The Pelorus Core Team

Jack Broadley - Director, Consultant and Executive Coach

Jack formed Pelorus in 2004 as a result of a long held desire to establish and run his own consultancy practice where he could work with likeminded colleagues to design and deliver innovative, real value solutions to his clients.

An innovative & resourceful HR Strategy/ Organisational Development practitioner with international & board level experience. Jack specialises in Management, Leadership & Team development using a wide range of coaching, psychological profiling, facilitation & group interventions. He works with clients to maximise their performance & enhance levels of effectiveness, especially during periods of rapid culture change, M&As etc.

His passion & enthusiasm for people development, is coupled with a strong commercial awareness. He operates by gaining a sound understanding of his clients’ business imperatives & by designing & delivering bespoke, practical solutions, which focus on clear outcomes.

Recent projects have includes; Executive coaching for a CEO in the Leisure sector, running a large Management Development programme for a professional services firm, assessing international management “Hi-Pos” and providing Executive transition coaching. He has also carried out research & consultancy projects for the public, not for profit & Middle Market sectors.

Jack holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management & a Masters in Organisation Theory from Warwick Business School. He is a Member of Institute of Directors, the Association of Business Psychologists & is a Chartered Member of the Institute of Personnel & Development

Jack is married with 4 boys lives in the Meon Valley and enjoys watching his boys play rugby and sailing in the Solent.

Dr Nigel Spinks - Consultant and Executive Coach

Nigel has been associated with Pelorus consulting since its inception and brings a wealth of knowledge and practical experience to his work with clients. His research interests include innovation and the sociology of skill.

As well as his Pylorus consultancy and research interests, Nigel works as a member of the School of Systems, Processes and Projects at Henley Management College where he teaches on the Managing Performance module of the MBA.

Nigel industry background includes 10 years in a variety of technical and export sales and marketing management roles in a start-up division within a multi-national company based in Germany. Prior to embarking upon a civilian career, Nigel served as an Army Officer for 10 years in both command and staff roles.

Nigel holds a degree in history from Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. He gained his MBA from Henley, completing a dissertation on strategic innovation in the financial services industry. He also holds a degree in economics and mathematical sciences.

Nigel enjoys motor biking in the summer and reading history all year round.

Neil Munz-Jones - Consultant and Executive Coach

Neil has been a Consultant and Executive Coach since 2005. He specialises in working with Executives and their Teams on strategy development and implementation, using a range of Action Learning methodologies.

Prior to consulting he spent over 15 years in corporate business, his experience covers General Management, Commercial, Strategy, Operations and Business Development.

His experience has covered Director roles at Kingfisher plc and its largest subsidiary B&Q plc. These have included Director of Commercial Strategy, and also Trading Director for their £1bn turnover Building Category. He was also Director of Programme Management at Kingfisher where he oversaw the integration of Castorama into the Group.

Neil was also Managing Director of Friedland a £30m, 300 employee market leader in the manufacture and supply of branded, consumer products to international DIY retailers, where he implemented a new strategy to restore declining profitability

Neil has a BA (Hons) from Oxford University and an MBA from INSEAD and is near-fluent in French and as well as speaking good German and Spanish.

Rob has been involved in the business of developing people for over 30 years. He is a qualified teacher, trainer and executive coach. Rob career started in South Africa working for a not-for-profit youth welfare programme in the Western Cape where he delivered management training to full-time and associate staff, and was part of the team that developed the organisation's national training academy in the late 1970’s, one of South Africa first truly non-racial training institutions.

Rob’s background also includes experience in Industrial Relations, the SA Army and 15 years in the teaching profession, where he became an Acting Head of a large state school in the Southern Cape and Regional President of the National Union of Educators.

Rob moved to the UK in late 90’s and prior to setting up his own consultancy business in 2002 he  worked in corporate recruitment as training director for the Angela Mortimer Group, one of the UK’s top recruitment consultancies. Since then Rob has operated as an independent coach and training consultant, designing and delivering management training for clients such as Network Rail and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.

He has also acted as mentor and coach to number of corporate company directors and divisional leaders and serves as a non-executive director of several recruitment and selection companies in the North West. Rob is an Associate of Pelorus and also a Visiting Tutor at Henley Management College. He has delivered leadership training and Executive coaching to organisations as varied as the Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance Group, The Irish Court services, DSGi and Finning.

Debi Garrod - Consultant and Executive Coach

Debi Garrod is an Organisational Psychologist with membership of the British Psychological Society and licensed in Level A and B testing competence (psychometrics).

An experienced sales professional, trainer, mentor and coach working with business leaders, managers and their teams to help them develop appropriate skills for successful business and personal goals. Debi has been closely involved in the development of sales, coaching and leadership skills in IBM (UK) where she trained some 500 managers and professionals in these areas.

Communication skills and qualifications in psychometrics and counselling underpin Debi’s approach to maximising the effectiveness of learning in individuals and organisations to fulfil their potential. Following a successful twelve year career in sales and marketing in the IBM Corporation, she set up the consultancy Langstone Associates. She has worked on various assignments in Europe, Australia and Middle East with a wide spectrum of clients both commercial and Government including Hay Group, Henley Management College, DVLA (Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency), Post Office, and Virgin Trains, where she has largely focused on organisational change, assessment / development centres and developmental coaching.

She combines her work with enjoyment of music, dancing, developing young people and complimentary therapies.

Catherine Ware – Consultant and Executive Coach

Catherine's industry background includes 15 years with the major food retailers starting with J Sainsbury followed by Asda and then Safeway Stores. She has held senior buying and management roles across fresh food, grocery and non-food areas, forming and leading diverse teams through significant periods of change.

Following her corporate career, Catherine then moved into Higher Education where she qualified and taught Business Studies on first degree, master's and CIM postgraduate courses.

Five years ago Catherine moved into the Coaching field where she felt her backgrounds gave her a useful insight into working with managers and executives to develop their capabilities and approaches to change. Today, as well as her Associate work with Pelorus, she coaches on a range of programmes across the Profit, Public and Third Sectors. In all, her coaching work Catherine believes in the ability of individuals and teams to achieve their potential when placed in the right environment and given full support , challenge and encouragement.

Catherine holds an MBA from Ashridge Management College and a postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education from Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College. She is also a member of the Association for Coaching and a Registered Henley Business School Coach.

Dr. Katja Krueckeberg - Consultant, Coach and Facilitator

Katja is our German Associate, although she has lived and worked in Switzerland, South America and the UK. She has over 1O years industry experience with a background in Project Management Research and Consultancy.

Following her research interests Katja moved into the Learning and Development field in 2005. Since then she has built up an impressive portfolio of international projects and clients working with organisations such as:- Deloitte, Alfa Laval, Canon Europe, Fujitsu Services, Rockwool International, Swiss Re and EADS Astrium in France.

Katja works as a Facilitator, Coach and Trainer and has delivered on Leadership Development Programmes across Europe and Asia. She has also held Faculty posts within the field of Leadership, Change and Personal Development at Skt.Gallen Business School- Switzerland, Henley and Ashridge Business Schools in the UK where she has also help designed, deliver and managed a large international MBA learning programme.

With her client facing work she uses her excellent communication and coaching skills to enable clients to gain new insights and perspectives. Her strong academic and research background also allow her to test and expose ‘woolly thinking’ and ‘fixed mindsets’ and to help clients to explore new ideas and developments within her field. Katja is MBTI II qualified, she is a Certified Success Coach and also an NLP Master Practitioner.

Jeremy Miles - Consultant and Executive Coach

I help improve organisational agility by working with businesses to get the most out of their people. I achieve this through a blend of Organisational Development and Employee Engagement. My background combines learning and development consultancy, operational management and internal communications. This gives me a depth of experience to maximise resource efficiency, manage performance and motivate staff, the end result being an engaged workforce and a competitive business.

Having your people aligned with your business goals is particularly important during times of change and in an increasingly competitive landscape. I help organisations at various stages on the maturity curve improve business productivity by enhancing the adoption of change.

Over the past 15 years I have worked in management and consulting roles with clients including Rolls-Royce, GlaxoSmithKline, BP, BMW, Reed Elsevier, Cisco, IBM, the NHS and the World Bank. I have also worked with smaller companies undergoing periods of rapid expansion through either organic growth or acquisition. During this time I have gained a detailed insight into the cultural challenges faced by organisations as they change to remain competitive, and contributed to the development of innovative and flexible solutions.

I am particularly interested in OD projects where my specific organisational development skills can make a significant impact to operational efficiency and employee engagement.