Matthew Alleway

Experience

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  Aon

  Jan 1985 - Jan 1987

  Insurance technician
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  Colonia Insurance Company

  Jan 1987 - Jan 1989

  Assistant Underwriter
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  Aviva plc

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1991

  Underwriter
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  Marsh

  Jan 1991 - Jan 1996

  Client Account Manager
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  Lloyds Underwiters

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1998

  Senior Insurance Analyst
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  SunGard

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2000

  Business Analyst
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  CGI

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2002

  Senior Business Analyst

  Key Achievement: Working in America as a consultant, successfully delivered a ground breaking e-commerce Underwriting system for AIG.

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  Novartis

  Apr 2002 - Jun 2007

  Project Manager

  Senior Project Manager (promotion/relocation) - SwitzerlandLed and delivered complex international strategic projects on time and to budget; Managed complex business change; Effectively managed teams of 8-20 people in 3 continents and project budgets of up to £5m; Facilitated, presented and chaired senior stakeholder meetings.Key Achievements:• Led and delivered the top two projects of a strategic business change programme to radically transform the delivery of drugs to the market, adding significant competitive advantage (including turning around and delivering a failing business critical project).• Delivered award winning Japanese based international project, completed ahead of schedule and to budget, achieving £1m annual cost savings.Project Manager (promotion) - UK Delivered and led projects of increasing complexity and scale; including a international project which involved managing a significant business change leading to annual savings of £1m per year.Global Account Manager (promotion) - UKEffectively managed client relationships and strategic needs of key stakeholders; developed client strategies.Business Analyst - UKSuccessful Business Analysis of strategic international project to ensure effective analysis and reporting of critical safety data. Show less

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  Medidata Solutions

  Jun 2007 - Jan 2009

  Project Manager

  Managed a £3m portfolio of projects for leading blue chip clients Lundbeck and Genzyme in Paris, Copenhagen and Amsterdam; Led global teams of 10-20 people to deliver significant business change; Pro-active communication with senior business stakeholders; Coached and mentored senior employees; Delivered complex business change projects to business critical timelines.Key Achievements: • Turned around a failing client program of projects by rebuilding the relationship to secure future business worth £2m per • Consistently the highest earning consultant in Europe taking £3m annually in consultancy fees. Show less

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  Henley Business School

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2010

  MBA Student

  Studied for a full time intensive MBA to build on existing experience and further develop my potential. Emulated the work of a senior manager working on three continents (China, South Africa, and Hungary) on company-based projects in high-performance learning groups, consisting of experienced managers.Key Achievements:• Dissertation: Devised a Strategic Account Management approach for Tribal Group (leading Management Consultancy), implemented as part of corporate Strategy. Presented findings to senior Tribal Group management following completion of MBA.• Reputation & Relationship Project: Led a team of seven in the UK and Cape Town, developed a Marketing Strategy for a South African children’s charity, which has been successfully implemented.• First student to successfully complete the MBA after 11 months. Show less

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  Marsh

  Apr 2010 - Sept 2011

  Business Transformation Project Manager and Business Consultant

  Provided consultancy services to deliver a strategic international business change programme.Full project lifecycle management including: Business case preparation, quantifying benefits and return on investment, identifying business stakeholders, defining scope, recommended approach, and establishing the project organisation; Coordinated and managed teams in the UK and across multiple countries; Facilitated requirements gathering; Managed external third part supplier; Developed, identified and proactively managed: project plans, resources, costs, risks and issues; Updated steering group and senior stakeholders with reporting status; Coordinated user acceptance testing, training and handover to support teams; Effective communication with senior stakeholders to ensure adoption. Key Achievements: • Successful delivery and adoption of an international business change programme to provide a premium/revenue reporting approach across Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia, Pacific, Middle East, and Africa. • Consequently the Marsh leadership team have the capability to perform business analytics to quickly analyse international placement activity, providing a considerable strategic competitive advantage, and as a basis for a commercial platform to sell to Insurance companies worldwide with a ROI of $180m. Show less

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  Aon Risk Solutions

  Nov 2011 - Dec 2012

  Business Transformation Programme Manager Consultant

  Led a large scale £10m programme to select a new UK broking system for 1,500 users to enable business transformation of the full business life cycle. This included:Project initiation: Defined the business vision, transformation strategy, scope, success factors, programme structure & methodology, approach, team organisation, budget, change/communication strategy & plan, governance structure.Managed and coached project teams; Created & monitored the overall plan; Proactive management of risks & issues; Captured requirements; Outlined target operating models; Facilitated business process & organisation re-design; Designed and managed vendor/system selection and negotiations; Facilitated a business case for approval; Defined migration & integration requirements & approach; Training & roll out planning; Created an implementation programme structure, organisation & work streams; Engaged, managed and presented to senior stakeholders in a multi-functional complex organisation. Key Achievements:Initiated and structured a complex business transformation programme, from transformation strategy definition, selecting a new broking system following a comprehensive evaluation, business case definition, to producing a programme implementation and roll out plan for execution. Show less

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  Willis

  Mar 2013 - Jun 2013

  Business Change Lead & Programme Consultant

  Designed and implemented during a short term consultancy assignment an operating model for the ground breaking Global 360 facilitiy targeting £10m revenue per year.Target Operating Model design, programme tranche design & project planning, organisation design, new business process, and piloting a new supporting technology.

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  AIG

  Jun 2013 - Jan 2016

  Business Transformation Programme Manager

  Delivered Business Transformation across EMEA leading three strategic initiatives:1. $10m Programme to transform commercial lines operations and technology by delivering five projects including a complex new operating model, growth and technology projects, firstly in the UK and as a basis for an EMEA deployment. Resulting in considerable growth and efficiencies.2. EMEA programme lead to deploy a document management solution in 23 countries in EMEA, including process, people, operations, technology to transform AIG into a paperless organisation, enabling efficiencies, strategic operating model and growth initiatives. 3. Shared Service programme to move Policy Service and Financial activities to nearshore and offshore locations, enabling standardisation of core processes and efficiency savings.Key Responsibilities including:- Defining business vision and strategy- Business Case and Benefit definition and realisation- Programme planning and design- Resource modelling- Managing $10m+ programme budgets- Stakeholder management - all levels in a complex global organisation- Communications strategy- Change Management- Coaching project managers- Managing external consultancies and consultants- Dependency management- Programme risk & issue Management Show less

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  JLT Group

  Jan 2016 - May 2019

  Portfolio / Programme Manager

  Responsible for a global IT change Portfolio, management of a global IT team and technology Vendors. Key Achievements: 1. Successful delivery of a £9m global technology programme in the UK, USA, APAC, and LATAM. Resulting in the delivery of a streamlined global technology platform, integrated applications, migrated data from legacy systems, a new infrastructure environment, effective MI, and considerable technology and business efficiency savings. 2. Defined and implemented an IT Portfolio Management approach, ensuring IT projects and programmes provide the greatest financial benefits and contribution to strategic objectives, effective management of resources, and prioritisation of change initiatives aligned to strategy. Allowing clear oversight of delivery, and effective management of costs and resources. 3. Part of the IT Integration team for the M&A of JLT Re and Guy Carpenter. Show less

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  GBST

  Jun 2019 - Nov 2020

  Executive Manager, Head of Delivery, EMEA
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  Release Fitness UK

  Dec 2020 - now

  Personal Trainer & Owner.