Ian is a Director with Plum Consulting, with over twenty years of experience in strategy and technology consulting in the telecoms and digital sectors.
Formerly with PwC Strategy Consulting (TMT) London, Coopers & Lybrand MCS (Telecoms) London, and with extensive industry / international experience, he has advised telcos, vendors, governments, and investment focused clients across numerous areas including: ‘hands-on’ CTO / NGN delivery director roles, M&A / transactions support, commercial / operational / technical due diligence, business and technology strategy development / alignment, strategic sourcing / vendor management, investment appraisal, cost management, financial and operational modelling / benchmarking, business performance improvement, programme, and expert witness.
Ian holds PhD and BSc (1st Class Hons) degrees in Engineering and a Postgraduate Diploma in Management. He is a UK Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the UK based IET.