Gordon Barr Email & Phone Number

High Cross, England, Gb

New York, Ny, Us

To lead the creation and execution of a new global leadership and executive development strategy, with the core purpose to accelerate and strengthen leader capabilities to impact business performance and build culture.★ Orchestrated and embedded a new leadership development strategy across all regions, businesses, and support functions to ensure a globally aligned approach to assessing, growing, and developing leadership capabilities to impact business performance.★ Collaborated with talent management and HR colleagues to ensure an integrated approach to the talent agenda was achieved, including ‘right leader, right development, right time’.★ Drove large-scale transformation effort to support critical business transformation through the design and facilitation of the ‘Leading Transformation’ programme for c1,000 leaders.★ Delivered coaching to 100+ leaders (with 48 promoted to senior leader roles) for those identified within the ‘top 100’.★ Partnered with multiple global executives to assess their leadership capabilities, whilst providing 1:1 coaching to enhance their leadership acumen and performance.★ Designed, developed, and integrated a leadership framework into key talent and DEI processes, whilst ensuring alignment against the organisation’s purpose and values.★ Facilitated strategic offsite ‘Summits’ to support the development of business strategy, team development, while building a culture of performance and inclusion.

New York, Ny, Us

To lead the capability building of leaders and senior leaders across AIG to enable accelerated levels of performance to achieve business priorities and build a culture of high performance.★ Owner of a global capability needs analysis for existing & future leadership needs of the business incl. US, UK, EMEA, LATAM & APAC regions.★ Led the design and deployment of a new and unified global leadership development framework.★ Oversaw the development of a new global 3-year leadership strategy.★ Coached a range of global leaders, from Director to Global Heads★ Led the Global Sponsorship programme (top 100 leaders)

High Cross, Hertfordshire, Gb

A consultant supporting large multinational companies with talent, leadership, and strategic learning solutions.★ Led and facilitated business and leadership capability needs analysis for multiple clients e.g., TATA Consultancy Services, Accenture, Premier League Football Clubs.★ Provided 1:1 and team coaching for various middle and senior leaders to develop and accelerate leadership acumen to impact performance.★ Co-created L&D strategies to meet current and future strategic capabilities for various clients.★ Led strategic L&D projects to develop and nurture innovation.★ Designed key management & leadership flagship programmes incl. the delivery, assessment, and evaluation of the programmes

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, Gb

A member of the Senior Executive Team with strategic responsibilities for all HR components, including franchisee relationships.★ Owned the development of the Intl. People Plan to meet the business and leadership needs of the organisation.★ Oversaw recruitment and onboarding of franchise employees.★ Led a team of HRBPs and external consultants to support the franchise workforce.★ Owned leadership and management development for franchisees to accelerate business readiness and performance.★ Delivered the leadership programme for all franchises and associated staff across the UK, Ireland & Europe regions.★ Owned all franchisee relationships in UK & Europe

A member of the Senior Executive Team with strategic responsibilities for teaching, learning & assessment.★ Grew to a £35m business which included 2,500 FT students and 10,000 PT students, plus 3,500 apprenticeships with various business clients. Workforce included 500+ employees.★ Spearheaded the business and skills strategy, including its execution linked to UK Government policy.★ Oversaw curriculum development/expansion into new markets.★ Handled learning innovation including online development.★ Contributed to UK Government work-based policy through Learning Companies.★ Led the Quality & Standards team including OfSTED readiness.

To develop innovative learning and development solutions for college stakeholders to enhance business outputs. Also, the drive to empower students to design and execute a strategy to impact upon a positive experience.

C-Suite, Future Leaders

C-Suite, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

Master Of Science (Msc), Business Administration And Management, General

Postgraduate Diploma, Business Administration And Management, General

Postgraduate Certificate In Education, Adult And Continuing Education And Teaching

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Sports Sciences