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David Hilliard

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Chief Executive Officer at Mentor Europe
📍 London Area, United Kingdom

David Hilliard is the Founder and CEO of Mentor, a firm of execution partners specializing in recovering complex, business-critical programs in the technology and telecoms sectors. With over 30 years of experience and more than 130 major initiatives led or recovered, he is recognized for his strategic insight and sharp intellect.

David is the author of "Battle-tested, " a book that distills his extensive experience in program execution and the human behaviors that lead to failure. He has a notable pet peeve for inefficient customer service, particularly when trying to get the bill in a restaurant, valuing promptness and attentiveness.

His firm was founded with the singular purpose of making programs deliver by addressing common failure points like wishful thinking and untested assumptions.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
London Area, United Kingdom
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Program Recovery
His entire career and company, Mentor, are built around rescuing large, failing programs, particularly in the telecommunications industry.
Strategy Execution
Emphasizes that his team are practitioners and "execution partners, " not consultants, focusing on hands-on delivery rather than just advice.
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Career

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12-1998
Chief Executive Officer
Mentor Europe
10-2011 - 10-2012
Group Director, Programme Execution
eircom
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St Andrew's College, Dublin, Ireland
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