Testimonials
Phil and I worked together at Rank where he was running a large, complex and business critical technical change programme for Grosvenor Casinos. I was running the rest of the delivery portfolio and to have someone of Phil's calibre and experience handling that programme was an absolute blessing, because it meant that I knew it was in very safe hands. He has the ability to communicate clearly to both technical and business colleagues (from day to day users to C-level) in an honest and pragmatic way and quickly builds trust through his transparent and systematic approach. When things get tough, he rolls up his sleeves and gets involved with the teams to ensure delivery is successful. I would like to think that we will work together again in the future as his combination of humour and ability makes working on tough programmes a great experience.
Senior Portfolio Manager – Rank Group PLC
I had the pleasure to manage Phil in two roles whilst at CEVA. Initially he was introduced into the Northern European Infrastructure Director role and subsequently I was fortunate to move him into a role heading up Global Infrastructure Projects and Programme’s. In both roles Phil showed immense maturity and professionalism, delivered much and was a real team player. He was not afraid to make decisions, drove and owned improvement Programme’s and created a great Programme Office. All of his efforts improved the understanding of complex Programme’s of work, supported decision making and ultimately the work of the function under his responsibility.
Former SVP Global Infrastructure, CEVA Logistics.
Phil is a senior executive, who is capable of understanding complex challenges, distilling them down and articulating them to key stakeholders. He excels at balancing business strategy with a deep routed understanding of the overall IT landscape while at the same time managing them against the complexities of delivering large scale global Programmes. He is also hugely effective in situations that require delivery in complex multi-stakeholder environments. It has been a real pleasure to work with Phil and I hope that I have the opportunity to do so again in the future.
Programme Leader, CEVA Logistics.
Phil took on multiple concurrent roles (Head of Strategic change & Planning, Head of Service Delivery (Infrastructure)) for me at a time of significant change. Phil provided some well-needed breadth and depth of IT technology and commercial experience into my team; the outcome is a team that is already showing its potential as able to drive the DHL business forwards.
CIO, DHL UK.
Phil spent 8 months with the DX Group as Interim Group I.T Director and as a result of my experience with him over that time I'm pleased to provide a testimonial for him. Phil was tasked with 3 key objectives during the term of his assignment with the DX: to ensure focus on the day to day IT performance; to support and develop the performance of key individuals; to improve the performance of IT operations in the delivery of system and software development, changes and upgrades.
All 3 objectives were met to my satisfaction, and in addition, he set up and managed a smooth and comprehensive handover to the incoming permanent I.T Director that was eventually recruited. As a result, I am happy to recommend Phil for assignments of a similar nature to the one he carried out with the DX.
COO. DX Group.
Phil spent 8 months with the DX Group as Interim Group I.T Director and as a result of my experience with him over that time I'm pleased to provide a testimonial for him. Phil was tasked with 3 key objectives during the term of his assignment with the DX: to ensure focus on the day to day IT performance; to support and develop the performance of key individuals; to improve the performance of IT operations in the delivery of system and software development, changes and upgrades.
All 3 objectives were met to my satisfaction, and in addition, he set up and managed a smooth and comprehensive handover to the incoming permanent I.T Director that was eventually recruited. As a result, I am happy to recommend Phil for assignments of a similar nature to the one he carried out with the DX.
COO. DX Group.
Phil spent 8 months with the DX Group as Interim Group I.T Director and as a result of my experience with him over that time I'm pleased to provide a testimonial for him. Phil was tasked with 3 key objectives during the term of his assignment with the DX: to ensure focus on the day to day IT performance; to support and develop the performance of key individuals; to improve the performance of IT operations in the delivery of system and software development, changes and upgrades.
All 3 objectives were met to my satisfaction, and in addition, he set up and managed a smooth and comprehensive handover to the incoming permanent I.T Director that was eventually recruited. As a result, I am happy to recommend Phil for assignments of a similar nature to the one he carried out with the DX.
COO. DX Group.
Thanks to Phil’s efforts the National Savings portfolio of change projects have been a success with the deadlines achieved.
Phil has demonstrated that he is a competent, reliable and experienced manager. He has been committed to keeping his stakeholders informed, projects on target and within budget, despite having to overcome a number of obstacles, including lack of some project sponsorship, disinterested users and being let down by third party suppliers. His overall management skills have been of a high standard and he has tailored his approach to ensure he complied with our internal methodologies and standards.
Senior Programme Manager, Siemens Business Service