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Business Mergers and Consolidation
Integrations
Business
Improvements
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Our Team
The Step-Change team of business
executives average over 20 years of experience in implementing major
step-change improvements for a multitude of companies. All of our
principals have held executive management
position with corporations as well as lead significant consulting
projects. This gives them a unique range of experience across
industries, functions, and business issues. They blend the pragmatic
approach of the line executive with the accelerated problem-solving skills of
the consultant.
The SCM team:
- Is an investment, not a cost to our clients. We expect to deliver an attractive return on
your investment in our services.
- Blends significant line-management and consulting
experience.
- Commits to take problem ownership, drive the change
program, and achieve bottom-line profit growth.
- Brings a depth of expertise in
merger integration, operational improvements, and business
transformation, backed by proven methodologies and approaches to
accelerate the process and maximize the business results.
- Leverages an extensive core of executives and
consultants to bring the right resources to the right situation.
- Operates within a values-based culture of teamwork;
respect; openness and honesty in actions; people-sensitivity; passion
and dedication to our work; personal commitment and accountability.
- Total independence and objectivity (e.g., from
audit partners or vendors/ solution providers)
Step-Change Management is led by
the following professionals, who are dedicated to exceeding expectations of
the organizations they serve:
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Jack Prouty
Partner
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Mr. Prouty is a
Senior Executive/ Business Transformations Specialist with 30 years of
global experience as a line executive and consultant for $100M - $50B
businesses. He is a recognized subject matter expert in the area of
business merger integration and, beyond his consulting assignments in this
area, is frequently solicited by the media for his views and insights on
this subject. Mr. Prouty has significant operating and consulting
experience in effectively integrating or consolidating businesses,
implementing large scale operational improvement/business transformation
programs, and strategically repositioning companies for significant growth.
Mr. Prouty has been
engaged in over 60 business merger integration and related projects as well
as over 75 operational improvement and business transformation projects.
His bottom-line focus and pragmatic, sustainable business solutions
orientation has been driven by his line executive experience as a prior
COO, CFO, CIO and P&L business leader,. His efforts have resulted in
millions of dollars of cost savings, revenue enhancements and shareholder
increases for US and global companies. Mr. Prouty was previously Chief
Operating Officer and Co-Founder of AirOcare, Inc; the Partner-in-Charge of
Business Integration for KPMG, LLP and earlier had been a Vice President of
Gemini Consulting, SVP/CFO of Younkers Department Stores (an operating
division of Saks), a Practice Leader at Arthur D. Little, and a Manager at
A.T. Kearney.
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Walt Whalen
Partner
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Mr. Whalen brings to
Step-Change over 25 years of consulting expertise and senior executive
experience as President, COO, CIO, CFO and Chief Marketing Officer.
His experience span the financial services,
publishing, transportation/logistics, insurance, health care, consulting,
telecom, software, and Internet/e-commerce industries.
Mr. Whalen has
developed business strategies and detailed business integration plans for
some of the largest business acquisitions in recent years. He has also
developed out-sourcing strategies and their governance for companies
undergoing significant strategic changes. Business process re-engineering,
technology management, financial management, enhancing sales performance, business case development, and business strategy
are among Mr. Whalen's areas of expertise. He has successfully driven the
turnaround of troubled companies and troubled projects. Mr. Whalen was
previously with CSX, Thomson and Ernst &Young. He is also a CPA and a
CVA.
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Scott
Wiley
Principal
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Mr. Wiley’s
background includes strategic and financial acquisitions, post-merger integration,
joint ventures and strategic alliances. He has particular strength in
the areas of post-merger integration strategy and execution, international
business, and commercial and operational due diligence. His industry
experience includes financial services and insurance, consumer markets and
software. Mr. Wiley has integrated businesses in North America, South
America, Europe and Asia in deals totaling
more than $20 Billion.
Prior to Prior to joining
Step-Changes Management, LLC, Mr. Wiley was director-in-charge of KPMG LLP’s
Information, Communication and Entertainment business integration practice. In
this role, he developed and directed large-scale business integration
programs, serving as the principal advisor to executive teams.
Previously, was vice president of The First American Financial Corporation,
where he was responsible for strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions,
joint ventures, and post-merger integration.
Mr. Wiley also directed new venture and strategic alliance activities for
Risk Management Solutions, an Inc. 40 consulting and technology development
company serving the world’s leading insurance companies. In
that role, he helped position the company as a strategic acquisition
target.
Mr. Wiley has
innovated traditional post-merger integration management methods by
applying Web-based project management tools that enable secure
collaboration and real-time information sharing. His functional
expertise includes sales and marketing, finance and accounting, customer
service and support, and corporate administration. He received his
Bachelor of Arts degree from the California
State University
in Hayward, California.
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A Virtual Team of Experienced Professionals
Step-Change
draws upon a cadre of 125 experienced resources to meet the specific needs of
each engagement Our team includes senior consultants and experienced line
managers, many of whom have had hands-on responsibilities as CEOs, CIOs,
CFOs, or VPs of functional areas and/or product lines. You can be assured
that we will provide expertise from the appropriate industry and functional
business areas to address the critical business issues you are facing.
Additionally, we use faculty affiliates and other luminaries in their field
to contribute thought leadership as needed on selected assignments.
You
can count on Step-Change to provide a powerhouse of resources to support you
in the transformation of your business or the integration of an acquired
company.
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