The Wharton School

Stanford University Graduate School of Business

University of Pennsylvania

Partner Financial Services and Digital

Skills: Data Analytics · Customer Value Proposition · Customer Insight · Strategy Consulting · Business Acumen

wovengroup.au

Co-Founder

Skills: Strategy · Data Analytics · Market Analysis · Product Management · Project Management · Business Acumen

Self-employed

Independent Advisor

As a Partner at Derwent I worked with clients in the Technology and Financial Services industries to understand their strategies in order to identify high impact leadership talent to help them address the challenges facing their organisations today.

Derwent

Partner Financial Services and Digital at Derwent

I worked with the Chief Customer Officer and the team to identify and assess growth opportunities and partnerships while also working with the organisation to drive a greater focus on identifying unmet customer needs and new ways of working.

PEXA

Digital Growth Advisor (Contract)

I partnered with clients across a range of digital and data topics to address their key challenges, drve transformation and establish new ways of working.

Projects included: using advanced analytics to better understand customer needs to drive retention and an uplift in revenue and P&L; a business unit review where we identified a multi million dollar savings potential by transforming the organisation into an architecture-led, agile culture; and a Customer Journey transformation programme working with the client team to go from ideation to launch a “first to market” product in less than 90 days.

McKinsey & Company

Digital Transformation Advisor

I was brought in by Retail CEO to assume P&L responsibility and lead M&G’s £4.5bn direct business of 200,000 customers up to and following the launch of a new digital service, myM&G.

I redefined the launch strategy, omnichannel marketing campaigns and roadmap to launch and attract customers to the new service. Exceeded initial targets by c. 30% attracting £700m in the first 6 months. In parallel drove an increased focus on the customer experience across the organisation delivering enhancements across all channels and touch points (digital, call centres, online and offline marketing campaigns, etc).

M&G Investments

GM - Direct to Consumer (Interim)

I joined EY's Wealth and Asset Management business to establish the Digital go to market strategy and team. I built the practice and key client relationships and led the delivery of major programmes for banking and fund manager clients including the development of a concept, prototype, partner ecosystem and operating model for a digitally enabled omni-channel wealth service and an analytics dashboard for the risk department of a major wealth manager. I was regularly featured in the industry press as a spokesperson on digital and innovation topics (digital transformation, social media, analytics and AI)

Director - Digital - Wealth and Asset Management

In parallel with my career as a consultant and interim manager, I founded and built one of the leading emerging luxury brands globally -- with global distribution in top tier retailers our products were regularly featured in the world's leading publications (Vogue, Elle, WWD, Grazia, FT, InStyle); prominently appeared the leading US television shows including Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars; and worn by A-list celebrity clients. 

As founder I was responsible for developing the overall concept and strategy; setting the creative direction for the brand; developing all digital and marketing strategy and agency relationships;  and overseeing all marketing and sales activity.

Notting Hill Design

Founder

Worked with senior C-suite clients across financial services, retail and travel industries on their key strategic initiatives. Projects included: market entry strategies, digital and omnichannel strategies, data analytics, new product development and target operating model design (TOM) and the establishment of new teams to support strategic initiatives.

NHD Consulting

Consultant and Interim Manager

I joined Amazon UK, as one of only 60 employees, at a formative time for the dotcom services market. I initially worked for 6 months in the core retail business  (initially books and then music) and was then promoted to establish and then lead Amazon Anywhere in the UK: this was the firm’s strategic move into mobile phones and interactive TV technologies. We launched Amazon Anywhere in February 2000 - Europe's first mobile shopping application.

Amazon

Business Development and Amazon Anywhere

I joined Accenture as a Manager in the Financial Services Strategy Group in London following completion of my MBA studies and worked with a number of clients on their client, product and proposition strategies. I led a global project team of 40 senior partners and consultants to analyse the drivers of shareholder value across more than 250 financial services companies which won the firm’s global award for the best strategic work (1998 Ken Ernst Award) with the findings published in The Financial Times and other leading publications.

Accenture

Manager - Strategy Division

I joined Citibank from university as a graduate trainee in their International Personal Banking division in New York and undertook a rotational development program through Marketing, Sales, Treasury and Business Development as part of the Latin American private banking operations.

Kimberly Yurisich