Founder-led B2B sales and marketing agency. Startup-to-scaleup transition.
Strategy and Operating Model, Commercial Excellence, Leadership Team Effectiveness
The successor took over operational running per the induction plan.
Examples of our work
Strategy
UK services business. Operating model review.
Strategy and Operating Model
The client then improved its governance, streamlined reporting lines and rationalised the commercial function.
Luxury homewares group, German subsidiary. Working capital turnaround.(**, see note)
Strategy and Operating Model, Transformation Programme Leadership
The German operation released around €25M of cash within a year.
European Microsoft technology integrator. UK subsidiary turnaround.(**, see note)
Strategy and Operating Model, Commercial Excellence
Revenue grew 4x.
Transformation
Global consumer goods company. Technology procurement function.(*, see note)
Sourcing and Supplier Partnerships
The Quick Wins phase carried an expected benefit of about €1.7M.
UK fuel technology company. Prototype build and trials plan.(*, see note)
Transformation Programme Leadership, Strategy and Operating Model
He produced a fully costed build plan for the prototype and a plan for its trials.
Multinational service business. Enterprise automation function.(*, see note)
AI and Automation, Strategy and Operating Model
He helped to structure and operationalise the function.
IT services firm. Rebuilding a client relationship.(*, see note)
Sourcing and Supplier Partnerships, Transformation Programme Leadership
The client’s lead for the service visited the offshore team and confirmed there were no more quality challenges.
Multinational consumer goods group. European SAP transformation.(**, see note)
Transformation Programme Leadership
The programme deployed SAP across all of the group’s European countries, the UK among them.
European drinks group. SAP transformation.(**, see note)
Transformation Programme Leadership
The steering committee had cost reductions and a revised deployment plan, and the group then had a master data operating model across seven business functions.
Global drinks and spirits group. Sales transformation.(**, see note)
Transformation Programme Leadership, Commercial Excellence
The programme was relaunched and delivered across all of the group’s markets.
Global consumer goods group. SAP and BI programme.(**, see note)
AI and Automation, Transformation Programme Leadership
At Capgemini, from 2009 to 2010, he supported the group’s SAP delivery and helped develop its business intelligence capability.
UK national healthcare body. Large-scale IT programme turnaround.(**, see note)
Transformation Programme Leadership
He was part of the team that brought it back to plan.
Leadership
UK services business. Leadership team assessment.
Leadership Team Effectiveness
The operating executive went into the next planning cycle with a clear read of the team and a sequenced plan.
Unmarked cases are Ambrose and Bell’s own work.
* Work Dr Stephen McCormac did through his consulting practice, Pied Crow Consulting LLP (2017 to 2021), before he led Ambrose and Bell.
** Work Dr Stephen McCormac did while employed by other firms.