Todd Williams

Partner

Todd Williams is a partner with ScottMadden and co-leads the firm’s fossil practice. He has extensive experience assisting large companies align their operations with their strategic vision. From operational performance improvement to organizational restructuring, Todd has designed and implemented large scale initiatives to help his clients succeed. He has experience working with companies that need a turn around, are planning a merger integration, or just want to drive performance improvement. Todd combines extensive project management skills with a large variety of previous engagements to bring creative solutions to his clients. Prior to joining ScottMadden, Todd founded and operated The Landmark Group, a real estate brokerage firm headquartered in Beijing, China. He earned an M.B.A. with honors from the Goizueta School of Business at Emory University, a B.A. in political science from the University of the South, and a certificate of honors in intensive Mandarin Chinese language study from Anhui Teachers University in Wuhu, Anhui Province, China.

Specialties

Recent Assignments

Specialties

Organization design and restructuring
Operations improvement and process redesign
Business planning
Merger and acquisition integration
Project and change management
Energy – Fossil Fleet Management

Recent Assignments

Prepared a comprehensive execution plan for a large energy company to conduct M&A due diligence in support of a $4 billion hostile offer for another energy company
Performed a deep-dive analysis into the HR and finance functional areas of a large company struggling with declining revenue. Used leading practices to recommend improvements to the company policies, processes, organization and systems
Designed the approach and co-led a 60-person M&A team to integrate two large power plants and all support/trading services into a major diversified power company’s fossil fleet against an aggressive client deadline; completed the analysis and design phase in six weeks and the execution phase within five months
Designed and managed the implementation of an operational excellence model for a major merchant generating company (>10K installed MW). The model redefined and standardized executive management’s approach to running their business blending the company’s vision, values, key performance areas, business planning, process management, monitoring and control, and organization and accountability to ensure an integrated approach
Managed a 14-team, 45 -member M&A integration project to support the merger of two fossil business units. Project included performing current state assessment, designing future state, and preparing a comprehensive integration plan to merge the two business units
Redesigned the business planning process for the generation division of a public utility company to conduct gap based planning to ensure targeted success. Project managed 12 stations and departments to implement the new procedure and ensure all stations finalized their business plans
Performed detailed cost and reliability analysis to benchmark a generation company’s fossil units against narrowly defined peer groups
Led a generation company design team through writing, approving and planning the implementation of centralized policies, programs, processes, and procedures for 12 major functional areas of the business
Managed the analysis and design of an organizational restructuring for a public energy utility’s accounting and finance departments. Result of assignment ensured appropriate process and organizational controls in place to mitigate process control risk, comply with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, and reduce overall headcount

Contact Information

Phone

(404)814-0020

E-mail

toddwilliams@scottmadden.com

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