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David Higgins

Pioneer · DISC type DSI
Transformation Director - Atos on behalf of UK bank at Innovate & Deliver
📍 United Kingdom

David is a Chief Transformation Officer with over 20 years of experience driving PE-grade value creation and enterprise-wide transformations across more than 12 sectors. A graduate of Cranfield School of Management, he specializes in converting strategy into measurable results. Colleagues describe him as decisive, supportive, and an energetic leader.

He has worked with the same colleague on three separate occasions over a 10-year period, spanning the diverse industries of Defence, Maritime, and Banking.

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Experience
30 Years
Current Role
Transformation Director - Atos on behalf of UK bank
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How David shows up

Decisive But Friendly
Driven But Considerate
Friendly But Fast

They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders) If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed

Priorities

Topics David cares about

PE Value Creation
His career is centered on delivering private equity-grade value, shaping the value creation hypothesis, and unlocking EBITDA through disciplined execution.
Complex Transformations
He has a keen interest in understanding why complex change programmes fail and focuses on leadership and disciplined delivery for large-scale transformations.
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Career

Work history

2020 - 2020
Transformation Director - Atos on behalf of UK bank
Innovate & Deliver
2017 - 2019
Global Programme Director - V.Group
Innovate & Deliver
2016 - 2018
Partner - Custerian
Innovate & Deliver
2014 - 2015
Transformation lead and Interim Executive Vice President - hVIVO
Innovate & Deliver
2013
Founding Director
Innovate & Deliver
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2007 - 2012
MSC
Cranfield School of Management
1991 - 1994
Bachelor’s Degree
The University of Manchester
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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