A great strategic and financial plan is important, but the real trick is in effective implementation.
This is where GBRW differ from mainstream strategy consulting firms. We have all been professional bankers and understand that a beautiful plan is meaningless unless it is practical and achievable. We work with investors looking to establish greenfield financial institutions, and financial institutions seeking to review or change their strategic performance or direction.
This includes commercial banks and finance companies, specialist leasing, factoring, asset finance, Microfinance Institutions, or peer-to-peer lenders, as well as Development finance institutions, Multilateral Development Banks, and donor agencies. Our strategic approach covers three key stages: formulating the strategy, implementing the strategy, and monitoring strategic performance. We have also developed financial plans, projection, and valuations models for a wide range of different institutions and projects.
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Meet some of our Strategy, Finance and Change experts. They have extensive practical experience in banking and finance as senior bankers and consultants. They have a deep pool of intellectual capital on the topic, and are up to date on the most recent developments in banking and finance, and the practical implementation of change. Feel free to connect with them as they welcome contact from both potential clients and collaborators.
Mike Coates
Joint Managing Director, GBRW Consulting/ Learning
Mike is the Deputy Managing Director of GBRW Consulting. Following over 14 years' experience as a professional banker and financial services consultant, he joined the GBRW group of companies in 2011.
During his 10 years with Lloyds Banking Group in London, Mike worked in retail and corporate banking, finance, and risk management. Mike also spent five years with the International Advisory Services department, a specialist unit within the Financial Institutions Group focused on delivering Lloyds Bank branded consulting and training for banks in emerging markets. On leaving Lloyds Bank, he then spent three years as head of financial sector consulting at a leading economic development consulting firm.
Mike has specialist expertise in strategic and financial planning for financial institutions, credit risk management for SME and corporate borrowers, and business analysis and Management Information Systems. Mike has worked on business development and consulting projects in over 25 countries throughout Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. He is also an experienced training instructor, leading courses focused on strategic marketing and Customer Relationship Management for bankers addressing the Small – and Medium-Enterprise (SME), commercial, and corporate markets.
Mike holds a BSc in Financial Services from the University of Manchester, as well as the esteemed Associateship of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (ACIB). He has also been the lead researcher and co-author of several well-regarded studies and publications.