seasoned practitioners

Claire’s professional background is in Fast Moving Consumer Goods, Technology Services, the Finance industry and the Not-For-Profit sector.

Sophie brings 20 years of experience in leadership and marketing at TalkTalk, Playtex, British Airways, Yves Saint Laurent and Danone.

Richard came from BP where he was hired, in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, to help drive safe and reliable operations as part of the newly created Culture, Capability and Competency team.

After graduating in International Relations from Virginia Tech USA, Janet was recruited by the US State Department and had postings to Brazzaville Congo, USA and Haiti before moving to the UK 20 years ago.

Charlie’s professional background spans the military, manufacturing, financial services and consulting.

Gavin has worked at NatWest, KPMG and Old Mutual in a series of executive and non-executive roles, and as a voluntary trustee on the Board of Diabetes UK.

Claire has diverse experience in coaching both SMEs and senior executives in large corporations in the UK and overseas.

Alexandra has a wealth of experience in highly regulated sectors including Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals, Financial Services and Oil & Gas.

Ginny has an extensive background working with CEOs and their teams across a wide-range of industries including Industrial, Financial, Healthcare, Technology Services and Consumer Products.

Mike brings to Coode more than 25 years’ experience in leadership roles, spanning Investment Banking, Chartered Accountancy, and more recently as Co-Founder and CEO of a city-based consultancy.

Cath has over 20 years’ account management experience in the service industry and previously worked as a commercial Account Director at Hays, RR Donnelley and Yodel.

Ellen started her career at KPMG in the Netherlands, where she worked on European and global transformation projects.

After completing an MSc in International Management at Bodø University in Norway, Corinne started her career as an Account Manager for the likes of Petroleum Argus (Argus Media) and L’Echo (French Magazine) where she played a key role generating business opportunities and overseeing client relationships.

Sarah has worked in various high-profile companies including British Airways where she led a company culture change programme focused on employee engagement, alignment of operational processes and improvement of customer satisfaction.

Mike’s wide-ranging career in senior general management and commercial positions has spanned the Agribusiness, Consumer Packaged Goods and Information Technology industries.

Jonny has a unique breadth of experience in a variety of industries, giving him over 25 years of diverse and comprehensive insight.

Fiona started her career at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in London, where she spent four years in various roles including Executive Assistant to the Vice President and Head of the Women’s Initiative.

Major General Nick Caplin was commissioned into the UK Army Air Corps in 1980.

Torie combines the creative flair of a TV producer with the rigour of a tech entrepreneur.

Tania Howarth is Non-Executive Chairman of Ozo Innovations, an Advisory Board member of the RBS Group Technology Board and is a senior independent advisor to global PE funds.  

Marc Jantzen built and sold an award winning, £10m consulting and training business and now he advises consulting entrepreneurs how to accelerate growth.

Guy had a full career in senior leadership positions in the public and private sectors.

Jim has had a broad and successful career as a senior executive, serving on the main boards of Peek, Tomkins, and James Burrough, among others.

Tim retired from full-time executive life in June 2015; his last executive role was as Chief Financial Officer of ARM Holdings for 13 years.

Jeff van der Eems has operated in FMCG for over 25 years.  He currently sits a on a number of boards of privately backed food companies,

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