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Anwar in a few words
Senior multi-skilled strategy professional who excels in unlocking and accelerating business potential within competitive, fast-paced technology markets. Strong record of partnering senior management teams and operating as an influential contributor to C-level strategies, is underpinned by advanced interpersonal & finance skills and management consulting expertise. Extensive experience of project governance, defining & controlling multiple concurrent projects and delivering organisational restructuring programmes.
Experience
- AXAStrategy ManagerMay 2022 - Today (2 years and 11 months)London, UKInterim corporate strategy role within €5.4bn UK and Ireland division of 100bn insurance group• Driving AXA UK and Irelands long-term strategy by identifying opportunities and initiatives that will fuel long term growth• Devising AXA's climate strategy by creating green initiatives & propositions, offsetting the company's carbon footprint and helping customers deal with climate change• Identifying growth opportunities in underserved "mid-market" segment between AXA divisions aiming to increase GWP by £250m a year
- vodafoneStrategy Manager Unified CommunicationsOctober 2016 - March 2022 (5 years and 5 months)London, UKHead office group level role within €13bn Unified Communications division of €45bn group• Devising & driving strategic customer base and performance growth initiatives for B2C fixed TV & broadband networks, converged fixed & mobile products and entertainment services• Monitoring KPIs against targets and providing leadership team with commercial recommendations• Collaborating with senior stakeholders across finance, commercial and centre of excellence teams• Contributing to group CX programme; currently achieving +2% NPS and-20% customer complaints• Producing analysis and insights to aid executive strategies, including competitor analysis, market opportunities, option assessment, business modelling and go-to-market guidance; shaped strategic imperatives, such as acquisition of Liberty Global's assets in 4 markets, leading to +€3bn in revenue
- Liberty GlobalStrategy and Business AnalystNovember 2012 - September 2016 (3 years and 10 months)Head office group level, B2C & B2B strategy role within €18bn group; reported to VP wireless development• Led analysis and research for long-term mobile telephony strategy, including CAPEX investment roadmap in new technologies, products and new country rollouts, as well as M&A activities• Led strategy consultants business case delivery; managed project prioritisation & vendor selection• Set up consolidated corporate and subsidiary investment roadmaps for wireless domain• Managed, consolidated and challenged corporate & affiliate budgets and long range plans• Conducted strategic studies and business analysis across wireless space, such as long-term strategic options, wireless business cases, wholesale proposal analysis and product profitability• Collaborated closely with senior stakeholders across group finance and group networks & IT• Helped enable revenue increase of €1 .2bn from organic growth and acquisition of Virgin Media• Supported €1 .3bn acquisition of Belgium telecoms company Base, as well as merger of Dutch operations Ziggo with Vodafone in Netherlands, to create 50/50 joint venture valued at €11 bn
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Education
- Master of ArtsWebster University2004MA, International Business
- Bachelor of ArtsWebster University Leiden2003BA, Management