Global Steering Committee M&A Integration Planning

Meeting Objectives

Review and agree on the:

• Role of the Integration Steering Committee
• Role of the Integration Manager
• Integration Team Structure
• Integration Value Drivers Integration
• Guiding Principles
• Non-Negotiables
• Integration Approach
• Program Management
• Detailed Integration Planning Deliverables

Role of Integration Steering Committee

• Coordinate the overall integration approach with deal milestones and regulatory approvals
• Define and communicate integration objectives, parameters, and strategy
• Articulate guiding principles for integration
• Monitor progress of integration planning and implementation and report progress to the board
• Approve recommendations from planning teams
• Anticipate, assess and manage risks
• Remove roadblocks, make decisions and resolve issues
• Coordinate communications among various teams

Role of Integration Manager

• Define the overall planning structure and clarify scope to eliminate duplication of effort and ensure all critical integration issues are addressed
• Define the process and timeline for global integration planning
• Provide simple tools and template to facilitate planning efficiency and communication across the organization
• Schedule and host regular Global Integration Steering Team meetings and cross-team plan reviews
• Identify and frame critical open issues for decision making by the Global Integration Steering Team (serve as point for escalation)
• Facilitate cross-team and cross-geography communication
• Summarize integration objectives/goals and provide executive tools to manage overall implementation

Integration Approach

• Leverage the work done to date
• Provide simple structure, tools and templates but allow for flexibility in planning approach
• Sequence conversations to allow for global direction but local implementation
• Clearly charter teams to eliminate duplicate efforts and overlap (but provide forums for Cross-Team/Cross-Function information sharing) ...