Background
After a 25-year career in FMCG and Professional Services, Paul gained a further 10 years of experience growing and building the global brand of ‘Coach in a Box’. Coach in a Box pioneered global scalable leadership coaching and contributed to the democratisation of Coaching. After substantial and continued growth, it was acquired by BTS in 2017.
His career included 15-years in Talent and Leadership with Unilever, 10 years in a variety of Board Level roles across different sectors before joining Coach in a Box in 2011. At CiaB and until March 2021 (with full P&L responsibility), Paul was the Head of Practice and Managing Director for the European business where he exceeded growth and profit targets up to and through its acquisition. Leading a team of over 45 regional and 30 global employees plus a 100 associate coaches in Europe, Paul has extensive global leadership experience.
In 2021 Paul moved to become an independent Consultant, Executive Coach, NED and Coaching Strategist. In an increasingly complex leadership environment, Paul continues to coach senior leaders through periods of personal transition and transformation, combining his deep Coaching expertise with the insight gained as a Business Leader.
Coaching Style
Paul’s personal coaching approach and style is based on positive psychology and Gestalt – challenging clients to explore their existing demands, transitions and ambitions in the context of their broader life journey or ‘purpose’. Beyond this, he is a natural architect, which he combines with his coaching to help his clients with their teams, infrastructure and to create a strong platform for growth.
Special Interests
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Navigating Key Leadership Transitions and Vertical Development
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Building a business beyond its initial startup and through phases of transformation
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Coaching to build individuals, teams, infrastructure and a strong platform for business growth
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Leadership Transitions
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Identifying personal Purpose
Training & Qualifications
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Double Merit Award for his Post-graduate diploma in Advanced Executive Coaching with the Academy of Executive Coaching (AoEC)
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Professional Certificate in Gestalt Coaching Skills (AoEC)
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Professional Certified Coach - International Coach Federation (ICF)
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BSc (Hons) – Open University – Business and Social Psychology
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Unilever’s Fast Track Graduate Training and Development Programme (BEP)
Current Clients
Paul has 25 years professional coaching experience, with over 2,500 coaching hours thus far – with clients across all sectors and levels of seniority. In the past 12 months Paul has worked at Board level (C suite) with Nando’s, Mattel, Abbott, Innocent, Nomad Foods, Sainsbury’s, A+OS and Capgemini.
