POST-MERGER INTEGRATION, LEADING CARIBBEAN BANK​

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The Project: A leading Caribbean bank acquired a major competitor. Consolidation presented opportunities for knowledge sharing, greater market reach and operational efficiency. IBM Global Business Services was tasked with leading post-merger integration.

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My Role: Service Delivery Lead, led team through analysis of banking functions for Dutch Caribbean region (Aruba, Curacao, St. Maarten, Suriname). Identified business areas for process and technology improvement.

 

Key Activities:

• Client & Executive Relationship Management

• Data Modelling & Data Analysis

• Lean Process Analysis & Workshop Facilitation

• Gathered and synthesized technical banking information to determine overall business impact of recommendations

 

Impact:

• Client realized annual opex savings of $5M as a result of implementing various system changes and consolidating functional areas in the Caribbean central hub (Trinidad & Tobago).

• Process and technology improvements to lending and online banking applications, improving speed of access to key banking services to customers in the Dutch Antilles.