Chris is a Chief Executive within a large PLC. He needs everything in his role as there is just so much to it. The complexity of having to meet the diverse needs of his many stakeholder groups is a constant challenge, so too is the need to deliver value to his ultimate masters, the shareholders. Coupled with all this, his Executive team has competing needs and a very demanding chairman.

Compliance and regulatory considerations are an important element of Chris’ life as he balances the pressures of looking after his shareholders’ interests with those of running a large and complex PLC. Although Chris has Mike (his Managing Director) running the Executive team, he must still make the right decisions at all times, in the best interests of shareholders, staff, customers and other stakeholders.

Chris does not like surprises. As a PLC, Chris has rigorous reporting and governance standards on his business. The mere mention of bad publicity (especially the likes of BBC Watchdog), FSA compliance or a regulatory challenge will get his attention very quickly indeed. And, there is nothing more certain to prompt a special initiative than a competitor stealing the march with a new service or facility.

Chris thrives on accurate and timely information and he believes in orderliness. Chris’ mantra is that a consistent approach and processes make his business efficient and scalable. Ultimately, Chris needs stability in his business and somewhat surprisingly in this day and age, still answers all letters of complaint directly. The fact that he manages to maintain a decent golf handicap and happy home life is testament to his drive and passion.

How numero can help Chris

Happy customers, happy staff, business value, operational efficiency, improving share price and growing dividends are everything to Chris. Anything that fundamentally contributes to these big demands is worth his consideration.

Some of the ways numero solutions help Chris include:

• Providing solutions which are well proven within the sector
• Delivering solutions with exceptional paybacks in an evolutionary and low risk manner
• Ensuring that the solutions continue to evolve and stay ahead of Chris’ competitors
• Meeting the regulatory and compliance standards of Chris’ industry
• Preventing complaints by addressing customer frustrations at source rather than allowing them to escalate out of control
• Recording all the customer behaviour to allow the teams to report accurately across the business
• Building solutions using the latest IT technologies to create operational dexterity and so competitive advantage.