Managing Director
Robert is the founder of Aspire and is an experienced business strategist and digital business transformation director. He has over 30 years transformation programme management, M&A, ITO, BPO, Shared Services, ERP, Digital, Big data, and Business analytics experience gained from working with Ernst & Young, HP, CSC and Cincom Systems among others. Recent clients have included HSBC, Xceed, Equiteq, Tunstall Healthcare, and Cognizant.
Robert has helped to turnaround, stabilise, optimise, transform and drive growth for clients by using technology as an enabler to change, increasing efficiency and driving improved business processes and enhanced customer experiences. He has significant practical “hands on” experience of implementing and driving digital business transformational change that addresses the people, process and technology implications.
Robert is used to working at board level down within a large number of blue chip, global organisations. He brings a wealth of experience and lateral insights gained from multiple industry sectors including: aerospace & defence, automotive, professional services, financial services, healthcare, IT services software & technology, manufacturing, private equity, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, travel & leisure and shipbuilding.
Robert also works as an Associate Partner with GPMIP who specialise in helping clients to address their merger and acquisition challenges. Robert has also led the design and development of the ID8 Business Diagnostic suite for Aspire over the last 5 years.
BA Hons Accountancy & Finance, MA Business Management Research (Distinctions in Strategy and CRM), PRINCE2, MSP, MoV, ITIL, PEAF Certified, CIMA (Finalist)