Leadership In Companies On The Brink

Changing Careers with Conrad Chua

The prominence of shareholder activism and M&A are topics regularly discussed in Boardrooms. Boards and Chief Executives often look to external advisers for support in these situations, and Dhruv Sarda (MBA2003) will be joining us to share his experiences from working in the City of London for over 20 years. As an investment banker, management consultant and restructuring adviser, Dhruv has seen several situations unfold up close. Dhruv Sarda is a Managing Director at Alvarez & Marsal and one of the early founding members of the firm’s European Corporate Transformation practice. He brings over 23 years of experience advising corporate boards and management teams on M&A, turnarounds and performance improvement topics in both corporate and private equity environments. Mr. Sarda has led a number of corporate transformation cases: for example, serving as interim Chief Transformation Officer at a Fortune 20 business, and has worked on 80+ M&A transactions with values of up to USD14bn, primarily focused on carve-outs and post-merger integrations. Prior to joining Alvarez & Marsal, Mr. Sarda was a Partner at Accenture, and an investment banker at ABN Amro.