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Helping you to drive personal and business growthThrough Innovate PDQ I provide coaching and interim consulting support, ranging from a single meeting to long term partnerships. Working with people who really want to make a difference is my sweet-spot - whether that a CEO, Senior Leader or Early career High-Potential. Some examples where I have helped people become the critical point of difference:- You already have the passion and want to develop the… Show more Helping you to drive personal and business growthThrough Innovate PDQ I provide coaching and interim consulting support, ranging from a single meeting to long term partnerships. Working with people who really want to make a difference is my sweet-spot - whether that a CEO, Senior Leader or Early career High-Potential. Some examples where I have helped people become the critical point of difference:- You already have the passion and want to develop the commercial acumen and visibility to drive your career- You are early-career and working with industry veterans, trying to re-energise tired processes and tired people- You are struggling to embed new strategies and approaches into an established business model- Your organisation is growing and you want to grow with it - rather than have a senior leader brought-in above you- You have mastered your own market and are positioning yourself for International growth- Your small business or division needs to integrate into the culture of a global machine- As an Emerging Leader you have potential to fuel the future talent pipeline Show less

London And Stockholm

Expo Media helps organisations to execute strategy and embed sustainable change. By helping people improve their understanding of the commercial drivers and levers available to them they are better equipped to take meaningful actions and deliver measurable impact.

London, United Kingdom

Launched in India in 2013, Oyo is already the 2nd largest hotel chain globally, with over 20,000 properties in 20+ countries. OYO is one of a kind and has pioneered the world’s first full stack technology led hospitality model. In the UK, partnering with the dynamic and entrepreneurial CEO to take the 'start-up' to 200 hotels plus a team of 500 Central and Regional Employees has been an exciting challenge and a veritable rocketship.

Barcelona Area, Spain

IPM is the technology partner of choice for organisations in Spain & Portugal facing digital transformation, providing services from the design and construction of solutions to fully managed services.Working with the owner (in preparation for acquisition by The Ricoh Company in 2019) involved building the senior team and reinforcing all levels of the talent pipeline

London, United Kingdom

ISP is a focused, growing and financially secure group of schools. All ISP schools:• Help children and students learn to levels that amaze them;• Inspire children and students to be successful now and equip them to be successful later;• Are truly international, working in partnerships within and across regions, cultures and languages;• Aim to be the first choice for children, students and their families, wherever we are.

London, United Kingdom

The largest food company in CEEMEA, Yildiz Holding, brought together its core biscuit and confectionery businesses Godiva Chocolatier, United Biscuits, Ülker and DeMet’s Candy Company, to form a new global company, pladis. Headquartered in UK with a significant operation in Turkey, pladis is privately-owned, operates in 120 countries and employs 20,000+ people.

London, United Kingdom

Pentland is a USD $3 billion business operating across 200 countries and Pentland Brands owns some of the world’s best sports, outdoor and fashion brands, such as Berghaus, Canterbury of New Zealand, Speedo, Boxfresh, Ellesse, KangaROOS, Mitre, Prostar and Red or Dead. They are also the global licensee for Lacoste Chaussures and Ted Baker footwear and the UK licensee for Kickers.

London, United Kingdom

Mattel, Inc. is the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of toys and family products such as Barbie®, Hot Wheels®, American Girl®, Thomas & Friends® and Fisher-Price®. With headquarters in California, Mattel employs 40,000 people in 40 countries and sells products in more than 150 nations.I lead the International team around all areas of Talent Management, Organisation & Culture and Strategic Learning & Development through Regional Managers based in Hong Kong, UK… Show more Mattel, Inc. is the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of toys and family products such as Barbie®, Hot Wheels®, American Girl®, Thomas & Friends® and Fisher-Price®. With headquarters in California, Mattel employs 40,000 people in 40 countries and sells products in more than 150 nations.I lead the International team around all areas of Talent Management, Organisation & Culture and Strategic Learning & Development through Regional Managers based in Hong Kong, UK and Mexico. Mattel is a complex, matrixed organisation with geographically remote leadership and I have OD responsibility to leverage scale across operating subsidiaries by building an organisation for the future, eliminating inefficient processes, fostering a culture of open communication and embedding a mind-set for innovation and growth.• Under my stewardship of Organisation Development, Mattel Intl. has restructured significantly, today boasting high-performing HR business partners in the Regions supported by an experienced Centre of Excellence on an increasingly global level.• Spearheaded the shift to create an innovative culture to meet the strategic need for a more agile, Consumer-centric organisation.• Restructured from 20+ autonomous country operations to 3 Regional businesses and re-designed the L&D strategy to a single international curriculum satisfying the organisational needs of individual focus, just-in-time availability & virtual delivery.• Through our Talent Management work my team and I have delivered a stronger bench of promotable Talent and the International learning & development curriculum has created alignment and consistency through common language and common behaviours.Key Activities:Business Integration, Organisational change, Organisation Design, Functional excellence, Employee engagement, HR Transformation, Leadership Development, Talent Strategy, Building Innovative Culture, LEAN processes, Coaching and Mentoring, Learning & Development. Show less

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

The International Division of Mattel covered all Sales & Marketing territories around the world with the exception of USA, with employees in 40 countries accounting for 50% of the $6Bn annual revenue.During this 3 year period I travelled extensively around all Mattel regions from my base in Amsterdam to understand / inform the business strategies of each of the operating subsidiaries and to consider the implications for talent, organisation and culture. One key objective was to create… Show more The International Division of Mattel covered all Sales & Marketing territories around the world with the exception of USA, with employees in 40 countries accounting for 50% of the $6Bn annual revenue.During this 3 year period I travelled extensively around all Mattel regions from my base in Amsterdam to understand / inform the business strategies of each of the operating subsidiaries and to consider the implications for talent, organisation and culture. One key objective was to create an agile, competitive organisation with “plug-and-play” capability across major business activities.• I had full accountability to design and execute the first International Talent Management program by bringing structure and discipline to Succession Planning & Personal Development and extending visibility of the top Talents across the Executive leadership.• My team and I introduced a range of tools & strategies to globalise a number of key activities, resulting in a more agile organisation with the capability to “plug-and-play” people and operations around the world.• By consistently providing constructive feedback and organisational insight I became a trusted coach and sounding-board to senior Executives, and was able to accelerate the career development of many high-potential middle-managers. Key Activities:HR Service delivery model, Process globalisation, HR Capability, HR effectiveness, Performance Management, Talent Management, Succession Planning, Change and transformation programmes, Process optimisation, Learning Evaluation, Employer Value Proposition, Show less

Mexico City Area, Mexico

Mexico was the biggest Subsidiary in Mattel International and I was transferred-in as one of the few non-Mexicans in the business to drive a significant organisation and business change.• As Head of HR I led extensive re-structuring of all functions and also the branded company shops, driving a cultural turn-around and engaging the Leadership team & middle managers in the new competitive & consumer-centric vision.• By introducing clear performance management and skills… Show more Mexico was the biggest Subsidiary in Mattel International and I was transferred-in as one of the few non-Mexicans in the business to drive a significant organisation and business change.• As Head of HR I led extensive re-structuring of all functions and also the branded company shops, driving a cultural turn-around and engaging the Leadership team & middle managers in the new competitive & consumer-centric vision.• By introducing clear performance management and skills development, I strengthened line-manager capability to improve the quality of recruitment and engagement, transforming the country to the top exporter of talent around the group.• Through successful Stakeholder management I significantly improved communication with other subsidiaries and with Corporate Head office which led to faster decision-making and more consistent execution. Key Activities:HR Strategy, Reward and compensation, Headcount reduction, Efficiency improvement, HR Turn-around, Crisis management, Recruitment, Process outsourcing, Employee Relations, Stakeholder management, Workforce planning, Building Bench strength, ExPat management, Redundancy. Show less

Barcelona Area, Spain

Mattel España was one of the “Euro Top 5” countries for Mattel and Europe was the biggest International region. As the first ever HR professional in the $70MM growing business I was responsible for implementing a complete suite of HR tools and practices from scratch and for integrating the local subsidiary into the global structure.• Developed a more agile culture with a flatter hierarchy, better collaboration, clearer responsibilities and more delegated accountability – resulting in… Show more Mattel España was one of the “Euro Top 5” countries for Mattel and Europe was the biggest International region. As the first ever HR professional in the $70MM growing business I was responsible for implementing a complete suite of HR tools and practices from scratch and for integrating the local subsidiary into the global structure.• Developed a more agile culture with a flatter hierarchy, better collaboration, clearer responsibilities and more delegated accountability – resulting in improved Employee satisfaction and higher engagement levels.• Project managed the 18 month implementation of “Global Transformation”, covering 14 countries and delivering Peoplesoft / Oracle within an efficient HR Service model with reduced operational costs through outsourcing, global support functions and self-service. • Improved the quality of the Talent pipeline by engaging line-managers fully in the recruitment & development processes as well as adding structure and rigour to the succession plan.Key Activities:HR Start-up, Job Evaluation, HRIS implementation, Policies and procedures, Change projects, Global transformation, Talent Development, Career mapping, Project Management and governance, Employer Branding, Business Partnering, Behaviours, Competency Framework Show less

London, United Kingdom

I left established consultancies to set-up my own business supporting clients who wanted to drive sustainable improvement by building internal capability throughout their entire leadership.• Following the first international Employee Survey I joined the Country Managers and local leadership teams of a global Brand by designing & executing a change plan across 14 European countries. • Created a learning solution with scalable delivery for a global telecoms provider, driving… Show more I left established consultancies to set-up my own business supporting clients who wanted to drive sustainable improvement by building internal capability throughout their entire leadership.• Following the first international Employee Survey I joined the Country Managers and local leadership teams of a global Brand by designing & executing a change plan across 14 European countries. • Created a learning solution with scalable delivery for a global telecoms provider, driving preferred behaviours across 100% of relevant employees with significant L&D savings.• Multiple international consultancy assignments including Human Due Diligence for a European / US acquisition and building commercial awareness of Eastern European business graduates – funded by the British Council.Key Activities:M&A Integration, Due Diligence, Employee Satisfaction surveys, Learning ROI, Consultancy, Retention, Development Strategy, Account Management, Commercial awareness. Show less

London, United Kingdom

I worked with the existing client base, building-on a solid reputation of outplacement support to broaden the strategic direction of the business by including in-company career development and “Employability”.Key Activities:Outplacement support, Business Development, Negotiation, Career Management, Employability, Sales.

London, United Kingdom

BTS is a world leading strategy implementation firm that accelerates execution by building the alignment, mindset and capability needed to deliver superior business impact. I was Employee number 3 in the UK business which grew substantially during my 3+ years in the job. I was instrumental in helping my clients reduce lead times, control costs and increase competitiveness across Engineering, Telecoms, Power Generation, Hospitality and Electronics.Key… Show more BTS is a world leading strategy implementation firm that accelerates execution by building the alignment, mindset and capability needed to deliver superior business impact. I was Employee number 3 in the UK business which grew substantially during my 3+ years in the job. I was instrumental in helping my clients reduce lead times, control costs and increase competitiveness across Engineering, Telecoms, Power Generation, Hospitality and Electronics.Key Activities:Strategy implementation, Strategy alignment, Consultancy, Commercial awareness, Business acumen, Competitiveness, Business simulation, Mindset, Capability, Business strategy, Experiential learning, Value chain modelling, Improved decision-making. Show less

Alicante, Spain

I founded the firm in response to a shift in legislation impacting the fiscal reporting obligations of Expatriates. It became an efficient vehicle for marketing a diverse range of products and services to a growing and cash-rich segment of the community.

Mba, Business Administration

Spanish Language And Literature