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Senior Board experienced Consultant | Programme Manager | Mediator |Mentor / Healthcare / Non-Executive Director / Market driven change.

I very much enjoy making ‘the difference’ that true, dispassionate and successful independence can bring.

David Sykes

About Me

I have over twenty years of experience dealing with stakeholder management for private sector Boards, Central Government bodies & Charities. I have a thorough understanding of the various divisions of the Health & Care sector from the Department of Health, to regional organisations, Clinical Commissioning groups, Commissioning Support groups, providers, and Local Authorities and I am a CEDR accredited mediator. I am now seeking consultant and Non-Executive opportunities for my portfolio and pass on my wealth of experiences to those who would benefit from it.

If you are interested in learning more about what I can offer your organisation, then get in touch and let’s discuss what we can achieve together.

Experience / Portfolio

A highly successful Independent transformation leader over the last 20 years who enjoys unravelling board level problems and to independently advise and work alongside Shareholders, MD’s and boards to lead measurably better outcomes and better use of resources.

Private sector Commercial Director & Managing Director, Management Consultant for Price Waterhouse, Health & Care Director, Vice Chair of Age UK Birmingham and mentor for Warwick Business School. 25 assignments carried out as an Independent Consultant and 2 roles as a Non-Executive Director.

Skills / Expertise

Qualifications: MSP Practitioner, OGC; Accredited Mediator, CEDR; MBA, Warwick University
FCIM, institute of Marketing; BA (Hons) Economics, Nottingham University

Business
Turnaround

Selling
Businesses

Commissioning – Local Authority / CCGs

Health & Care
Integration

Change
Management

Business
Transformation

Market Driven
Change

Programme
Management

Healthcare
Management

Mentoring 

Mediation

Testimonials

Integrity & team working:
“I worked closely with David at the South West London Commissioning Group, and during that time I found him to be thoroughly professional, knowledgeable, and helpful. As a fellow member of the senior management team, he gained my respect and friendship. I would have no hesitation in recommending him for a senior post within healthcare-related markets.”

Alan Newlands
Bid Consultant, Computer Science Corporation

Transformation programme:
“David joined our team as Project manager for a significant and swift programme of change. He rapidly grasped the issue and put in place a detailed project plan and successfully recruited and led the project team of 6. His efforts enabled us to complete the project on time and to budget with great compassion shown to all of the individuals affected.”

Douglas Webb
Director of Retirement Living, The Abbeyfield Society

Mentoring:
“David was my mentor for two years, volunteering to support students on their MBA journey at Warwick Business School (part of University of Warwick). Although our formal mentoring journey finished in back in the Summer of 2020, David has continued to stay in touch and still provides ongoing support on an informal basis.

David has proved to be a passionate and dedicated mentor. David is a calm and empathetic individual, and during all our discussions, he was able to offer a different and constructive perspective to some very challenging situations(!) based on his extensive experience and knowledge. Through David’s support and guidance, I have learnt lot about my own leadership style, the values that are most important to me and my future working preferences and I managed to take on two new job roles during our mentoring journey. I would strongly recommend David as an individual that you can learn a lot from and as someone who will support you in achieving your goals.”

Rupi Dev
Healthcare Manager

Market driven change:
“As an Independent Consultant, David delivered reviews of medical devices business for the Chief operating Officer of Caparo; a £1.0 bn group. David had only been on assignment for a very short time when the circumstances dictated that the focus of the role had to change. He was able to adapt very quickly to changed priorities.“

Mike Measures
Director, Interimconnect

Business Transformation:
“David is an outstanding independent trusted advisor and has been a valued member here in Transformation-leaders.com since 2004. Before and since then he has won a long list of remarkable board level projects in the public and private sectors delivering extraordinary value-add to his MD and public sector leadership clients in complex transformations.”

David Pinchard MD
www.transformation-leaders.com Founded 2000.