ENTERPRISE TRANSFORMATION EXECUTIVE

Making complex transformation executable.

I lead enterprise transformation where strategy, operating model, technology, cost and execution have to move together.

Across more than 25 years, I have led major transformation, technology, integration, cost optimisation and operating-model change across financial services, real estate, insurance and technology.

Connect on LinkedInTransformation · Operating Model · Cost & Value · Technology · M&A · AI & Digital
David Hole
27Countries led across CBRE EMEA
120People in CBRE's technology function
£55mCBRE technology budget accountability
5Business lines supported at CBRE
100+Initiatives governed annually

EXECUTIVE PROFILE

Transformation leadership built in the enterprise, not the classroom.

I have spent my career working at the point where business strategy meets operational reality.

That has included running technology across 27 countries for CBRE, transforming managed services at Colt, leading banking infrastructure at Barclays Capital, delivering major integration at Lloyds Banking Group and supporting global trading environments at Credit Suisse.

Since 2019 I have operated independently through Evangelize Consulting, developing EPF from methods repeatedly used in practice.

The job is not to create more transformation activity. It is to make better enterprise decisions and ensure those decisions can actually be executed.

SELECTED EXPERIENCE

Enterprise scale. Operational accountability. Measurable outcomes.

Credit Suisse

Markets infrastructure
Global Head of Trade Floor Product Support

Led global technology support across eight trading locations and contributed to an 80% reduction in Sev 1/2 incidents.

Evidence-led transformation and accountable execution

Barclays Capital

Banking infrastructure
Head of Storage & Hosting

Delivered $2.4m savings while maintaining 99.999% service availability in global financial-markets environments.

Evidence-led transformation and accountable execution

Lloyds Banking Group

Banking integration
Transformation & Programme Leadership

Supported the Lloyds/HBOS integration, including internet banking serving approximately 3.4 million users.

Evidence-led transformation and accountable execution

Colt Technology Services

Managed services
Managed Services & Transformation Leadership

Redesigned the service portfolio and developed 34 cloud propositions, connecting proposition design with delivery capability and service economics.

Evidence-led transformation and accountable execution

CBRE

2013 — 2019
EMEA Head of IT

Led technology across 27 countries with responsibility for a £55m budget, 120 staff, five business lines and more than 100 initiatives annually.

Evidence-led transformation and accountable execution

Evangelize Consulting

2019 — Present
Managing Director | Enterprise Transformation & Performance

Founded an independent practitioner platform focused on enterprise transformation, operating model performance, technology-enabled change, cost, value, governance and execution.

Evidence-led transformation and accountable execution

CAPABILITIES

Where I operate.

My experience sits across the disciplines that have to work together if enterprise transformation is going to produce a sustainable result.

01

Enterprise Transformation

Translate strategic priorities into executable decisions, accountable ownership and measurable outcomes.

02

Operating Model

Translate strategic priorities into executable decisions, accountable ownership and measurable outcomes.

03

Cost & Value

Translate strategic priorities into executable decisions, accountable ownership and measurable outcomes.

04

Technology Transformation

Translate strategic priorities into executable decisions, accountable ownership and measurable outcomes.

05

Portfolio & Governance

Translate strategic priorities into executable decisions, accountable ownership and measurable outcomes.

06

M&A & Integration

Translate strategic priorities into executable decisions, accountable ownership and measurable outcomes.

07

Commercial Performance

Translate strategic priorities into executable decisions, accountable ownership and measurable outcomes.

08

AI & Digital

Translate strategic priorities into executable decisions, accountable ownership and measurable outcomes.

09

Operational Resilience

Translate strategic priorities into executable decisions, accountable ownership and measurable outcomes.

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Transformation Execution

Translate strategic priorities into executable decisions, accountable ownership and measurable outcomes.

EVANGELIZE + EPF

A practitioner system built from the problems transformation repeatedly exposes.

I established Evangelize Consulting in 2019 to provide an independent platform for transformation work. EPF connects strategy, finance, technology, operations, risk and transformation decisions through shared evidence and definitions of value.

The objective is not more governance. It is better enterprise decisions followed by controlled execution.

Strategy
Demand
Consumption
Capacity
Cost
Service Economics
Investment & Commercial Decisions
Accountability
Execution
01Why does this capability exist?
02Who consumes it?
03What does it cost?
04Who owns the outcome?
05What value should it create?
06What evidence supports the decision?
07What would cause us to invest, change or stop?

HOW I WORK

Start with the enterprise problem, not the programme.

01

Understand the economics

Establish the evidence, ownership, dependencies and outcomes required to move from intent to action.

02

Make ownership explicit

Establish the evidence, ownership, dependencies and outcomes required to move from intent to action.

03

Connect the operating model

Establish the evidence, ownership, dependencies and outcomes required to move from intent to action.

04

Make the decision executable

Establish the evidence, ownership, dependencies and outcomes required to move from intent to action.

CURRENT FOCUS

Where I can add value now.

Executive Leadership

Permanent and interim mandates where an organisation needs to materially improve transformation execution, technology performance, operating model, cost or enterprise delivery.

  • Chief Transformation Officer
  • CIO / Technology Transformation
  • Enterprise Programme Director
  • M&A Integration Leadership
Discuss an Executive Role

Independent Advisory

Selective engagements where organisations need focused senior intervention rather than a large consulting team.

  • Transformation portfolio reset
  • Cost and consumption optimisation
  • Operating model redesign
  • AI operating model and governance
Discuss an Engagement

CONTACT

Complex transformation needs more than a plan.

When the problem crosses strategy, cost, technology, operating model and execution, the quality of the connections between those decisions determines the outcome.