Consultancy
(Major projects only)
- American Express (UK): carried out what would now be described as a Business Process Reengineering study, but was then called administrative cost reduction.
- British Steel Corporation: On nationalisation McKinsey were called in to set up the organisation structure of the newly integrated corporation, and identify the opportunities for achieving scale and scope economies.
- P.J.Carrolls: carried out a profit improvement, organisation and diversification study for this major Irish company.
- Local Government reorganisation of London Borough of Greenwich and Borough of Kingston upon Hull.
- Irish Hospital Service: developed the organisation structure for this newly integrated national service.
- Irish local government: reviewed the organisation structure of local government from the viewpoint of its efficiency as a user of resources.
- Decentralisation of the Republic of Tanzania: Led a multi-national team for McKinsey reporting to President Nyerere to decentralise the country into 13 regional government, and set up and train economic development teams.
- Lloyds Bank International: Reorganisation and strategy development of this newly merged bank comprising the Bank of London and South America and Lloyds Bank Europe.
- The Welcome Foundation: Reorganised, and established a new products strategy for the research and development division, working with Nobel prize winners Sir John Vane and Sir James Black.
- Ilford films: Developed a marketing strategy for this film company.
- The Hays Group: Conducted portfolio analysis for this diversified industrial group and developed divisional strategies by strategic business unit.
- Scottish Development Agency: On behalf of this governmental body, developed a sectoral strategy for the Scottish engineering industry.
- Folksam insurance company of Sweden: carried out a merger acquisition study to assist in the client's expansion into the European Community.
- Pearl Assurance: a study to find a strategic alliance partner for the client in the EC.
- General Accident: a study to find a strategic alliance partner for the client in the EC.
- APV: carried out a number of strategic workshops for this international food machinery group.
- Christies: Helped this international auction house develop a strategy.
- BUPA Health Services: Helped this private hospital company to develop a strategic plan, and carried out a business process reengineering study for it to reduce its overall costs level.
- Dale Power Systems: Carried out a strategic workshop with the board, and facilitated the implementation of the chosen strategy through four project teams.
- Home Office: A project to develop an improved system of resource allocation for the Police Service.
- Smith Kline Beecham: Developed a system and plan for the computer services division of SKB.
- Nat West Life: Conducted an investigation into the barriers to strategic change for Nat West.
- Dynamic Logic: Conducted a strategic workshop to determine the future direction of the company.
- CU-Phosco: Conducted a strategic workshop to determine the future direction of the company.
- Data Research Services PLC: a study and workshop to develop new avenues of development for this newly floated optical scanner company.
- Bass Taverns: a programme of competitive strategy development
- BT: 2 yearlong training programme in competitive strategy
- Severn Trent Water International: strategic alliance project
- Nat West Group: Risk management in strategic alliances project
- London Economics: strategic alliances workshop
- Swiss Telecom: strategic alliance workshop
- BUPA and BT: more competitive strategy training sessions