Norm began his career as a clinical psychologist helping executives through personal and professional challenges. He was noted as being the first executive coach in Western Canada. Norm has legacy business transformation, economic development and social psychology projects in several countries including the UK. Norm is also noted for his innovative thinking, bringing practical solutions to problems and passion for his work.

Norm is an acclaimed strategist, coach and transformation expert. He is also an inspirational speaker, writer and a counsellor to leaders. He is a complex problem solver who has counselled Executive Leaders and Executive Boards worldwide from start-ups to major corporations in the Middle East, Asia, North America and Europe to achieve transformation, adaptation and enhanced performance results. His expertise also extends to working with government ministers and members of royal families. Norm is an expert in delivering transformation projects that directly improve corporation-wide business performance including influencing whole industries of a country. For example, Norm was responsible for developing the UK postal regulator - PostComm and the first industry skills regulator in Saudi Arabia - The National HRD Regulator.

Norm has also held leadership roles in influential global companies managing multimillion dollar budgets and multibillion-dollar funds, assets and high performing teams. For example, he was Head of Global Talent Managment, Executive Leadership development for Saudi Aramco (the world's largest Oil & Gas Company). He was also Head of Corporate Development for TMP Worldwide (the world's largest Search and Talent company). He has also delivered major projects for Allianz AG, Serco, Allen & Overy, GE, Siemens, Royal & SunAlliance, UBS, Ferrero, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Canada BrokerLink, to name a few major global corporations.

Norm has also built several successful businesses and has worked in varying industries including Oil & Gas, Engineering, Banking & Finance, Health Care, IT, Education, Insurance, Retail and Law. Norm’s experience has enabled him to possess a complete 360° view of organizational functionality.

As a thought leader, Norm has also presented at a number of international conferences, symposiums and workshops and been a visiting Professor in Transformation Strategy for several major international universities. Norm has a durable reputation for delivering innovative solutions to complex issues and thrives on achieving measurable results.

Norm has several legacy business and economic projects with companies and governments worldwide but also achieved the following early pioneering work in Psychology and Social Change:

• Norm lead Canada’s second largest Anger Management treatment programme for both men and women.
• Norm lead the only psycho-therapeutic support group for female victims of domestic violence in Canada.
• Norm designed and ran a unique, first of its kind, psychological intervention programme for the long-term unemployed both in the UK and Canada to manage depression which has impacted thousands of men, women and ethnic minorities.
• For the government of Canada, Norm provided long-term unemployed women with a unique approach to building confidence and personal presence.
• Norm held the position of Chairman of a significant non-profit Canadian organisation setup to assist women in practical ways, who were disenfranchised by their families.
• Norm has delivered comprehensive development programmes to Saudi women in Saudi Arabia to enable them to become business managers and leaders.

As a psychologist, Norm has also provided unique and purpose-built life-changing interventions in individual, marriage, family and group therapy.

Norm's authentic nature, energy, enthusiasm, entreprenurial spirit and steadfast values are the keys to his professional and personal success as is his passion and dogged determination for helping others succeed.

Norm has also been a formidable athlete having excelled in basketball and other sports.

As Founder and CEO of nStratagem, Norm will continue to bring a powerful team of eminent professionals, tools and resources to solving complex problems for organizations and their leaders enabling them to adapt and thrive often in the face of great business and personal odds.

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Dr. Tim Galpin leads nStratagem's M&A division and is a renowned international expert in M&A strategy and implementation. Tim Galpin is also a Professor of Strategy and Innovation at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, a consultant to boards and senior management, and author. Tim is also a regular contributor to the business media, and an accomplished public speaker. He possesses both academic experience since 2005, combined with over three decades of international professional experience as a management consultant and a senior executive.

Throughout his career Tim has consulted to firms in various industries around the world, helping them to successfully plan and implement complex efforts, including strategy formulation and execution, M&A due diligence and integration, business restructuring, and organizational culture change. Since joining academia in 2005, he has continued an active consulting practice, with recent clients including Verizon, Tampa Electric, and Bank of America.

Tim’s teaching, consulting, research, speaking, and publishing are in:

• Strategy Formulation and Execution
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Entrepreneurship
• Organizational Transformation and Culture Change, and
• Leading Sustainable Organizations

In his current position Tim is responsible for teaching graduate MBA courses in Strategy, Mergers and Acquisitions, Leadership, and Entrepreneurship at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Tim was the recipient of the first annual University of Dallas Haggerty Teaching Excellence Award, as voted by the University of Dallas College of Business students and alumni in 2010. Tim's research focuses on the “cross-disciplinary” endeavors of Strategy Formulation and Execution, Mergers and Acquisitions, Entrepreneurship, Organizational Culture Change, and Leading Sustainable Organizations.

Tim has authored four management books, based on his consulting experience and research:

• The Human Side of Change
• The Complete Guide to Mergers and Acquisitions
• Making Strategy Work
• Leading the Sustainable Organization

Two of Tim’s books – The Human Side of Change and The Complete Guide to Mergers and Acquisitions – have achieved “best seller” status and have been published in five languages, including the best selling “how to” book on merger and acquisition strategy, due diligence, and post-deal integration – The Complete Guide to Mergers and Acquisitions. Tim has also authored numerous articles for publications including: Mergers & Acquisitions, Journal of Business Strategy, The Handbook of Business Strategy, World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Journal of Business and Entrepreneurship, and Corporate Governance.

As a recognized expert on strategy formulation and execution, mergers and acquisitions, workforce productivity improvement, organizational transformation, and culture change, Tim is often asked by the business media to provide insights on these topics. He has been featured on CNBC, Reuters Television, National Public Radio, and quoted in various publications throughout the world. Tim Galpin holds a Ph.D. in Organization Development from UCLA, a Masters degree in Management from Southern Illinois University, and is a former Instructor at the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS).

Tim's leadership and invaluable contribution to nStratagem's global M&A practice will assist our clients with the best thinking and practice in the M&A space.

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Capt. Chris Lindsay (RET) USN is a Senior Associate with nStrategem’s Strategy, Operations and Culture practices. Chris first served as a Senior Officer in the US Special Operations Community, and is an expert in the areas of leadership, teamwork, culture and organizational strategy. His education includes a BS from Duke University and an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

A military career spanning 3 decades presented some great leadership opportunities, including command of overseas Joint Special Operations units, command of all Naval Special Warfare (SEAL) Selection and Training, and development of the first SEAL Commanding Officer Leadership course. He assessed, selected and trained elite warriors to serve on high performing teams under combat conditions. This resulted in an intense interest in leadership development and the forging of high performing teams – and the belief that any organization’s most reliable source of competitive advantage is it’s people.

Since leaving active duty, Chris has combined work in both private and public sectors – leading the integration of a corporate acquisition and providing teamwork training, coaching, keynote talks and classroom training to organizations such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Veterans Administration and Lisi Aerospace. He is also an instructor for the Loyola Marymount Executive MBA program, having created a Capstone Leadership Course which focuses on experiential learning.

Chris will tell you that leading and mentoring military members was both an honor and a calling – that he witnessed inspiring examples of mission focus, unit trust and moral courage. He is passionate about the application of these qualities to your organization – and especially eager to create an action plan to apply lessons about teamwork, trust, and culture learned in the most demanding environment possible.

Chris is a formidable talent and we are very proud and delighted to have Chris join nStratagem as he brings a unique and world-class experience and expertise to our professional team of industry experts. Chris's work will provide our clients with insights, methods and methodology that will give them that competitive advantage in a challenging world and marketplace.

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Huw is a Senior Associate with nStratagem. In terms of consulting, Huw supports the development of the science based economy in the UK and abroad through a range of senior implementation roles, such as: BBSRC Coordinator of Industrial Neuroscience, founder Director DTI Diagnostics Club, founder Director British in vitro Diagnostics Association, founder Director Diagnox – Biotechnology Exploitation Platform, Co-Director BioCity Nottingham in its foundation year, foundation team member and part time Executive Badir for Biotechnology – the Saudi National Bioscience Incubator.

Huw is actively engaged in programmes to encourage economic growth via technology, he currently chairs the Thames Valley Berkshire European Structural Investment Funds committee, which manages regional funds from the EU. Huw sits as an advisor on the UK Government’s Growth Programme Board, which supports UK regional economic growth by coordinating the activities of five ministries.

Previously Huw was part of a small team developing and delivering the “innovation action tool kit” (IATK) products with Oxford Innovation and disseminating the tools in projects in France, Germany, Italy, Romania. The electronic version of the “IATK” was developed at the UK Growth Accelerator programme’s – “Growth Mapper”.

Huw has developed and delivered courses, workshops and consultancy for Governments in support of programmes to grow technology SMEs in Russia, Czech Republic, Finland, Lithuania, Colombia, Spain, Poland, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Brazil, Philippines and Thailand.

Huw was an important contributor to the development and delivery of “innovation advisory services” in the UK. Work included the Innovation Advisory Service South East, West Midlands Innovation Advisory Service, the East of England Innovation Advisory Service and the EU funded “Grow Cornwall” programme.

In the technology finance arena Huw has worked closely with the Oxford Business Angel networks, has supported many “VC boot camps” across Europe in collaboration with Europe Unlimited, Tekes in Finland and the EU Regions of Excellence programme.

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Diana Mather is an eminent Journalist, Author, TV and Radio Presenter and an acclaimed Coach and Trainer in public speaking, presentations skills and Voice. She has an international reputation for excellence and is a regular contributor to radio and television programmes, commenting on matters of style, personal presentation and international business and social etiquette.

Diana presented ‘The Executive Business Channel’ for the BBC select interviewing businessmen and women working in various companies and organisations all over Britain. She has trained senior and middle management from Astra Zeneca, Bosch UK, The British Film Institute, CBI, DIT, Ernst & Young, PwC, Her Majesty’s Office of the Banking Ombudsman, Zurich Financial Services, MPs from House of Commons and House of Lords. She has trained Senators to write and present speeches in The States of Jersey (Channel Islands) Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago and Kenya, as well as public relations, presentation skills & media strategy to Police Forces, Prison Authorities, in the Army and Airports Authorities in Africa. Diana has also worked with members of Middle Eastern Royal Families, international hotel groups and insurance companies. Diana is an Export Champion for DIT and The Northern Powerhouse in the UK and is accredited by the CDP Standards Office as a speaker.

Diana will also be hosting the Royal Wedding Ceremony for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on behalf of BBC Radio 5 Live.

Her publications have included the following titles:

• ‘Secrets of Confident Communicators’ published by Hodder & Stoughton
• ‘Teach Yourself Body Language’ published by Hodder & Stoughton
• ‘ImageWorks for Men’ & ‘ImageWorks for Women’ published by Thorsons, an imprint of Harper Collins.
• Wrote ‘Surviving the Media’ published by Thorsons, an imprint of Harper Collins

We are very proud to have Diana join the prolific nStratagem team and her background, experience, expertise and passion will enhance the projects that she delivers for our clients world-wide.

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Jeff is an entrepreneur, natural leader and he relishes new challenges. He excels at crisis management, business continuity and creating more resilient organisations. His career began in the army and he has undertaken operational tours in Turkey, Kosovo, Bosnia, Kuwait, Iraq, Northern Ireland, Hong Kong, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Brunei and Saudi Arabia. His diverse responsibilities have ranged from running multimillion pound procurement projects to masterminding the whole of the catering function for all 3 services. He has commanded at all levels from a troop of 30 soldiers to his Corps of over 19,000 regulars and 7,000 reserve soldiers. Involvement in crisis management situations such as the foot and mouth outbreak, the firefighters strikes and contingency planning for terrorism have given him a unique insight into leadership during crisis. He became a member of the directing staff on the army’s prestigious technical staff course and won the City and Guilds Institute Award for technology on 2001. He was made an OBE in 2005. He is a fellow of the Security Institute and the Institute of Civil Protection and Emergency Management.

On leaving the army, he completed an MBA and studied emergency planning and disaster management at Coventry University. After holding business development director positions in engineering companies in Kuwait and the UK he became the CEO of the UK’s National Security Inspectorate (NSI).

Jeff is an expert in driving change in the security sector and creating situational and spatial awareness for companies and government departments wishing to increase their durability and readiness to cope with uncertainty and strategic shocks. He has planned and led some of the largest emergency planning exercises in the UK.

Jeff is passionate about strategic leadership and the development of leadership skills at the highest levels.

He is a qualified coach and mentor, keen to share his knowledge and experience with rising leaders across industry and government and develop team building activities to grow and strengthen teams at all levels.

Jeff brings a uniquely diverse view of contemporary leadership and problemsolving skills to nStrategem. This is underpinned by his dynamic and energetic ambition to offer his best for our clients internationally.

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Christian is a professional energy executive and entrepreneur. During a 35 year career spent in the oil and gas industry, he has consistently demonstrated his ability to instigate original solutions to business challenges, bringing about significant improvement to the profit line. Key to these successes is the strong belief Christian holds firstly in promoting staff awareness and adherence to a company’s corporate strategy, and empowering management to deliver on common objectives. Secondly, he insists on fluid communication with external financial and commercial partners, as well as transparency and consultation with government and regulators. An expert in the energy sector, he has managed many complex multi-million projects which have often involved innovative products, methods, and business practices, and the implementation of ground breaking partnerships.

Having obtained a general engineering degree from the prestigious Ecole des Mines (France) and an advanced degree in chemical engineering from the French Institute of Petroleum, Christian began his career as a refinery engineer in Elf Aquitaine, a major oil company and worked his way up through technical, HR, commercial and trading assignments, culminating in his appointment to the position of Managing Director of Elf Oil UK. During his tenure as MD, he was co-opted by the major UK oil companies to act as chairman of UKPIA (UK Petroleum Industry Association), which he did between 1998 - 2000.

Christian went on to hold a succession of top executive and CEO positions in smaller, entrepreneurial companies, both quoted and non-quoted. Christian acquired considerable experience of corporate transactions (acquisitions/sales, joint ventures, mergers), and of dealing with private equity groups, investment banks and private and public shareholders.

Christian brings a wealth of expertise in strategic and transformational leadership, and broad experience and knowledge of working effectively in many diverse cultures and political environments at professional and government levels. The strategic view he adopts encompasses long-term economic, human, political and geopolitical aspects of a project, together with its technical and commercial aspects. He will often propose non-conventional solutions whilst taking into account the practicalities of their implementation.

Christian is a Fellow of the Energy Institute (UK). He is also Chairman of Omnisens, a Swiss high technology company specialised in optic fibre on-line monitoring and an advisory board member of Brahms Oil Refineries Ltd., a company which promotes modular refineries in African countries.

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Brett joined the Metropolitan Police Service in 1978. After retiring as the Head of Counter Terrorism for the City of London Police in 2008, Brett is today the Chairman of the National Business Crime Forum; Chief Executive of the City Security and ResilienceNetworks (CSARN) covering the UK and Australia; Chairman of GeoReach Global Ltd;

Managing Director of Valentis Bridge Ltd and a co-founder and Director at both Anquan (Cities2050) and TriTectus Ltd. As Head of Counter Terrorism, he also had national responsibility for countering hostile reconnaissance within a successful and continuing public/private partnership called ‘Project Griffin’.

His work today address the full spectrum of counter terrorism, counter corporate espionage, business continuity, risk analysis and emergency planning issues featuring both nationally and internationally on defence and organisational solutions. He is the Chairman of the Defence and Security Committee in the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry; a Visiting Fellow at Cranfield University (UK Defence Academy); a Visiting Professor at the Marshall Centre (US Military), Germany; a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts; a Fellow of the Security Institute; a Fellow of the Institute of Civil Protection and Emergency Management; a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Security Professionals and lectures at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy.

Brett was also the first senior officer in command of the policing response to the 7th July 2005 suicide bombings in London and sat on the Gold Group on this and other terrorist attacks. He trained as a Gold Commander to respond to Firearms, CBRN, Siege and Public Order incidents as well as operationally controlling covert human intelligence sources. As a senior investigating officer at New Scotland Yard, he applied his command training in coordinating assets to detect offences committed by paedophiles and bring them to justice.

Today, he is frequently asked to advise international corporate organisations and governments on defence and resilience strategies including the US Con-gress, the US Department of State and House of Representatives, the Euro-pean Government in The Hague, the sovereign State of Georgia (OSCE mis-sion), The sovereign State of Lithuania (OSCE mission), has worked with the National Counter Terrorism Board in the Netherlands and briefed the Danish and Croatian Parliaments.

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Gilly has a unique blend of experience in the leadership, project management, pharmaceutical and legal areas. She is a Justice of the Peace (JP) and senior presiding magistrate in Southern England; equivalent to a ‘Tier One’ judge specialising in adult, youth and probation justice. She recently chaired the Magistrate’s Association of Surrey. She has been closely involved in the Digitisation of the Justice System programme and is a Ministry of Justice digital champion.

She began her career in the QA, manufacturing and research arena of the UK’s NHS. Her published drug research was inspired by Heriot Watt University and she gained membership of the Chartered Institute of Quality Assurance. She then pursued her career in the private pharmaceutical industry.

She has extensive experience in delivering complex projects, particularly in the pharmaceutical and resilience sectors. Her skill as an innovative thinker and practical ability to deliver successful programmes is something of which she is most proud. She has extensive experience with haematology and oncology, where she not only exceeded the goals agreed with her companies, but also provided for the best interests of patients receiving treatment. This approach was rewarded with a European Innovation Initiative Award for ensuring that the needs of patients were always at the forefront of medical intervention strategy. She was instrumental in bringing the private sector and the NHS together to achieve this desire.

She leads a Government ‘Call to Action’ to ensure that all patients received genetic profiling prior to chemotherapy treatment. The correct genetic profile results in patients receiving bespoke and targeted treatment. This saw a government/private industry congress to gain agreement to establish the national program of testing. As a result work an electronic dual prescription and patient management protocol was implemented, leading to patients receiving optimal treatment.

Gilly sits on a crime reduction steering committee at the UK Home Office focusing on new communications, surveillance and retail crime reduction initiatives. She provides technical advice and guidance about the use of new crime fighting technology. She is also part of a new government funded communications project. She has recently advised on a new CCTV standard for the Surveillance Camera Commissioner.

Gilly briefed Theresa May (then Home Secretary) on equality and fairness was then invited by the Cabinet Office to sit on the High Level Working Group For Women. Led at ministerial level for the UK Government to place more women at senior levels across Government. Gilly still remains a member of this Cabinet Office group.

Gilly is a director and part of senior leadership teams for a number of companies. She is the MD of a ‘not for profit’ membership trade association based in the retail sector. She is also a founder and director of an international strategic resilience organisation, and has worked with her co-founders to build a consultancy with the highest global reputation.

She is the Commercial Director of the world’s first digital, online security portal creating a forum aimed specifically at the security and resilience sectors. She was integral in the launch of this organisation. This portal provides news, analysis, information, intelligence, digital learning and information about security related incidents and new products. This disruptive technology has been developed to highlight the expanding nature of the resilience market in a highly volatile and unstable World.

To nStratagem Gilly brings wisdom, expertise, passion and outstanding ability for excellence in Leadership, Transformation and Equality.

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Jummy is an International Consultant and an internationally recognised Speaker on Organisational Development and Career Development. She is also a highly experienced Educator, Trainer and Researcher within the public and private sectors with more than two decades of experience. Jummy holds a PhD in Human Resource Management and Entrepreneurship, is Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Chartered academic member of the CIPD.

She began her career with the NHS in the UK as a training and development facilitator, developing, commissioning and delivering complex new programmes. She has garnered extensive international experience in delivering Training in Learning & Development, Equality & Diversity, Talent Management and Leadership.

As an Equality and Diversity (E&D) expert she leads on developing E&D strategy and develops programmes to improve gender parity, inclusive workplace and the monitoring E&D data. She was instrumental (in a major UK University) in launching of an internal staff network for women as a support system and a vehicle for developing a female talent pipeline to encourage more women into leadership positions growing that network to 350 members in one year.

Jummy has also worked closely with professional bodies such as Chartered Management Institute, Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) in obtaining professional accreditation for several university programmes. She is skilled in programme mapping for exemptions and awards. She is highly skilled in setting up international franchises and managing multiple stakeholders. As a CIPD branch executive, she was instrumental in setting up the East London & Docklands branch.

Jummy is passionate about Career development through her work with the CIPD and she works closely with Business in the Community to strengthen Employer engagement with academic institutions.

She has also served as panel member and subject expert on several programme revalidation exercises, providing guidance on Quality Assurance, delivery and professional accreditation programme validation for Huddersfield University, Leeds Beckett University, etc.

Jummy is also a visiting Lecturer at Imperial College Business School and a visiting professor at Universita’ per stranieri di Perugia, Perugia, Italy. She is a volunteer mentor for Mosaic, CIPD, Young Black professionals and Athena Swan. She is also a trustee for Newham Partnership for Complementary Education (NPCE), promoting the cause of teaching in more foreign languages and supporting supplementary education.

Jummy has presented at several international conferences: (International Academy of African Business and Development( IAABD conference in Morocco & Ghana), Institute for small business and entrepreneurship (ISBE conference in Dublin), Emerging Research paradigms in Business and Social sciences (ERPBS, hosted by Middlesex university in Dubai).

To nStratagem, Jummy brings a rich mix of academic and industry experience and her background in organisational behaviour and human resource management which underpins both her expertise and approach to business challenges.

Jummy is a thought leader and an outcome focused individual who is passionate about helping others succeed and constantly seeking to be innovative.

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Gareth is a commercially focused Learning & Development/Talent Professional with extensive experience of working strategically and operationally in both the private and public sector, supporting globally based organisations. He is a strong, affiliative leader with high energy, drive for results, decisiveness and presence, balanced with the ability to build partnerships and influence others.

Gareth has created innovative development programmes and talent initiatives, in partnership with business leaders that have enabled successful implementation and delivery of strategic objectives. Following a 3 year BEd teacher training programme, Gareth’s early career was as an officer in the Royal Air Force. Whilst having a ‘thirst’ for adventure and challenge he has always had learning and development as a constant passion. Upon completing an MSc in Training towards the end of his RAF service, he entered corporate life working both internationally and nationally in a number of Group Head of L&D and Talent roles across a range of industries within FTSE 100 companies that have included Market Research, House Building, Construction, Facilities Management and Waste Services.

Gareth has significant expertise in designing and implementing career pathways, performance management, career development, talent management and succession processes, and enjoys seeing how a focused approach to these areas can help shape the high performing organisation. His work in talent management has been shortlisted in the past for a number of prestigious awards. He is also highly experienced in senior management and leadership development, including assessment, design, programme delivery and coaching support for senior high potentials. One particular area worthy of mention has been his leadership of Academy start­ups within companies, possibly the most notable being the Tunnelling and Underground Construction Academy in Ilford, East London with Crossrail.

As an Associate with nStratagem, Gareth brings a unique combination of skills and personal values. He is an accomplished leader with an approach that gets the best from diverse teams. This, combined with a well-developed understanding of contemporary management techniques and a track record in developing people in large organisations, at the most senior levels, has allowed him to systematically and directly contribute to sustainable business improvements and success throughout his career.

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Chris is an experienced international business leader with over 35 years of commercial and operational experience. His early career as a military engineering officer with the Royal Engineers included planning and delivering major engineering projects, and leading teams to achieve demanding construction objectives in a host of harsh and remote environments. These projects often required Innovative Logistics, Accurate Planning and Robust Leadership. Chris also held a number of operational and intelligence roles during his 13-year military career.

Chris made the transition into commercial life by completing an MBA at Aston Business School followed by management and director level roles on UK and International Boards. He has a range of sector experience in Facilities Management, Security, the Built Environment, Professional Services, Oil and Gas, Renewables and Health. He has led businesses of up to 4000 people, operating across 40 countries throughout EMEA. Companies include Otis, Reliance, G4S, Johnson Controls, Cyril Sweett, Babcock International and Lorne Stewart. Functionally, Chris has extensive experience of delivering business growth through leading large bids (up to £250M), M&A, business integration and transformation, new business start ups, IPOs, new product development and as MD of multiple businesses in the UK and across EMEA. He is particularly proud to have been the founder of a JV in the UAE and subsequently led the growth across the Middle East with a further 5 JVs for a FTSE 100 business. Chris has extensive experience of selling and operating contracts with UK central government departments including MOD, NHS, DfID, FCO and the Home Office and UKTI. He has also achieved success with the US DoD and Middle Eastern governments.

Since 2011 Chris has specialised as an interim and consultant helping companies execute their growth strategies. These have included defence contractors, energy & utilities practices in an international law firm, oil and gas manufacturing and R&D companies, a leading interim provider (NHS and infrastructure practices), local government FM operations and private equity. He feels strongly about supporting SMEs bringing innovation to the UK economy and has facilitated them in delivering safety, security, resilience and venue technology solutions into government and prime contractors. His interim roles have included MD, Programme and Project Director, BDD, Business Transformation and Change Director. He is a MSP Practitioner.

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Jon is an enthusiastic, dynamic and versatile strategic designer, planner and an expert in the design of Corporate Doctrine and the delivery of training and live-exercises in the resilience and the counter-terrorist fields.

During his time in the British Army, Jon gained experience in counterterrorist operations and qualifications in bomb disposal and technical searchand he has operational experience in sensitive operations.

He also spent significant time in the training environment, including 2 years leading on developing the British Army’s training strategy. While leading the Command and Staff Trainer (UK Operations) he was responsible for the design and delivery of individual and collective UK multi-agency resilience training to strategic and tactical control headquarters and for providing validation assurance to the highest command levels.

Jon has gained wide multi-agency experience in civilian emergency training and operations. On leaving the Army, Jon gained a MSc in Business Continuity, Security and Emergency Management and subsequently specialised in the design of doctrine and processes and in the preparation and delivery of resilience and emergency management training and exercising in the UK, Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Jon is the author of the UK government’s Emergency Planning College position paper on Developing and Delivering Exercises. As an associate of nStratagem, Jon brings a wealth of experience in working with a wide range of organisations, UK Government Departments, Emergency Services and civilian public and private organisations, as well as with overseas government and private agencies and with operational experience in sensitive operations.

Jon is a dynamic leader and communicator who knows how to get the best out of others and has added significant value to the many organisations he has worked with globally.

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As a coach and expert consultant Neil has designed and delivered formidable interventions which enable individuals, teams and leaders to improve individual and collective performance.

Neil studied business and psychology, and built the foundations of where people and performance energies combine in Human Resources roles in the worlds of Chemicals, Retail and Manufacturing. Moving into Talent Management he successfully built consultancy teams in key sectors; Manufacturing, Energy, Government, whilst personally delivering executive resourcing and development assignments. Riding the .com wave inside the worlds largest integrated onlinetoexecutive search resourcing company, he championed culture change and led UK key client relationships.

Neil has created new businesses which specialise in capacity building through talent resourcing, assessment and development both UK and internationally. Development programmes were designed, delivered and supported for whole organisations or key functions in the Energy, BioScience, Healthcare, Government, Higher Education and Professional Services sectors. His extensive network has allowed him to successfully compete with leading consultancies. His effective use of occupational psychology tools was recognised by an award from a leading psychology development business.

He has also deployed his extensive network to help entrepreneurs and special interest groups achieve their goals, and individuals who he supports through career transition, and performance coaching. He currently helps one such discrete networking group to bring UK Energy policy shapers and makers together including government ministers, financiers, CEO’s, Directors, academics and civil servants.

Neil brings to nStratagem a breadth and depth of understanding of the human resource lifecycle and how this strategically underpins organisational success based on both his own personal experiences of adapting to the significant transformational changes in the global Talent Management industry, and that which he has observed through a 40 year career providing services to commercial, industrial, public/NFP clients. With a reputation for building relationships based on quickly grasping the interdependent challenges and opportunities faced by a business, and providing a solution that ‘hits the spot’.

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