PRISM BUSINESS CONSULTING LIMITED - Key Persons


Bob Cushing

Job Titles:
  • Principal Consultant

David Cullen - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director

Gavin Hall

Job Titles:
  • Principle Consultant
Gavin has a high degree of commercial acumen and is qualified in Project Management. He has a strong understanding of the relationship between inputs to processes and the outputs and outcomes achieved. Gavin thrives on complexity and takes time to really understand stakeholder needs, efficiency opportunities and effectiveness improvements before developing strategies, engaging suppliers, brokering and commissioning compliant and effective contracts and leading projects which realise the benefits of the business case.

Ian Beverley

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Procurement
Ian is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (FCIPS) and an ex senior Royal Air Force supply and logistics officer. Ian has proven management ability and strategic planning skills; possessing a wide range and depth of experience with extensive knowledge of Leadership, Procurement (public sector in particular), Contract and Project Management.

Jenny Swainson

Job Titles:
  • Consultant
  • Consultant / Construction and Property Maintenance Procurement, JCT and NEC Contract Expertise
Construction and property maintenance procurement, JCT and NEC contract expertise.

John Weir

Job Titles:
  • Consultant
Biography John started his career in Technology back in the mid-eighties in London involved in the delivery of Analogue telecom services (Telephony, Paging etc..). John is the go-to guy for all things technology and disruption be it Telecom, Fintech, InsureTech etc. And has a wide range of experience in both sector and geography and is a mix of Scottish and Dutch no-nonsense management style. John lives in Kampala, Uganda with his partner Ciara, and has 3 adopted children and 1 biological daughter. He enjoys travel, keeping abreast of technology developments, keeping fit, reading history and loves to cook.

Lynne Cullen

Job Titles:
  • Consultant
Lynne also brings significant empathy and influencing experience to her business change and stakeholder management assignments, through her work as a personal counsellor, coach and mentor. (She also provides treats for all workshops).

Mike O'Dell

Job Titles:
  • HR & Board Advisory Expert
  • Principle Consultant
Mike is an HR & Board advisory expert who works with businesses to understand their goals and translate them into people-centred strategies that fully harness and engage the whole team to deliver those goals. Mike holds extensive experience as an executive team member and leading complex HR teams at large, global technology companies such as Colt Technology Services, O2, Misys and BT and also at digitally transforming companies such as William Hill Online and the FinTech WorldRemit.

Paul Renshall

Job Titles:
  • Director

Richard Pinhorn

Job Titles:
  • Consultant
Biography An experienced international procurement professional, specializing in engineering and aerospace fields. Knowledgeable in Oil & Gas and in Mining, with extensive practical roles in leading the procurement effort for complex capital projects and time critical turnaround projects. A skilled negotiator, focused on delivering impactful outcomes and in the effective management of scarce resources. Richard also has significant working experience in the UK heritage sector.

Steve Lawley

Job Titles:
  • Consultant
Biography An analytical Director and Senior Executive with a proven history of success in upscaling within budget and reducing operational costs across the technology and service sectors. With his wide experience, Steve is able to effectively navigate through large, multi-faceted organisations and manage transformational change, significant budgets and service delivery at senior management level. Adept communication skills and an ability to establish and maintain key stakeholder relationships at all levels to encourage and drive rapid business improvements. An integral voice in the Board room, Steve offers an objective perspective, manages risks, ensures accountability and gains support by agreeing and delivering clear business objectives. Both a collaborative leader and supportive mentor, he has built, mobilised and directed a variety of teams across a diverse range of business markets, while nurturing and driving individual talent. An invaluable asset to any organisation, Steve is also building a portfolio of Non-Executive Directorships to assist SME's & voluntary sector organisations with their growth and development strategies.

Steve Shellabear

Job Titles:
  • Consultant
Biography Steve has over 25 years' experience as a Learning & Development practitioner. He has held interim director and senior management roles for major corporate companies internationally. He is skilled in working with leadership teams and operations to define and implement board level change to increase customer experience across the organisation. He specialises in the design and delivery of L&D interventions and specialist coaching and training programmes. He has worked with many public sector organisations in the UK, including local government and social housing. His international experience includes Asia and the Far East delivering complex, multi stakeholder programmes and aligning BPO and service partner operations with US and UK customer operations. Programmes include: Managing change, building culture and aligning behaviours with values, leadership and management skills, customer experience, competency framework development, frontline staff support, help desks and quality management. He enjoys working in challenging environments and is skilled in working with people. He is an advocate and role model for continuing personal and professional development.

Tony Laverton

Job Titles:
  • Principle Consultant

Tracey Sheehan

Job Titles:
  • Director
Biography Tracey is a Director within Prism Business Consulting Ltd, providing trusted partner support and advice to a variety of clients from both the private and public sectors nationally and internationally. Specialisms include strategic risk assessment and mitigation, project management, regulatory, commercial structure and market landscape advice to clients operating within the "modern economy" with a heavy reliance upon "Critical Infrastructure". She has led numerous digital infrastructure and transformational change procurement processes across divergent industrial sectors such as Construction (smart buildings and Smart Cities), Energy (smart grids, electricity, water, wind and gas and the interaction between utilities and telecommunication operators), Critical Infrastructure industries (hospitals, education, transport (rail) and emergency services). Expertise in strategy definition & execution, new business development, and programme management (contract values from £150K - £5bn). Experience Industry Roles include: