Bio

Ben Collett is a managing director in the Transaction Advisory Services practice, based in the London office. Ben leads the firm’s operational due diligence, restructuring and performance improvement offering. He has over 20 years of experience advising corporates on major operational change and transformation projects focused on profit and working capital improvement—in both underperformance and growth situations. Prior to joining Duff & Phelps, Ben was Director of Strategic Projects at IMI PLC, a FTSE 250 global engineering group, where he led cost reduction, operational change, strategic growth and acquisition integration programs. Before this, he was a lead advisor at KPMG where he worked with clients to deliver profit improvement, turnaround and working capital improvements. Ben has extensive experience working in the manufacturing and engineering sectors as well as oil and gas, food and retail and fast-moving consumer goods. He has worked with a wide range of business types including FTSE 100, PE and owner-managed companies ranging from £10 million to £3 billion turnover. Ben’s international experience includes work in the U.S., Canada, Spain, Italy, Germany, Poland, China, India, Malaysia, Dubai, North and South Africa, and Australia. He is a chartered accountant and holds a B.Sc. from the University of London.