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Serge T. Strategy, M&A and Transformation AdvisorST

Serge T.

Strategy, M&A and Transformation Advisor
  • Suggested rate
    €1,500 / day
  • Experience8-15 years
  • Response rate100%
  • Response time1 hour
The project will begin once you accept Serge's quote.
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Location
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Can work on-site at your office in
  • and around Amsterdam (up to 50km)
  • and around Rotterdam (up to 50km)
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Skill set
Serge in a few words
Getting things done. Driving strategy implementation and complex transformations - new partnership models, M&A integrations and carve-outs, operating model transformations and re-organizations, and performance improvement programs. Successfully managed business development in telecom and management consulting, led digital infrastructure deployment, and delivered tangible EBITDA improvements.
Experience
  • self-employed
    Strategy and Business Development Advisor
    TECH
    January 2023 - Today (2 years and 4 months)
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Supporting private businesses and startups with strategic development and P&L improvements. Helped an owner of a consulting agency sell his business at a good valuation. Currently helping FinTech and Travel Tech startup founders with strategic planning, business development, and fundraising from VCs.
  • Kearney
    Director
    CONSULTING & AUDITS
    January 2018 - June 2023 (5 years and 5 months)
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Led consulting projects for top-tier international clients across EMEA, from initial scoping through delivery. Selected examples:
    • Advised supervisory boards in reviewing acquisition and divestment options for their asset portfolio.
    • Assisted two active shareholders in exploring partnership scenarios, JV setup, and potential synergies.
    • Led large-scale operating mode transformation program post-buy-and-build strategy execution, including org. restructuring, regional model redesign, and e2e process improvements, with ~15% spend reduction.
    • Supported an OpCo carve-out as interim CEO advisor, managing liquidity and risks until the deal closure.
    • Led commercial due diligence projects (sell-side) and supported SW firm due diligence (buy-side) for a PE. In the meantime, I have mentored individual consultants and trained junior engagement managers.
  • A.T. Kearney
    Engagement Manager
    TELECOMMUNICATIONS
    February 2011 - December 2017 (6 years and 10 months)
    Delivered consulting projects across EMEA while supporting the firm's business development efforts in Central and Eastern Europe. Selected examples:
    • Managed ~10 performance improvement programs - covering diagnostics, program initiatives design, PMO setup and change management, with up to 5 p.p. EBITDA improvement achieved.
    • Defined an insourcing strategy and transition roadmap from a managed services arrangement with two OEMs, and led multiple infrastructure "buy or build" assessments.
    • Successfully transformed organizational structures for future strategic fit, covering strategy translation, target operating model design, sizing, and change management.
    • Helped global OEM optimize external spending through new sourcing strategies, enhanced partner management, and procurement initiatives.
    • Managed operational due diligence (buy-side) and prepared acquisition cases.
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Education
  • Master of Science
    University of Groningen Business School
    2024
    Executive Master, M&A, and Valuation
  • EMBA, TRIUM Global Executive MBA
    LSE, HEC, and NYU Stern
    2009
    International business
  • Dipl. Research Engineer (MSc.), Electronics and Communications Engineering
    Bauman Technical University
    Dipl. Research Engineer (MSc.), Electronics and Communications Engineering