Bio Summary
Significant experience of providing advisory services across UK and international rail and aviation infrastructure sectors. Experiences include operational, commercial and financial services, with particular focus on strategy, due diligence, transactions, business planning, operational analysis, data analysis, financial modelling and economic cost benefit assessments. Worked at and with Big 4 Corporate Finance and Top-Tier Strategy Consulting firms, and is now working independently.
Employment History
Independant/Freelance Consultant
GTAS Consulting
July 2016 - present
Key clients and engagements have included:
- Network Rail: Support on economic regulation of rail infrastructure charges
- Contax Partners: National EPC Champion proposal to Aramco for Saudi Arabian / Chinese JV
- Oliver W ...see more
Subject Matter Expert
Department of Transport, UK
January 2019 - present
Undertook review of the risk adjustment process and methodology applied for a rail franchise competition. Review covered demand, revenue, perforance, operating and capital costs risk adjustments to bids.
External Expert Reviewer
Transport for London
August 2019 - September 2019
Independent technical and commercial review of the 4LM signalling programme, including interviews, review of technical and commercial documents and programme status.
Contractor
Oliver Wyman
February 2019 - March 2021
Projects included:
Strategy and Operating Model for the National Center for Privatization (baseline review, including interviews with staff and external stakeholders, review of programme status, benchmarking and the design o ...see more
Independent Consultant
Transport for London
January 2018 - March 2018
Review of Piccadilly Line Cost Estimate (Transport for London, UK) - Independent review of the capital expenditure estimate for the Piccadilly Line upgrade, covering rolling stock, depots, enabling infrastructure works and si ...see more
Independent Consultant
Knowledge Group
April 2018 - July 2018
Business Case for the National Search and Rescue Center (Abu Dhabi, UAE) - Worked with Knowledge Group on an engagement in Abu Dhabi, leading the business case development, including financial and economic assessments.
Engagement Manager
PwC
July 2018 - December 2018
Traffic Forecasting Model for the Saudi Air Navigation Service Provider (SANS, Saudi Arabia) - Comprehensive review of existing traffic data, and the design and building of a dynamic five-year traffic forecasting model. Work ...see more
Independent Consultant
SYSTRA
November 2018 - January 2019
DfT Timetable Change Project (DfT, UK) - Providing on-going support to SYSTRA team working on the assessment of the qualifying change for individual Train Operating Companies (TOCs), and supporting the Department for Transpor ...see more
Independent Consultant
Dublin Airport
August 2017 - November 2017
Bid Due Diligence (daa International, Ireland) - Supported a PwC engagement which provided the client with key input into a concession bid for a passenger terminal in Kuwait, including the preparation of a 5-year terminal ope ...see more
Independent Consultant
PwC
March 2017 - October 2017
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Corporatisation of Regional Airports in Saudi Arabia (PwC UK / GACA, Saudi Arabia) - Supported the transformation and corporatisation programme for reginal and domestic airports in Saudi Arabia, includin ...see more
Consultant
CGA Technologies
July 2016 - February 2017
Working on business development and project delivery across East and Southern Africa.
Corporate Finance
PwC
January 2012 - June 2016
I was member of PwC’s London based Corporate Finance team, with focus on aviation and rail infrastructure sectors.
Key engagements in the UK were the Department for Transport (UK rail franchising – including west Coast r ...see more
Senior Associate
Strategy& (Formerly Booz & Co)
May 2008 - January 2012
I worked on assignments covering the UK and rest of Europe, Africa (Egypt, South Sudan and Sierra Leone), Dominican Republic and the US. Much of my work focused on financial and economic appraisal of infrastructure investment ...see more
Associate
Booz Allen
January 2002 - May 2008
I worked on a large number of railway assignments covering the UK and the rest of Europe, including rail passenger re-franchising transactions, freight studies, ERTMS business cases, operational studies, due dilligence and in ...see more
Education
MSc (econ)
Aarhus University, Denmark
1998BSc (econ)
Aarhus University, Denmark
1993Country Experience
Brazil
Denmark
Canada
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Sierra Leone
Sweden
South Africa
South Sudan
United Arab Emirates
United States
United Kingdom
Skills
Business
Growth Strategy,
Strategic Planning
Industry Experience
Transportation & Logistics
Rail
Travel & Tourism
Airports