Link Management Group = Consultancy, Interim and Project Management

 

Nick Lake

Nick is a senior account executive delivering major deals and programmes, typically $50 to $600 million, he is responsible for managing the development of prospects and prospective clients into contracts. He is accomplished at consultancy, sales, account development and managing implementation.

Nick joined Schlumberger oilfield services after graduating in Engineering Science from Oxford. He managed their businesses in Congo and Aberdeen before working as a business transformation consultant. He then led major programmes in IT and Telecomms services. Nick is President of the UK branch of the Project Management Institute.


Practice Areas

Primary Capabilities


Nick excels at leading multidisciplinary project teams whether for managing business change and transformation or commercial engagements from conception through to deal closure and implementation.

A motivating, hands-on and analytical leader, Nick’s work has centred on developing creative and profitable business for major global businesses as an interim Project Director. Operates on a portfolio or full time contract basis.


Preferred Activities


Project and programme management, project turnarounds, project support office and portfolio management, project management competency and community development on either a consultancy or interim management basis.

 

Core Offer


A successful Director working at ‘C’ level with the following characteristics:

 

  • High integrity

  • Pragmatic problem solver

  • Rapidly gets to the core issues

  • Analytical and detail conscious

  • Creates a sense of pace and enthusiasm

  • Strong communicator and presenter

  • Experienced in different cultures and business sectors

  • Excellent mentor and coach

  • Innovative commercial approach


Other Disciplines Offered

 

  • Business Development

  • Sales team management

 

Primary Sector Experience


Project and programme management skills are independent of sector. In the last twenty five years Nick has worked in:

 

  • Financial Services & Insurance

  • IT & Telecoms

  • Public sector

  • Outsourced services & Offshore services

  • Pharmaceutical

  • Process & Energy

  • Retail

  • Consultancy & Business services

  • Manufacturing & Engineering

  • Not-for-profit & NGO


Areas of Distinctive Performance and Value- Addition


A successful track record utilising his interpersonal and general business skills in the following:

 

  • Project implementation

  • Business and opportunity development

  • Business transformation

  • Instigating, designing and managing change programmes

  • Research and development projects

  • Project and programmes recovery

  • Project management competency and community development

  • Project portfolio management & Project Support Office

  • Profit improvement initiatives

  • Business reviews and restructures


Notable Case Studies
 

  • Unilever PLC

  • Reuters Ltd

  • Hewlett Packard GMBH

  • ABN Amro Mij

  • Cable & Wireless PLC

  • The Carphone Warehouse

  • Compaq Computer Ltd

  • EDS Electronic Data Systems

  • The Cabinet Office

 

Qualifications and professional memberships

 

  • MA, Oxon

  • Institution of Mechanical Engineers

  • Project Management Professional certification, Project Management Institute

  • ITIL IT service management, ISEB

  • APMP certification

 

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