Our Team

WORDS OF WISDOM

"The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime."

- Babe Ruth

Our Team

IM2 Consulting has been recognized by the Smithsonian and Institutional Investor for achieving outstanding results for our clients.

IM2 Consulting has an outstanding team of over 40 experienced professionals with long and successful careers at major investment banks, financial services organizations, and top-tier management and strategy consulting firms.

Highlighted Biographies

Philip A. Panaro
Managing Director and President

Philip has more than 20 years of experience in facilitating large scale business transformations and global transactions in the financial services industry. He has successfully orchestrated global mergers, consolidations, outsourcings, restructurings, and strategy initiatives. Mr. Panaro has been recognized by Institutional Investor, Daily Deal, InfoWorld and awarded the Smithsonian Award for providing innovative client solutions. Philip graduated from New York University with a dual BS in Finance and Economics, an EMBA from USF and has served as a senior advisor to both Booz Allen Hamilton and the Boston Consulting Group.

Brian C. Winters
Principal and Co-founder

Brian is a transition management specialist with global experience in leading, mobilizing, and implementing large scale mergers & acquisitions, technology, business, and operational transformation programs. Mr. Winters has a successful track record for supporting and facilitating the entire lifecycle of M&A transactions, technology conversions, strategic change, and operational improvements across multiple business, operational and technology streams. He developed IM2’s proprietary M&A Integration Methodology and the IM2 Toolkit. Brian graduated from the University of Maryland with a B.S. in Business Management and International Economics.

Thomas McPartland
Senior Industry Consultant

Tom has over 20 years experience in the financial services industry specializing in ADP/Broadridge conversions, client services, systems and product development. He has managed and participated on over 40 broker dealer systems conversions, self-clearing, and single broker dealer projects. As part of the senior management team at US Clearing Fleet, he developed electronic internet trading platforms as well as managed technical client services teams for the top correspondents. Tom has also held management positions at the National Security Clearing Corp. (NSCC) and Wall Street Clearing.

Bjoern Blank
Director

Bjoern has strategy, corporate development and business management expertise. Previously, Mr. Blank served as a Director in Deutsche Bank's Asset and Wealth Management Group and Corporate Business Development Group. Bjoern was a Manager at Booz Allen Hamilton's Financial services practice. He has led design and implementation of M&A, restructuring, outsourcing, strategy and growth initiatives for numerous financial services clients. Bjoern holds an MA in Business and Economics from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland and MBA/PhD programs at Harvard, London Business School and the International University of Japan.

Eric Abraham
Manager

Eric is a project manager who has successfully facilitated large-scale business transformation programs in the securities industry. Mr. Abraham has significant experience in Banking and Capital Markets with a special focus on credit, operational risk management, strategy development, business, product, technology and operations. Eric graduated from Yeshiva University, Sy Syms School of Business, with a B.S. in Finance.



WORDS OF WISDOM "The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime." - Babe Ruth	Our Team *IM2 Consulting has been recognized by the Smithsonian and Institutional Investor for achieving outstanding results for our clients.* IM2 Consulting has an outstanding team of over 40 experienced professionals with long and successful careers at major investment banks, financial services organizations, and top-tier management and strategy consulting firms. Highlighted Biographies Philip A. Panaro Managing Director and President Philip has more than 20 years of experience in facilitating large scale business transformations and global transactions in the financial services industry. He has successfully orchestrated global mergers, consolidations, outsourcings, restructurings, and strategy initiatives. Mr. Panaro has been recognized by Institutional Investor, Daily Deal, InfoWorld and awarded the Smithsonian Award for providing innovative client solutions. Philip graduated from New York University with a dual BS in Finance and Economics, an EMBA from USF and has served as a senior advisor to both Booz Allen Hamilton and the Boston Consulting Group. Brian C. Winters Principal and Co-founder Brian is a transition management specialist with global experience in leading, mobilizing, and implementing large scale mergers & acquisitions, technology, business, and operational transformation programs. Mr. Winters has a successful track record for supporting and facilitating the entire lifecycle of M&A transactions, technology conversions, strategic change, and operational improvements across multiple business, operational and technology streams. He developed IM2’s proprietary M&A Integration Methodology and the IM2 Toolkit. Brian graduated from the University of Maryland with a B.S. in Business Management and International Economics. Thomas McPartland Senior Industry Consultant Tom has over 20 years experience in the financial services industry specializing in ADP/Broadridge conversions, client services, systems and product development. He has managed and participated on over 40 broker dealer systems conversions, self-clearing, and single broker dealer projects. As part of the senior management team at US Clearing Fleet, he developed electronic internet trading platforms as well as managed technical client services teams for the top correspondents. Tom has also held management positions at the National Security Clearing Corp. (NSCC) and Wall Street Clearing. Bjoern Blank Director Bjoern has strategy, corporate development and business management expertise. Previously, Mr. Blank served as a Director in Deutsche Bank's Asset and Wealth Management Group and Corporate Business Development Group. Bjoern was a Manager at Booz Allen Hamilton's Financial services practice. He has led design and implementation of M&A, restructuring, outsourcing, strategy and growth initiatives for numerous financial services clients. Bjoern holds an MA in Business and Economics from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland and MBA/PhD programs at Harvard, London Business School and the International University of Japan. Eric Abraham Manager Eric is a project manager who has successfully facilitated large-scale business transformation programs in the securities industry. Mr. Abraham has significant experience in Banking and Capital Markets with a special focus on credit, operational risk management, strategy development, business, product, technology and operations. Eric graduated from Yeshiva University, Sy Syms School of Business, with a B.S. in Finance.