DR. JASON CARTER, LLM PhD Business, Finance and Commerce ▪ MBA Business Strategy and Leadership

MSc Sciences and Technology ▪ CCTA, PRINCE 2, MSP, PMO, ITIL, Lean, Six Sigma, Agile, P2, RAID Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) – Digital/Internet and Social Media Marketer

Enterprise Security Architect TOGAF 9.1 and CISSP Certified Phone: + (966) 507 763 956/+ (44) 7585 957 680 | Email: interim@jaysoncarter.com

CEO/COO/CIO/CTO/DIRECTOR (Finance/Banking/Technology)

▪ Global Strategies ▪ Innovation ▪ Implementation ▪ Delivery ▪

Transformational leader with an exceptional track record of planning, leading and implementing complex programmes for global blue-chip corporations, ranging from initial pilot projects worth £150M to world-class infrastructure re-engineering and software/product development programmes for client portfolios valued at around £4B. Believes in engaging, empowering and energising multicultural teams while defining critical and complex business requirements, providing technical leadership and implementing corporate boardroom decision-making acumen to benefit organisations (clients). Fluent in English and French with basic knowledge of Russian. Presently seeking a senior executive position with a reputed banking, financial, IT, TELCO, government, venture capital, or consultancy firm, to lead divisional teams, strengthen international credentials, steer business performance benefits and deliver outstanding results in alignment with corporate objectives.

CORE COMPETENCIES

▪ IT Vision and Strategy ▪ Continued Optimisation of Strategic Partnership ▪ IT Infrastructure and Change Projects ▪ Technology Transformation ▪ Delivering and Enabling Change Agenda ▪ Business Strategy/Major Restructures/M&A ▪ Cross-functional

Management ▪ Technology Integration ▪ Programme Management and Benefit Realisation ▪ Building e-Commerce Capability ▪ Relationship Management ▪ Delivering EBITDA Uplift ▪ Performance Optimisation ▪ Strategic Analysis ▪ Customer Centric Design ▪

KEY SKILLS AND RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS

Global Strategy and Leadership – Expertise in improving organisational capabilities by analysing core needs (client needs analysis), setting priorities and defining integrated strategies covering international operations, cross-functional areas and expert teams. Skilled in influencing decision makers, matrix managing global entities and adapting business/operating/cost models. Led business optimization, re-integration of businesses through absorption, impact mitigation and transitional change

management Designed, developed and implementation of large scale business transformation strategies, with specific knowledge of

process re-engineering, accelerated solutions. Reduced operating costs by millions of pounds through corporate re-structuring programmes, increasing efficiency of

existing systems and researching cutting-edge methods of improving productivity. Created a strategic management group responsible for defining, developing and implementing changes to business

operating model and brand/marketing strategies. Accelerated business growth and lowered operational costs through off-shoring and outsourcing.

Strategic Technology Initiatives – Technocrat with immense knowledge of emerging technologies and ever-evolving markets. Equipped with advanced technology research skills to deliver large scale E2E business (transactional banking) migration from inception to completion. Technical authority for defining, developing long-term technology roadmaps, mitigating global risk factors and delivering latest systems infrastructure, new operating models and world class client propositions encompassing people, processes, systems and technology roadmaps according to business requirements. Assumed complete ownership of architecture/infrastructure programmes from conception to delivery worth P&L of

£1B. Developed winning solutions while communicating and selling technical vision (includes business continuity and

disaster recovery solutions) for leading LSE and NASDAQ enterprises (100). Generated significant client savings through innovative use of new technologies and methodologies, resulting in lower

costs and increased percentages of profit margins.

Strategic Corporate Planning and Business Leadership – Strategic business leader with extensive cross-organisation collaboration experience. Strengthens core capabilities by utilising latest technologies (i.e. technical bids/outsourcing/shared/lean models) to yield profitable growth. Spearheading change, creating world class propositions and turning around business critical operations via M&A, restructuring, insourcing/outsourcing, near shoring, corporate governance, IPO, risk mitigation, HR development, commercial initiatives, e-commerce, procurement, service management, systems and process improvement, among others.

Delivered over 22 programmes (including M&A, de-mergers, divestitures, transitions and cultural BPR change). Fundamentally re-engineered major business processes for work scheduling, procurement and asset management. Established programme governance structure and provided ‘hands-on’ management for entire programme life cycle

covering requirement definition, RFI/RFP process through to solution design development and implementation.

Training and Development and Mentoring – Expert in developing and training multicultural team while preparing succession plans. Proactive approach in teamwork and problem solving. Understands training needs to achieve collaborative business goals. Managed a dispersed and virtual team while facilitating training to ensure adoption of similar methods and practices in

all work streams. Developed implementation plans while ensuring transfer of tools, techniques and skill-set to continue improvement

programme. Provided training on project management to in-country project managers and staff while implementing best practices.

CAREER HISTORY/CLIENT ASSIGNMENTS

CIO, CTO and IT/IS Business Transformation Executive | AECL, KSA 2014 – Present

Monitoring development of IT department while facilitating strategic/practical IT advice to a leader in private sector serving local, national, regional and international clients within the defence, telecom and manufacturing industries.

Ensuring implementation of new/improved techniques in technology for increasing productivity and profitability covering modern electronics, manufacturing, system integration and repair/maintenance services.

Directing in-house IT teams for driving business growth through change and innovation, programme/project management and post-project benefits realisation.

Developing and enhancing communications between IT teams, suppliers and clients. Working across the entire IT and IS spectrum encompassing infrastructure and business/online systems while handling a

range of strategic/operational IT issues as well as board level meetings, presentations and discussions. Repositioning company on a sustained growth path while addressing strategic objectives including business unit

rebranding and key growth drivers, conducting performance and capability assessment, restructuring operations model and implementing roadmap/action plans.

Tasked with building datacentre involving development of cloud hosting services, iPaaS/ (SaaS service design and product development, implementation of Integrated Time and Attendance System (ITAS) as well as outsourcing and supplier management.

Designing programmes and projects to achieve goals and objectives. Managing human resources while motivating staff to achieve high performance in adherence with employee welfare plans. Establishing annual targets related to operations and monitoring overall performance of entire department. Communicated service level agreements with internal/external clients, executives and stakeholders. Preparing annual business plan for the IT/IS department while coordinating with various departmental heads. Implementing a process for the selection, control and evaluation of investments and linking it to the budgetary process.

Recommended the approach of establishing a review board (or process in smaller operating units) for providing advice to operating unit head on critical matters, assessing initiatives in budget review process, controlling ongoing investment implementation, and conducting post-implementation reviews of completed projects to benefit from lessons learnt.

Milestones Supplied technical and new-market insight to ascertain 120% growth within 9 months. Fostered tight-knit cultures (despite

globally dispersed teams), thus increasing productivity and retaining 100% of technical talent. Designed, delivered a strategy detailing approaches to realise efficiencies by restructuring client’s organisations. Headed IT enterprise architecture strategy that positioned company for expansion, leading infrastructure improvements

and upgrades to supply 34% additional network capacity.

Practice Director Head of Portfolio Management | Enzen – UK Power Networks Apr 2013 – Dec 2013

Led corporate transformation involving mobilisation, management and on boarding of 400+ on/offshore resources; engaging end-client at senior levels; coaching, mentoring, designing, deploying and developing enterprise content management solution (Alfresco), and enterprise architecture encompassing process, systems and workshop definitions as well as as-is/to-be checklists.

Achieved BAU and directed SMEs to deliver various functions including – SAP – Blue Printing/ECC6 Implementation/Vanilla and customisation. Back Office – APO, CO, FI, GRC,LE, MM, WM, PP, PM , QM SD,HR, HCM, Success Factors, Procurement, Logistics,

CORDYS, ECM, BPM, IBM ESB, Billing systems and Microsoft BI to provide the solution. Capital projects: Projects delivery was collaboratively developed by Asset Management and Capital Programme &

Procurement. Connections: Mobile devices, Mobile middleware – Smart Metering. Faults – Smart Metering programme. PMO – Set up and implemented mobilised business transformation programme and governance; established clients

and partnerships while increasing delivery capability. Compliance and Governance – Developed engagement and communication strategies to brief stakeholder groups

including quality assurance (audit compliance), IT/security/fraud measures and executive reporting.

PAST ASSIGNMENTS

*Details available on request

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

LLM (International Business Law) | University of Liverpool 2012 PhD (Business Finance and Commerce) | Canterbury Christ Church University 2002 MBA (Business Strategy and Leadership) | Canterbury Christ Church University 1997 MSc (Sciences and Technology) | Staffordshire University 2001 BSc (Computing and Technology) | University of Bolton 1998 MSc (Digital and Internet Marketing) | Digital Marketing Institute 2013

Programme Director – Global Strategy and Leadership | CMG 1.9 years Programme Director/Technical Bid Leader (ITO/M&A/Divesture) | Siemens – Atos Consulting 9 months Transformation (T&T) Programme Manager – Major Restructure and Integration | Lloyds Banking Group 7 months Global IT Strategy and Transformation Director | Cap Gemini 2 years Head of Product Management and PMO Practice – Major business IT/IS Transformation Programme | Experian 9 months Bid management, UK/French In Country Team Management – CRM/MS Dynamics Development | A4e 3 months E&M Commerce/Marketing/Communications/Offshore Development (SDLC) Team | eBazR.com 3 years Implementations/APO/ERP/ERM/CRM/SAP/IT Planning/Resource Management/Client Delivery | TROUX 5 months Business Engagement/IT and Information Systems in Active production Environment/VMware | BT/OPENREACH 1 year Director – M&A/Business Integration (Gaming and Ecommerce, Business Optimisation) | T&T/Littlewoods 1.5 years CPW/3G Mobile Networks and Data Card Development | Vodafone 4 months Department of Health’s Arm’s Length Body (Quango) Merger 3 months Business Absorption/Active Production Networks and Storage Systems | Deutsche Bank 4 months SAP/ERP-ERM Programme (MM, WM, SD, PM, PS, LIS, and FI) | Glaxo smith Kline 4 months Multiple M&A/Integrations/ERP/SAP/WM/PP/Data Centre Builds | British Petroleum (BP) 3 years De-mergers, divestitures, transition of production network and cultural change | General Motors 8 months Global Director – Manager on Multi Programmes -SDH/PDH/ATM/TDM/Mobile and Datacentre Build | Alcatel 1 year POP Voice and Datacentre Network Build Outs and Migrations | Nortel Networks 9 months National ICT Programmes, Mobile, Fixed line & POP (£1B) | Cable and Wireless 1 year Business Change Management, IT Programmes | Ernst & Young 9 months Global Trading Solutions – Capital Markets Networks and Storage Systems | Citibank 4 years Various niche capabilities | FFL 7 years

ADVANCED TRAINING

MSP, Learning tree ITIL® Service Offerings and Agreements, Learning tree Change, Risk, Quality, Financial Management, GWU Strategy, Leadership and Contract Negotiation, GWU CCNA, CCNP, CCDA, CCDP®, Learning tree Cisco Multi-layer Switched networks, Learning tree MCSE® – VMWARE®, TECH CONNECT TOGAF® 9.1 Certified Enterprise Architect, The

Knowledge Academy Certified Information Systems Security Professional

(CISSP), The Knowledge Academy Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Content Management (SharePoint and

Alfresco ) Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), Customer Relationship Management (CRM) SAP – (APO, BI, FI, CO,HCM,GRC, MM, MI, LE, LIS, WM,

PP, PS, PM, QM and SD), SAP ACADAMY® HCM - Success Factors, Mobile middleware – Smart

Metering, SAP ACADAMY® GSM – Core and Air interfaces, Pico cells etc., Phillips 3G/UMTS-GPRS Mobile Systems, Phillips UMTS/GRPS Air interface, Phillips Billing Systems Multiple Products/Services, Phillips Fraud Prevention, Phillips Revenue Assurance, Phillips Interconnect, Phillips Running a Design Business, Lynda.com (2729C0) Certified Internet Web Designer, Tech Connect SEO Fundamentals, Lynda.com (84CA47) On boarding New Hires, Lynda.com (B14F7A)

Search Engine Optimisation, eMarketers Analysing Your Website to Improve SEO, Lynda.com

(DC5CB1) Google AdWords Essential Training, Lynda.com

(EC7334) Email Marketing Basics, Lynda.com (CE1BE6) Email Marketing, eMarketers Email Marketing Advanced, Lynda.com (CE1BE7) Online Marketer, Lynda.com (8B055C) Online Marketing Fundamentals, Lynda.com (05AE36) Facebook Marketing, eMarketers Pay Per Click Marketing, eMarketers Content Marketer, Lynda.com (B3D304) Analysing Your Website to Improve User On boarding,

Lynda.com (DC5CB2) Achieving Your Goals, Lynda.com (6EE58A) Discovering Your Strengths, Lynda.com (91B49C) Conflict Resolution, Lynda.com (D5783F) Public Speaking, Lynda.com (BCB7E7) Thought Leadership, Lynda.com (440749) Becoming a Thought Leader, Lynda.com (E85184) Project Management Fundamentals, Lynda.com

(E814D5) Managing Small Projects, Lynda.com (E72371) Running a Design Business - Business Development,

Lynda.com (2729C1) PowerPoint 2013, Lynda.com (35F638) Excel 2013, Learning tree Job Search Strategies, Lynda.com (A4C295) Achieving Your Business Goals, Lynda.com (6EE58B)

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 8th Mar, 1967 Nationality: British Marital Status: Married (with 1 child) Driver’s License: Full and Clean UK Security Cleared: Basic Disclosure.

References available upon request