Dr. Michael McGrath is an established city professional, with over 12 years of experience of working for some of the world’s leading banks and prior to that 5 years working with IBM research and development in Stockholm. All of this time has been spent implementing complex change, in particular M&A management ranging from announcing the deal through to post merger integration.

The main M&A deals he worked on are:

• Lloyds TSB Registrars de-merger from Lloyds TSB Group
• Deutsche Bank acquisition of Dresdner Bank (deal was not completed)
• Deutsche Bank acquisition of Bankers Trust – Then the largest banking acquisition in history
• Bankers Trust acquisition NatWest Markets – Then the largest banking acquisition in UK history
• IBM acquisition of Lotus Development

Additionally, he is probably the only person in the United Kingdom to hold a Doctorate in Business Administration researching Banking M&A Risk Management. This rare mix of business acumen, practice and an advanced education allows him to combine the latest in management thinking and techniques with the practicalities of business reality. He has worked as a senior advisor and interim CIO since 2003. Prior to that, he was regional CTO for Corporate Technology at Merrill Lynch, and before that Head of Programme Management and Delivery at Deutsche Bank. His career in financial services began with JP Morgan where he was a global project manager and his technology career began with IBM where he worked in IBM Nordic Lab.