JOANNA VARLEY
I am an Executive C-suite Business Leader, Strategic Board Advisor and Transformational Change Expert, shaping and implementing commercially-focused business and cultural change in blue-chip corporates to drive sustainable growth.
I offer broad experience across the Financial Services sector spanning Life Assurance/Asset Management and Banking and can leverage this to deliver successful new innovative business models that optimise market opportunities and manage regulatory impacts.
Most recently I have been Group COO at Just Retirement Group, following an 8+ year relationship with the business including helping them through the successful announcement of the merger of Just Retirement Group with Partnership Group. Earlier roles include: MD – Debts & Deposits at Barclays UK Banking; MD – Europe and Global Director – eBusiness at Australian Mutual Provident; and Strategic Marketing Manager at Prudential UK.
I understand and implement high-impact strategies that transform people and businesses and achieves positive disruptive change while leading the end-to-end delivery of key M&A activities including integration of new businesses into existing organisational cultures. This includes supporting the merger of Just & Partnership to create a stronger more scalable business that could sustain profitable growth.
Additionally, I take a values-driven approach to building key stakeholder relationships with Boards and Executive teams to achieve business objectives.
My areas of expertise include:
⭐ Executive Business & Operational Leadership
⭐ Strategy Leadership & Innovation
⭐ Business Development Leadership
⭐ Transformational Change Leadership
⭐ Mergers & Acquisitions
⭐ Post-Merger Integration
⭐ Multi-disciplinary Team Leadership
⭐ Board Advisory
⭐ Business Case Development
⭐ Programme & Project Management
⭐ International Team Leadership
⭐ End to end P&L Responsibility
⭐ Regulatory Compliance & Management
⭐Deal Leadership
I offer broad experience across the Financial Services sector spanning Life Assurance/Asset Management and Banking and can leverage this to deliver successful new innovative business models that optimise market opportunities and manage regulatory impacts.
Most recently I have been Group COO at Just Retirement Group, following an 8+ year relationship with the business including helping them through the successful announcement of the merger of Just Retirement Group with Partnership Group. Earlier roles include: MD – Debts & Deposits at Barclays UK Banking; MD – Europe and Global Director – eBusiness at Australian Mutual Provident; and Strategic Marketing Manager at Prudential UK.
I understand and implement high-impact strategies that transform people and businesses and achieves positive disruptive change while leading the end-to-end delivery of key M&A activities including integration of new businesses into existing organisational cultures. This includes supporting the merger of Just & Partnership to create a stronger more scalable business that could sustain profitable growth.
Additionally, I take a values-driven approach to building key stakeholder relationships with Boards and Executive teams to achieve business objectives.
My areas of expertise include:
⭐ Executive Business & Operational Leadership
⭐ Strategy Leadership & Innovation
⭐ Business Development Leadership
⭐ Transformational Change Leadership
⭐ Mergers & Acquisitions
⭐ Post-Merger Integration
⭐ Multi-disciplinary Team Leadership
⭐ Board Advisory
⭐ Business Case Development
⭐ Programme & Project Management
⭐ International Team Leadership
⭐ End to end P&L Responsibility
⭐ Regulatory Compliance & Management
⭐Deal Leadership
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