine supply chain industry change programme consisting of four principle wholesalers, distributors and sponsoring operating company

Working Style

A leader rather than a manager, a coach rather than an instructor, I enjoy working with teams and developing relationships with stakeholders. My style is collaborative and supportive, leveraging the latent power of the organisation leaving it in a better position than when we arrived.