Meet the Team
Alec Kokinis MA (Oxon), MA in HRM, Dip Ad. Ed, Chartered FCIPD, FCIS.MiFL
Chairman and Company Secretary
With over 35 years HR experience in various organisations including Electricity generation, Air transport and the Oil industry. Alec's strengths include Employee Relations and Employment Law. Alec has and currently holds a number of positions including Directorships and company secretary. Alec's academic background includes various teaching and external examiner's posts throughout the UK during the last ten years.
Julie Gordon MA, Chartered FCIPD, PGCE, MiFL
Managing Director
With ten years in the field of Learning and Development, Julie's strengths include the management and delivery of training interventions across all levels of the organisation from NVQ's to Management Development. Julie's academic background includes various teaching posts, specialising in the field of Work Based Learning, Coaching and Consultancy.
John McDonald MSc, Chartered FCIPD, PGCE, MiFL
With over 25 years experience in the Private and Public sectors; John’s main focus is in the fields of Organizational Behaviour and People Development.
Helen Corner MBA, Chartered FCIPD, PGCE, MiFL
With over 20 years service with the Ministry of Defence before returning home to work with a Government body. Helen's academic background includes various teaching and managerial posts within a Higher Education institution since 2000. Helen's strengths include the fields of Employee Reward and Learning and Development.
John Hepworth ACA
Director of Finance
Paul Ackerley Chartered FCIPD, Cert Ed
Associate
Paul has over 20 years HR experience in the UK and Europe. He was initially a trainer and then moved into management. He has 10 years strategic management experience as a Head of Learning and Development, Head of HR Operations and Head of HR Strategy. He has undertaken work as a government inspector, and as a self-employed consultant and coach specialising in improving business performance through targeted and personalised HR interventions.
John Bolton BEd (Hons), Dip HR Management, MCIPD
Associate
A broad base of experience in commercial management and international trade gained in both private and public sector environments. Currently undertaking a range of projects including working as non-exec 'interim' director, coaching/mentoring at board level, developing senior management teams, leading change and business improvement projects e.g. introducing performance management principles for client SMEs. Also providing in-company support of CIPD and management NVQs for client companies.
Kate Butterworth MSc HRD, MCIPD, MiFL
Associate
Kate began her career in the field of training within the public sector over 30 years ago, progressing to the retail and clothing industry sectors before forming her own company which designed and delivered customised training solutions. Clients then included several major UK organisations, as diverse as the Co-operative Group and Tarmac Construction, and public sector short courses on behalf of the Police, local government as well as many SME’s. Kate ventured into college lecturing as another string to her bow over 20 years ago and has taught to postgraduate level, with subject specialisms including Organisational Behaviour, Learning and Development and Performance Management.
David Hayden Chartered FCIPD, Dip HRD, Dip Management
Associate
With over 20 years experience in Learning and Development, Recruitment, Talent Management and Management Development initiatives, David began his HRD career, as an operational manager supporting three YT placements. From this grew a passion for L&D and a career that has covered a variety of large organisations, covering distribution, retail, public service and finance. David is also qualified to deliver Business Improvement Techniques and NVQs and has a wealth of experience in Lean Manufacturing and Quality Improvement.
Michele Holmes MCIPD, MMPA
Associate
Michele has a background in generalist HR, mainly within the Manufacturing Sector. She also has experience as a Board Member and Company Secretary and specialises in Employee Reward including payroll and pensions.
Karen Summers MA, Chartered FCIPD, PGCE
Associate
Karen has extensive strategic-level experience in the Oil & Gas, Rail, Health, Retail, Catering, Charity and Training sectors. Before becoming an OD Consultant, she worked most recently for Oil Major, Total E&P UK PLC in Scotland as Head of Training & Development. She also acted as a Non Executive Director of RGIT Montrose and an Industry Leadership Team Member, representing the Oil & Gas Sector. Having worked in a number of organisations during management buy-outs, merger, acquisition and major cultural change, Karen has wide-ranging experience of managing change and a keen interest in people management and development. Other areas of focus for Karen include recruitment and selection, leadership and management development, coaching and mentoring.
Lynn Wardle CIPD
Associate
Lynn has 30 years experience within the Health and Social Care profession in both the Public and Private Sector. She has extensive experience of work-based learning including managing an NVQ Centre. Lynn has been successful in establishing and gaining approval for a Centre to deliver NVQs in Health and Social Care, Learning Disabilities and Leadership and Management for Care Services.
Jan Hepworth FMAAT
Finance and Admin Assistant
Claire White Dip RSA
PA to Julie Gordon