Thales acquired Racal Electronics for £1.3bn in a friendly takeover, ~15K employees worldwide in ~20 different countries, to develop an extended multi-domestic electronic defence strategy and increased global coverage

• Worked with IMO team members to cover synergies and organizational changes, and later became co-director of UK-based IMO; co-led IMO for half of transition phase
• Acted as liaison with organizational and strategic initiatives, worked with support functions, and steered company agenda
• Launched synergy review process with clean team approach before closing
• Worked on D1-90 planning and tracking with Finance, HR, Legal, and Organization
• Assisted in design of integration strategy and execution in HR, Finance, and Legal
• Organized completion of transition phase and audit