Consulting Team

Mark Wade | Chairman

• Generates sustainable development thinking in major corporations through groundbreaking work on both the hard and soft wiring.
• Recognised internally and externally as a key player and architect of Shell’s sustainability journey.
• Shell’s Liaison Delegate to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and Chairman of the Business Network of the European Academy of Business in Society.

Paul Gibbons | Founder & Non Executive Director

• Facilitates senior leadership development through workshops and learning events for top teams.
• Coach to executives, academic, published writer and motivational speaker.
• Former investment banker at Salomon Brothers, CSFB and Morgan Stanley; and thought-leader of PwC’s change management practice.
• Degrees in Organisational Psychology, Biochemistry and Economics, accreditation in coaching and counselling.
  

Mark Young | Managing Director

• A multi skilled consultant with significant expertise in Leadership Development, Organisational Change, CSR and Diversity.
• Previously HR & OD manager, Procter and Gamble South Africa.
• BSc in Mathematics and English and Post Graduate Qualifications in Human Resources Management.
• Qualified with Coaches Training Institute, Open Space Technology and World Café, Leadership Development Framework and the Strength Deployment Inventory.

Cari Caldwell | Director

• Consultant, facilitator and coach with comprehensive experience of diversity & intercultural working, leadership development, and human resources consulting.
• Ten years designing and implementing diversity strategies for Global 100 companies.
• Formerly human resources and diversity consultant for PricewaterhouseCoopers.
• BA Philosophy & International Studies and History.  Certification in Intercultural Development Inventory© and Level 1 Certification in Spiral Dynamics cultural values methodology, VISIONS Intensive Racism Workshop, Strozzi Institute Personal Mastery programme and Newfield Ontological Coaching Programme.
  

Tim Stanyon | Director

• Consultant, facilitator and coach for 20 years.
• Specialises in organisational and behavioural change, leadership development (especially supporting new leaders of major change initiatives) and strategy implementation.
• Former Director PwC Management Consulting, Director Global Knowledge Management for Outsourcing Division.
• Accredited facilitator of Barry Oshry's Organisational Workshop (OW)

A.J. Pape | Practice Leader

• International coach, facilitator and trainer serving clients in the UK, US, and Latin America.
• Clients in the last 15 years have included Pfizer, HSBC, Amgen, Capital One, and Barclaycard.
• Trained over 1000 participants including C-level executive coaching clients.
• Head of Faculty for http://www.beyondleadership.co.uk/

Gabriela Albescu | Consultant

• Trainer, facilitator, and speaker within areas of leadership, management, diversity and freedom centered organisations. Involved for 7 years in various leadership positions with AIESEC including leading the global organization in the term 2007 – 2008 as its President, working on leadership and personal development for 30,000 young leaders in its 100 member countries.
• 10 years of community development engagement on programmes design for society reintegration of orphans and mentally challenged youth.
• BcC in Business Administration, courses taught in English, in the top Economics University of Romania (Academia de Studii Economice, Bucharest). Fluent in English, French and Romanian.

Paul Black | Consultant

• Specialist in strategic organisational transformation with particular skills and experience in change management, leadership and management development, communications and training.
• Specialist in Change Management
• Highly Skilled Facilitator with light hearted yet challenging style.
• Award winning TV producer
• Accredited specialist in calculating the return on investment (ROI) of development interventions.

Jarda Dokoupil | Consultant

• Trainer, facilitator, coach, speaker and explorer within areas of experiential learning, leadership, dialogue, U-process, sustainability and social change.
• Involved for 6 years in various leadership positions with AIESEC, working on leadership and personal development for young people in its 100 member countries.
• Master degree in International trade from University of Economics in Prague, European CEMS Master degree in International Management.

Monika Koncz | Consultant

• Consultant, facilitator and coach with expertise in designing and delivering leadership development seminars, organisational change, strategy implementation and diversity management.
• Previously worked at diversity department of DHL; Management board member of AIESEC International responsible for organisational change and people development; and worked on development projects in Ecuador and Germany.
• Masters degree in Sociology - majoring in Organisational Behaviour and Diversity Management from the University of Bonn. Qualified with Coaches Training Institute (CTI).

Ian Hale | Consultant

• Led, coached and delivered coaching skills training to individuals and groups for over 15 years.
• Clients have included BT, Schlumberger, Coca Cola, BOC, BDO, Selfridges.
• Trained in Ontological Coaching, Therapeutic Counselling, Neuro Linguistics, and Hypnotherapy.

James Shaw | Consultant

• Works with businesses to articulate and implement sustainable development strategies.
• Previously PwC Chairman’s office and CEO’s office strategy unit (under Jermyn Brooks & Jim Schiro).
• Former management at the World Technology Network and the Inspired Leaders Network.
• MSc in Responsibility and Business Practice.

Operations Team

Kola Allinson | Finance Manager

• Accountant.
• Degree in accountancy.
• ACCA Part qualified.

Angela Willetts | HR & Office Manager

• HR and Office Manager.
• Former sales manager.
• BA Tourism & Business.

Associates

Nichola Batley

Her areas of expertise include:

• Competency development – working with clients to define core competencies for recruitment, development and training purposes
• Leadership/management course design – designing and delivering programmes typically of 6-9 months duration, using a blended learning approach
• Facilitation – working with groups of managers to assist them in tackling business issues
• Action centred learning – working with managers, usually as part of a development programme and supporting them in applying their learning to work issues 
• Coaching – providing coaching and feedback on a one-to-one basis
• Development and assessment centre – designing and implementing large and small scale development and assessment centres
• Psychometric assessment – using psychometric tools in a variety of development and assessment scenarios

Lee Chalmers

• Skilled consultant, facilitator and coach specialising in authentic leadership development for senior teams and women's leadership styles and methodologies.
• Successful entrepreneur and public speaker in the area of ‘authentic living’ and women’s leadership.
• BA and MA in Philosophy, Certificate in Counselling and Psychotherapy and coach training from Coaching Academy and Newfield Network.

Paul Galante

• Consultant, trainer and coach for over 20 years.
• Specialises strategy implementation, organisational change and leadership development.
• Former Director PwC Management Consulting, Strategic Change Practice.
• Multi-cultural background and expertise; speaks fluent French, Italian, English and has a working knowledge of Spanish.
• MBA UCLA, and post-graduate studies in organisational psychology.

Isobel Gowan

• Specialises in management, leadership and organisational development.
• More than 20 years’ experience as an NHS Manager, five years running her own Coaching and Organisational Development business.
• Accredited assessor for psychometric testing including 16PF5 and Myers Briggs, trained in Thinking Partnerships (Nancy Kline), degree in languages, diploma in Health Service Management and an MSc in Organisational Behaviour.
• Special interest in women’s leadership.

Shirley Gregoire McAlpine

• Over 16 years of experience as a Learning and Development specialist with an emphasis on diversity and equality, leadership, and individual development through coaching.
• Provides diagnostic, design, development and implementation expertise to progress change management programmes.
• Former independent diversity assessor for the National Probation Service and Diversity trainer for Shell including facilitation of the Diversity Engagement Sessions for the top 1000 leaders.

Helen Jane Nelson

Helen-Jane’s is versed in the following methodologies:

• Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming
• Systemic Coaching for Organisational and Personal Growth
• Accredited practitioner of Daniel Goleman Emotional Intelligence Inventory
• Practitioner of Spiral Dynamics I & II
• Practitioner Appreciative Inquiry
• Practitioner and Trainer of Cultural Transformation Tools
• Alpha Leadership
• Strategic Visioning, Graphic Facilitation & Team Alignment
• Organizational Constellations (COLPI)
• Executive Team Alignment Practitioner
• Archetypal Branding
• Facilitator Development Programme
• Vision Quests Leadership

Ellie Hale

• Over 10 years experience coaching and facilitating in the area of leadership and people development.
• Lead facilitator on BDO’s coaching skills programme.
• Trained psychotherapist and NLP Mast Practitioner.

Patrice van Riemsdijk

• Consultant and learning facilitator with comprehensive experience in intercultural leadership development, coach to senior executives and emerging top talent.
• Experienced business leader and entrepreneur with expertise in the domains of marketing, corporate communications, corporate sustainability and diversity.
• Former management positions at KLM, Hill&Knowlton, Social Venture Network Europe and Spencer Stuart.

Vyla Rollins

• An Organisational Psychologist who has worked as a strategic Organisational Effectiveness consultant for over 20 years.
• Expertise in working with organisations to systemically diagnose organisational performance and implement organisational/development interventions.
• BA in Industrial/Organisational Psychology from Occidental College in the US and a M.Phil. in Organisational Behaviour from Bath University in England.

Alan Wilson

• Assists organisations to develop their talent through psychological assessment; consultancy and training in performance management; and executive coaching.
• Former roles include Head of Learning & Development and Consultant at SHL.
• Postgraduate Diploma in Personnel Management, MSc in Psychological Assessment in Organisations. Completing a further MSc in Change Agent Skills & Strategies. Advanced training in the use of Transactional Analysis (TA) in organisations. Training in NLP and BPS Level A & B training. He is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (MCIPD).

Roger Wyn Jones

• Leadership development coach and facilitator of senior management group events.
• Former Consulting Partner for eight years at Coopers & Lybrand, PwC and IBM.
• Works with leaders at McDonalds, ExxonMobil, KPMG, Crown Prosecution Service, Eversheds, Pearl, Morgan Stanley, Sony Ericsson and Hermes.
• Oxford Law graduate, Diploma in Coaching from Oxford School of Coaching and Mentoring, Associate at Oxford’s Said Business School, qualified to use various psychometrics including EQi and MBTI and accredited member of the Association for Coaching.