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Introduction


Mike Brady has 25 years of consulting and management experience focusing on delivering sustainable improvements in operational performance, operational risk management and management systems. Whilst working for leading consulting organisations Mike has delivered consulting projects across a variety of industries including:
  • Oil and gas
  • Electricity transmission and distribution
  • Aerospace
  • Financial Services
  • Retail
  • Government
Mike  also has a track record in the implementation of IT enabled change, process re-design, project and programme management.

 Mike has worked for leading global Management Consultancies KPMG Consulting and Oliver Wyman as well as smaller change management consultancies Corven Consulting and Egremont Group. 


Mike is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales having qualified as an Associate in 1990. 

Mike's other professional qualifications are:


  • Certificate in Corporate Finance - 2004

  • PRINCE2 Practitioner – 2003
  • Project Management Institute – Project Management Professional (PMP) – 1998
  • Certified SAP R/3 FI/CO implementor - 1998
  • ISACA Certified Information Systems Auditor - 1993

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