Commercial Director

In his mid-thirties, this dynamic achiever had reached secondary Board level in a FTSE 50 FMCG leader without ever having a job interview, apart from his very first as a graduate trainee.

Destined for high office, the next stage of his career meant a move to South America for 3 to 5 years and then an anticipated return to a European country for a further 3 years, before getting onto the Main Board back in the UK. Quite a career path for a high flyer.

After fifteen years in the same company and the prospect of relocating his young family three times in just 8 years, he decided he would seek alternative opportunities.

Our coach was highly in tune with the dilemmas faced by this individual, having had a similar challenge himself in his own early career with an international drinks business. That combination of commercial reality and experience, combined with professional coaching capability, gives an extra edge to the executive coach relationship.

We worked with the client for the best part of a year to identify possible targets and align his ‘personal brand’ with market needs.

His career is now on a new trajectory and firmly rooted in the UK where he wants to be.