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William ( Bill ) Ward

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Senior Advisor at Publicis Sapient
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

William (Bill) Ward is a senior executive and advisor with extensive PLC experience at the CEO, COO, and Chairman levels. His career is heavily focused on the healthcare and insurance sectors, having held leadership positions at Bupa, Cigna, and the NHS. He is an alumnus of both The Wharton School and London Business School.

His career is marked by a unique trajectory from managing large acute units in the public NHS to becoming the Chief Operating Officer for Bupas private hospital division and Chairman of a publicly listed company.

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Experience
6 Years
Current Role
Senior Advisor
Job Level
Senior
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
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Healthcare Leadership
His career progressed from running large hospital units in the NHS to executive roles in the private sector, including Chief Operating Officer for Bupa Hospitals.
Health Insurance
Has significant international experience, having served as CEO for Cigna's European life insurance division and Chairman of Global Benefits Group, an international benefits insurer.
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Career

Work history

11-2024
Senior Advisor
Publicis Sapient
Non Executive Director
Ingenica Solutions
9-2018 - 11-2021
Senior Advisor
Oliver Wyman
2-2017 - 2-2019
Independent Non Executive Chairman
Global Benefits Group (GBG)
2-2016 - 2-2018
Senior Advisor
The Boston Consulting Group
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Education
Advanced Management Programme ( AMP 41 )
The Wharton School
Accelerated Development Programme ( ADP13 )
London Business School
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