TOP LEVEL EXECUTIVE | BUSINESS COACH & MENTOR | THOUGHT LEADER | PRACTITIONER IN LEADERSHIP & STRATEGY
QUALIFICATIONS AND ACCREDITATIONS
BSc Psychology, University of Southampton, UK
Diploma in Coaching, South African College of Applied Psychology, Cape Town, South Africa
Time to Think (Nancy Kline)
Flawless Consulting (Peter Block)
Member of COMENSA & International Coaching Federation
Accreditation as ICF(ACC) coach -in process
Enneagram/Five lens accredited
Strategy: Leadership, Added Value University UK/USA/Singapore
Strategy: Leadership, Mars, Inc University, USA
Senior Strategy Programme, Henley Management College, UK
Diploma in Marketing, Institute of Grocery Distribution, UK
Director and member of the Board of two companies: Curated Beverages & il consigliere
INTRODUCTION
A dynamic and accomplished CEO/MD/Marketing Director with a career spanning 30 years with deep Coaching, Consulting, Mentoring, Facilitation and global business experience. Keith is a global citizen with considerable achievements in business strategy, brand and marketing strategy, inspiring leadership and general management. He has a great balance between big picture thinking and operational reality. Married to Cheryl, Keith is the proud father of 3 lovely and challenging boys who keep him on his toes. Exuberant dinner party host. Cyclist, runner and gym.
COACHING EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
Acknowledged leader and strategist, qualified Executive and Business coach(both Individual and Group) and mentor, Keith is able to embrace different cultures and operate effectively both nationally & internationally. Keith has a real passion for leadership development and strategy and has developed a leadership model, framework and coaching process to help his clients define their unique personal leadership brand.
Experienced in growth, start up and turnaround strategies. Proven track record in growing people, developing strategy, delivering on plans and growing brands. Keith has worked for the world’s largest and most successful private FMCG companies, with a glittering array of global brands and consistently voted a Top Company to work for – Mars, Inc. Keith has led WPP’s Marketing Consultancy, Kantar and consulted for some of the world’s biggest and most successful companies. More recently, Keith has followed an entrepreneurial path & created 2 award winning beverage start up business’s, PURA Soda and ABSTINENCE and launched a new business fractional/CEO designed to offer small and medium companies affordable access to CEO thinking.
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE
Keith has worked, coached, and consulted across a broad spectrum of companies and has held various positions ranging from CEO, Managing Director, and Marketing Director. He has deep knowledge of Food & Beverage, Retail, and Financial Services, and has worked as a coach, consultant, and mentor across just about every industry possible. With many years of executive and business coaching experience, Keith uses a combination of structured coaching models, deep thinking, and listening skills with a dose of pragmatism borne of his rich and varied work experience to achieve outstanding results. An innate ability to build rapport quickly, Keith builds trust, dynamic goals, and a positive challenge process with his clients.