Damian Kemner

Built and scaled the integration & separation practice to ~40 consultants alongside two partners, delivering large-scale M&A, integration, carve-out, and restructuring programmes for corporate and PE clients

Accountability for ~25 programmes ($10B+ deal value), often running 2–3 concurrent mandates

Steering committee chair; single point of accountability to CEOs, boards, and investors; escalation authority across up to 10 countries and up to 12 cross-functional workstreams

Rapid establishment and leadership of PMO governance and Day-1/Day-100 readiness in execution-critical situations

End-to-end PMI leadership from integration blueprint through TOM design, synergy tracking, and cutover execution

Carve-out execution including TSA design, standalone model validation, and Day-1 separation delivery

Multi-entity merger of $4.5B Japanese automotive group enabling tax optimisation under a tight fiscal-year deadline

Integration of $525M insurance business, building Thailand’s #3 motor insurer amid regulatory scrutiny

Restructuring of European hotel group, directing 30+ legal transactions and multiple law/tax firms in 9 countries

Restructuring of $240M Japanese-Thai lubricants JV, delivering tax savings, Day-1 continuity, and operating-model integration amid sensitive shareholder dynamics and complex licence transfers

Carve-out of $500M insurance broker, including valuation, carve-out financials, standalone model, and TSA design

15+ buy- and sell-side due diligences (IT, Data, HR, Ops, ESG) for corporates and PEs across multiple industries

Launched and led Thailand operations for a $3B+ global e-commerce group with full P&L accountability

Entity setup and 60+ FTE organisation build-out with full legal, P&L, and organisational accountability

Achieved double- and triple-digit growth to the #2 market share within 12 months

Interim leadership of the sales function, reducing team turnover by 65%