Gerry Forrest

Background

About Gerry Forrest

Experienced Senior Manager with significant Strategic Implementation, PMO and Change Portfolio across a number of industries and sectors – corporate, enterprise, Financial Services and ICT. Career built on a strong IT development and delivery foundation, subsequent key industry experience acquired in high performance PMO and strategy delivery environments in both Ireland and the EMEA region. An appreciation of implementation methodologies and techniques to execute with speed and effectiveness and recently head of a taskforce to develop new corporate framework on project KPI and benefit realisations. Out of box thinker always bringing new ideas to table.Understanding of performance management units delivering strategic targets and results. Self starter, highly motivated, previously facilitated cluatering initiatives for startup enterprises in FMCG sector which garnered valuable business acumen, commercial and import/retail experiences. Key relevance: Asset Management Client Onboarding - Citi /Northern Trust,Transfer Agency Change and Implementation. Line management and team leadership 10+. Senior Manager Implementation and Delivery team Danske Bank Business Development. One year secondment role in Copenhagen Head Office building significant, market area network relationships. PMO deputy lead and IT liaison lead on previous strategic programme systems workstream role. Stakeholder management of all ‘Heads of’ units including Compliance, Communication and HR. High Performance Culture concept development and awareness ICT / Telco and infrastructure project and product management experience. Strong stakeholder management, proven ability to build key functional alliances. EMEA wide experience of different industry and sectors. Travel attitude is ‘de rigeur.’ Taskforce chair, includes external industry interests, on project benefits realisations and KPIs.