Background & Experience
Before becoming an executive coach, Clare held senior leadership roles in international financial services, including HR Director and Global Head of Learning & Development Practitioners at Deutsche Bank. Working across Europe and APAC, including five years based in Singapore, she partnered with senior executives and leadership teams through regional expansion, restructuring, post-merger integration and organisational change. This experience gives her a deep understanding of the commercial realities, cultural dynamics and leadership pressures faced at the most senior levels of organisations.
Who Clare Works With
Clare works with both individual executives and senior teams, particularly at pivotal moments of transition - including stepping into more senior leadership roles, leading through uncertainty, managing complexity, and increasing influence across systems. Her work combines strategic perspective with emotional intelligence and a strong systemic lens, helping leaders better understand both their own impact and the wider dynamics shaping team and organisational performance.
Coaching Style
Known for her warm, direct and commercially grounded style, Clare creates the conditions for honest conversation, meaningful behavioural change and practical action. Clients describe her as bringing a “laser focus on what matters”, balancing support with thoughtful challenge, and helping leaders navigate difficult issues with greater confidence, self-awareness and effectiveness. Her coaching enables leaders and teams to strengthen collaboration, build trust, and operate with greater alignment and resilience under pressure.
Clients
Clare's experience is across financial services, fintech, infrastructure, professional services, private equity and growth businesses, including work with organisations such as Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, BlackRock, Tower Research Capital, Apax, Jupiter Asset Management, Deliveroo, Moody’s, HSBC, A&O Shearman, Herbert Smith Freehills and Clifford Chance.
Qualifications & Credentials
Clare holds a Masters in Personnel and Development from the University of Westminster and a degree in Management with French from the University of Leeds. She is a Chartered Member of the CIPD, an accredited coach with the Association for Coaching, holds a Diploma in Team, Board and Systemic Coaching from Henley Business School, and is accredited in a number of psychometric tools including Hogan.
