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What people say
The partner leading the project commented: “The Cassidian team was led by Andy MacNaughton and my colleagues and I worked very closely with Andy over several months. Andy brought an impressive range of skills and expertise to the project, including strategic analysis and direction, an energetic and effective implementation approach and very strong negotiation skills. He utilised his extensive experience at a senior level to formulate strategy and tactics, manage the delivery team and the commercial team and ultimately obtain a very satisfactory outcome for our mutual client.”
Mark Turner, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
“I have known and worked with Andy since 1998. We’ve worked together while he was at EDS and faced each other as Executives from separate companies in his role at FJ. Andy is an intelligent,likeable and able operator. Excellent large dealmaker experience who does genuinely understand deal mechanics both operational and commercial. Has successfully driven large chunks of business. Possesses good man-management skills - the approachable but firm, fair and results-driven school of management. Andy's preference is a grown-up, open, robust interaction and win-win engagements but he can be, when required, very hard-nosed. He is very output focused.”
Huw Owen, ATLAS Consortium and Vice President, HP Enterprise Services
“He is decisive when the situation requires but he is approachable in terms of being able to put arguments to him. He has always been extremely driven to meet his business objectives. He builds good teams and sets high but clear standards of performance. He has learnt patience with those who work for him who are struggling to get on his wavelength and learnt/evolved new/extended interpersonal skills - especially in the CEBU role in dealing with the multiple cultures in that business. He has good problem analysis skills and is extremely financially aware. On a personal front, I have always found him likeable and easy to get on with.”
David Ireland, Commercial Director, Fujitsu
“He is a very popular executive with a very good reputation. He is commercially creative and a goodteam player. In his role at Fujitsu he sat on the DII Programme board with me and he had a good rapport and reputation with that client. I would rehire Andy in a Commercial or client-facing role.”
Bill Thomas, Senior Vice President, EMEA at EDS
“Andy is respected by his colleagues for his knowledge of contracts, negotiating skills and extensive experience of large scale outsourcing in both public and private sectors.”
David Courtley, CEO, Fujitsu Services
“Andy came into EADS with professionalism and confidence and took control of a very difficult situation with calmness, and sensitivity. He pulled the team together with authority and quickly established good working relationships and a climate of trust and mutual understanding. I cannot underestimate the scale of the challenge which Andy successfully embraced nor the implications of failure. Andy implemented practical strategies with efficiency and intelligence and was a pleasure to work with, adapting well to the changes imposed by multiple stakeholders. I would not hesitate to use Andy again, he does not panic or shy away from difficulty and remains reassured and in-control. He is a professional who, from evidence of my own experience, delivers.”
Paul Watson, CEO, EADS UK
“Andy's style with me was very much hands-off and he acted in a supervisory, advisory and strategic role rather than trying to run my programme for me; he was extremely good at listening to all arguments before deciding and has a very good, non-confrontational manner when dealing with very difficult situations internally and at the highest level in Whitehall. I would have no hesitation in taking up a role in the future where I again reported into Andy.”
Jon Wolfe, Account Director NHS and FSA, Fujitsu
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