Firm:	Grant Thornton
Position:	Partner
Address:	13-18 City Quay, Dublin 2, D02 ED70
Phone:	+353 1 4324403
Email:	amanda.ward@ie.gt.com

Special Areas:

Amanda has a successful track record of delivering real results in large scale business transformation programmes through people in extremely challenging times, having led the transformation of an International Retail Bank.

Her experience includes:
Fundamental strategic redesign and reorganisation of a full-service 'live' Retail Bank incorporating over 450 staff and 220,000 customers, into a business unit responsible for the controlled deleveraging of a €10bn balance sheet and wind-down of operations over a 7-year period;
Authentic client-side experience, through her track record of success in the design, operational execution and delivery of complex, high profile, multi-disciplinary Financial Services programmes including €3bn Major Outsourcing programmes and €2.5bn Loan portfolio transactions;
Responsibility as COO for proactively identifying and resolving technical, regulatory and operational risk issues and ensuring the business had a robust compliance and control framework; and
Ability to ensure all aspects of her business are compliant and that the appropriate governance structures are in place and an excellent stakeholder manager, with the ability to influence and achieve buy-in at all levels, both internally and externally.

Career:

Amanda has over 16 years industry and professional services experience, leading multidiscipline teams and large scale business transformation programmes in Financial Services. Prior to joining Grant Thornton Amanda spent 8 years with an International Bank as Chief Operating Officer. Prior to this she spent 8 years with PwC providing advisory and audit services with a particular focus on finance transformation and effectiveness programmes.

Qualifications:

Amanda holds a Masters in Leadership and Management and is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland.