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Strategy Advisor | Financial Services | Ex-McKinsey | French Citizen based in the UK since 2010
With 25+ years of experience shaping the trajectories of Tier-1 financial institutions — from global banks and asset managers to French %22institutions de prévoyance%22 and high-growth Fintechs — across the UK and Europe, I specialize in guiding leadership teams through critical inflection points: market entry, business model pivots, and competitive resets in the face of industry disruption.
My career spans top-tier consultancies (McKinsey, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young) and a decade as an independent strategist, before moving into internal leadership as Head of Strategy. This dual perspective—external rigor combined with internal execution—allows me to bridge the gap between ambitious vision and operational reality.
Since 2018, I have acted as a %22Strategic Wingman%22 to CEOs, refining strategies before they reach the Board. My approach is built on three pillars:
1/ Constructive Challenge: Stress-testing logic and assumptions to de-risk decision-making.
2/ Strategic Perspective: e.g., ensuring market trends are taken into account
3/ Objective Judgement: Leveraging a track record of 40+ shaped strategies which have consistently delivered 20–60% top-line growth and 4–10% margin improvement within 24 months.
I am now seeking Board Advisor or Strategic Committee roles preferably within unlisted financial services firms. I bring a %22critical friend%22 mindset to boards navigating complex growth hurdles or seeking to reverse underperformance through strategy, not just short-term operational levers.
With 25+ years of experience shaping the trajectories of Tier-1 financial institutions — from global banks and asset managers to French %22institutions de prévoyance%22 and high-growth Fintechs — across the UK and Europe, I specialize in guiding leadership teams through critical inflection points: market entry, business model pivots, and competitive resets in the face of industry disruption.
My career spans top-tier consultancies (McKinsey, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young) and a decade as an independent strategist, before moving into internal leadership as Head of Strategy. This dual perspective—external rigor combined with internal execution—allows me to bridge the gap between ambitious vision and operational reality.
Since 2018, I have acted as a %22Strategic Wingman%22 to CEOs, refining strategies before they reach the Board. My approach is built on three pillars:
1/ Constructive Challenge: Stress-testing logic and assumptions to de-risk decision-making.
2/ Strategic Perspective: e.g., ensuring market trends are taken into account
3/ Objective Judgement: Leveraging a track record of 40+ shaped strategies which have consistently delivered 20–60% top-line growth and 4–10% margin improvement within 24 months.
I am now seeking Board Advisor or Strategic Committee roles preferably within unlisted financial services firms. I bring a %22critical friend%22 mindset to boards navigating complex growth hurdles or seeking to reverse underperformance through strategy, not just short-term operational levers.
Olivier Burnouf is an advisor and board member based in United Kingdom, specialising in Financial Services. They speak English and French. They are open to advisory board and board director opportunities and are available for introductions through Boardio.
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