Greater London, England, United Kingdom
What I do I am a Portfolio Non‑Executive Director and Board Adviser who helps boards use strategy, digital transformation, and AI to respond to new market challenges and turn disruption into profitable growth, productivity, and disciplined cost management. My work spans listed, mid-cap and high-growth private companies, including PE- and VC-backed businesses. My perspective combines leadership roles at Nestle, GSK, and Henkel, and over 10 years of running an international strategy consultancy. I have worked with boards, investors and leadership teams across consumer packaged goods (CPG), financial services, tech-enabled services, legal and other professional services businesses in the UK and internationally. Where I add value • Clarify strategy and operating model - evolve strategy to meet shifting customer expectations, new competitors and regulatory change; align incentives, cadence and KPIs for execution. • Strengthen governance, risk, and Board information flows - improve the quality, timeliness and relevance of information so boards can make faster, better decisions. • De‑risk deals and major decisions - stress test the commercial "how we win", leadership continuity: commercial “how we win”, leadership continuity, culture, and stakeholder communication before and after the deal. • Digital/AI oversight - ensure investment in data, platforms and AIis tied to clear strategic intent and measurable value in pricing, productivity, forcasting and decision support. Selected results • Law firm (Top‑30 UK): PEP +30%, profits +24%, revenue growth rate doubled in 18 months. • Retail turnaround: cost‑to‑serve reset; from loss‑making to breakeven in 12 months without redundancies. • Tech-enabled growth business: restructuring and revenue model redesign, supporting £3m AIM raise to support growth.fund expansion, Typical mandates Board refresh and governance uplift • Strategy reset & value creation plan • Digital & AI-enabled transformation • Pre-deal diligence and post-deal integration • CEO support & succession • Board information and decision-making uplift. How I work Independent, discreet and outcome-focused. NED/Board Advisory is the core. Mentoring and intelligence are deployed selectively to accelerate Board priorities and help executive teams translate strategy into executable, digital and AI-enabled roadmaps.
Governance & Committees: Audit & Risk, Remuneration, Strategy and Board Oversight. Board impact: Led a strategy reset and value creation plan, uplifted Board information and decision flows, and oversaw M&A activity, including the integration blueprint and post-deal execution. Digital & AI: Provided oversight of digital transformation and AI adoption, ensuring investments were tied to clear strategic intent, measurable value in growth and cost to serve, and appropriate risk controls. Leadership support: Targeted CEO and C-suite mentoring to accelerate execution, strengthen succession planning and improve the quality of Board–Executive dialogue.
Provide selective mentoring for senior executives through Winmark’s programmes, with emphasis on Board readiness, decision quality and stakeholder management. Help executives translate corporate and Board strategy into practical priorities, communication and execution plans. Support leaders in using digital tools and AI in their own work so they can engage credibly on technology and data issues in the Boardroom.
Provide occasional advisory support on board-level positioning and transition for senior executives. Focus on aligning individual career moves with Board and investor expectations around governance, performance and leadership. Secondary to my core NED/Board Advisory work, but complementary where Boards want executives who can operate confidently in digitally transforming, AI-enabled organisations. Secondary to NED/Board Advisory.
Board-level advisory on business strategy and corporate governance for an AI analytics platform. Helped shape the go-to-market, pricing and partnership strategy, linking product roadmap to value for enterprise clients. Guided the Board on governance, risk and data responsibility in an AI context, ensuring commercial ambition was matched by appropriate controls.
Director and CEO of an international strategy consultancy helping large corporates and growth businesses build competitive advantage and achieve sustainable, profitable growth. Led engagements across CPG, financial services, tech-enabled services and professional services, often working directly with Boards and investors. Designed and delivered strategy, transformation and M&A support, including post merger integration and value creation planning. Built and exited the business via sale to a larger competitor in December 2020. ________________________________________ businesses, ranging from large corporates to growing smaller operations, develop competitive advantage and achieve sustainable, profitable growth. Business sold to larger competitor in December 2020.