Executive Coach Bios

Deep real-world experience to support complex leadership challenges.

Our global team is selected for deep leadership and coaching experience, advanced academic background, coaching qualification, supervision, and professional practice.

They understand the realities of leadership in complex environments – supporting perspective, clarity, and stronger decision-making.

Our Coaches – Grid
Angela Wright
CEC Partner
MSc, LLM
Works globally alongside C-suite leaders as a trusted advisor.
Former attorney – led international teams on cross-functional projects and disputes worth over $1bn. Award-winning coach supervisor
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Sarah Tennyson
CEC Partner
MSc, BSc, AS
More than two decades partnering with organizations on complex leadership, team, talent, and organizational challenges.
Led the global professional skills practice for Moody’s Analytics. Organizational psychologist bringing a systems perspective to organizational growth, transformation and change.
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Abi Eniola
Executive Coach
MA, BSc
Coach and facilitator for increasing leadership effectiveness and inclusion.
Drawing on 17 years in BBC Radio and Television to help senior leaders enhance communication and presence.
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Alex Yaroslavsky
Executive Coach
MILR, BS, PCC (ICF)
Executive coaching grounded in more than 20 years of mediation practice.
Mediator and executive coach with over 20 years of client experience across the US and Asia.
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Allison Barnes
Executive Coach
MA, BA, PCC (ICF)
Coaching leaders to perform in complex, global operating environments.
Twenty cumulative years living and working across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America.
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Anika Gakovic
Executive Coach
PhD
Evidence-based coaching drawing on systems thinking and behavioral science.
Coaching focuses on developing executive presence, leadership brand, influence, conflict management and building high performing teams.
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Ben Colvin
Executive Coach
BA, CPCC (ICF), PCC (ICF)
Coaching leaders and teams to navigate complex global organizations.
Spent 25 years as a corporate executive running billion-dollar businesses across product, marketing, and business development.
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Benita Mayhead
Executive Coach
DCM, MA, FCIPD, EMCC Global Master Coach (EMCC)
Global leadership coaching informed by senior HR experience in banking and energy.
Held leadership roles spanning Germany, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, and Belgium during a 10-year HR career in banking and oil and gas. Holds a Doctorate of Coaching and Mentoring, focused on a coach's duty of care.
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Bradley Baker
Executive Coach
MSc, MBA, PCC (ICF)
Coaching leaders through expanded roles, complexity, and business transformation.
More than 20 years of leadership and business transformation experience in financial services across London and Europe. Former elite-level competitive athlete.
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Brenda Vallieu
Executive Coach
MA, CPC, PCC (ICF)
Practical, solutions-focused coaching informed by neuroscience and positive psychology.
Corporate career spans healthcare, global apparel, and luxury goods companies.
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Caroline Duncan
Executive Coach
MA, BSc
Coaching executives on performance and well-being, with deep finance expertise.
More than 20 years of commercial experience across finance, strategy, and HR, including practice as a chartered accountant. Evidence-based coaching for technical leaders and teams.
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Cathy Boeckmann
Executive Coach
PhD, BA
Leadership development through communication, systems insight, and new questions.
Former communications professional at McKinsey & Company, now coaching leaders within startups, professional services and corporates.
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Chuck Garcia
Executive Coach
MS, BS
Leadership communication, emotional intelligence and public speaking.
Spent 25 years in corporate leadership on Wall Street, working in more than 50 countries. Best-selling author, Adjunct Professor at Columbia University, trainer and team coach.
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Clive Leach
Executive Coach
MSc, BA, PGCE
Coaching psychology applied to engagement, performance, and mental toughness.
Has worked internationally across Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and the US, including 13 years living in Asia and Australia. Research and thought leadership published in peer-reviewed, evidence-based coaching books.
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David Rickabaugh
Executive Coach
MSc, MS, BA
Evidence-based coaching with over 25 years' experience in corporate business leadership.
Including global and executive-level experience across retail, operations, and digital transformation. Runs a specialist practice coaching leaders and professionals with ADHD.
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Debra Valle
Executive Coach
BA, MCC (ICF)
Coaching leaders to lead with clarity, focus, and purpose.
Formerly held senior leadership roles in marketing and communications. Experienced in coaching clients working internationally between Asia and the US.
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Frank Faeth
Executive Coach
MBA, BBA
Coaching grounded in Fortune 500 senior executive experience.
Former Fortune 500 senior executive with experience spanning strategy, operations, technology, investment management, and marketing.
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Gary Villani
Executive Coach
BA, PCP
Candid, holistic coaching for leaders in global businesses.
Corporate career included leadership roles at IPG Mediabrands and the Dentsu Aegis Network.
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Holly Cole-Havens
Executive Coach
MSc, BA, GAICD
Coaching CEOs, C-suite leaders, and executive teams in high-pressure environments.
More than 20 years of corporate leadership and management experience across consulting, financial services, and IT.
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Janis Ward
Executive Coach
PhD, MA
Organizational psychologist coaching leaders from front line to C-suite.
Thirty years consulting and coaching across Fortune 100 corporations, government agencies, higher education, and nonprofits.
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Jennifer Pasiakos
Executive Coach
BS, PCC (ICF)
Specializes in coaching founders and their teams through the realities of startup leadership
Led individuals and teams at Fortune 500 companies, startups, and agencies.
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Joakim Wedlund
Executive Coach
LLM, MSc, ACC (ICF)
Coaching leaders transitioning into C-suite and partner roles.
Former partner in a top-tier law firm, consistently ranked among the leading practitioners in his field. Serves as a non-executive director on five boards across different industries.
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Karen Craddock
Executive Coach
PhD, EdM, BA
Coaching growth and leadership through social-cultural and relational lenses.
Draws on more than 30 years across professional sectors and high-impact global initiatives. Serves on multiple boards and committees focused on equity, leadership, and well-being.
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Karla Garcia-Teruel
Executive Coach
MSc, MBA, BA
Evidence-based executive and team coaching with global business leadership experience.
A global leader with blue-chip companies managing multimillion-dollar budgets; founder of multiple startups in social impact investing.
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