360LEADERS - Key Persons
Alexis Bailey joined 360Leaders in January 2022, having previously worked in the global practice at Stratum International, delivering C-suite and board level appointments for public and privately owned mining companies. She began her career in search at a start-up technology firm as one of the first employees, where she helped build new business verticals, onboarding and maintaining key clients whilst building a strong network.
Ben has spent his entire career building innovative global technology companies that are set to disrupt the status quo through digital transformation.
With a background in executive search for emerging technology businesses, at 360Leaders, Ben works with a diverse range of game-changing companies across Consumer Services, SaaS, Fintech and Media. From Apple to Uber and early stage innovators such as BenevolentAI, Ben finds the right executive talent to lead for scaling and sustainable growth.
Job Titles:
- Coach
- Executive
- Coach and Adviser
Carl is an experienced coach and adviser with more than 20 years in communications and business development coaching. His distinctive approach is transformational and ensures that decision makers and key communicators consistently achieve the best possible results in all critical communications.
He delivers his work combining ancient wisdom of the Greek and Roman oratory tradition with modern science and research based analysis, enabling business leaders to improve their persuasive powers and influence people in a way that drives the right decisions and behaviours. His areas of expertise include presentations, media interviews, pitching, fund raising and the ideation and development of messaging and value propositions.
Carl has extensive experience coaching and advising board level decision makers across a wide selection of industries ranging from TMT through banking to high value manufacturing. His lively, challenging and robust style brings confidence and solid practical guidance to clients and is designed to give immediate and long-lasting results.
Recent and current clients include high profile corporations, start-ups, entrepreneurs and professional services organisations. Carl also acts on behalf of Private Equity and VC firms, coaching and advising portfolio management teams in the areas of trade sale presentations and ‘beauty parades'. A frequent guest speaker, Carl is regularly asked to speak at conferences, off-site events and business schools. He also writes speeches for business leaders and public figures.
Carl holds a Master's degree in English & Drama, Royal Holloway (University of London). A married man with two grown up sons, he lives in East Sheen, SW London. He is a trained chef with a diploma in wine tasting and a fluent speaker of both Swedish and French.
Job Titles:
- Coach
- Executive
- Leadership Coach
Catherine is a leadership coach, with a 20+ year career in senior commercial roles, within the media and recruitment industries. She has extensive experience working in start-ups/ fast growth businesses and generating revenue and profit from scratch.
Pragmatic, reflective, with a commercial edge, best describe her coaching style. Catherine works with clients to motivate, build confidence and generate ideas to move their careers and businesses forward. Emotional intelligence (EQ) forms the centre piece of her coaching approach.
Catherine's early career began in B2B publishing, where she worked for the multi-award winning Human Resources Magazine, as well as overseeing the successful launch of Global HR Magazine. Catherine was part of the founding team for the multi-million dollar technology start-up, Vibrant Media. She was a key member of its global management team and enjoyed a successful 8-year tenure, growing the European and North American businesses.
More recently, she completed her postgraduate certificate in business and personal coaching, accredited by the International Coach Federation (ICF).
Job Titles:
- Partner, Organisational Strategy
Dan joined 360Leaders in 2021 and is a Partner in our London office. He brings over 12 years of experience in organisational strategy and transformation.
Prior to 360Leaders, Dan was on the management team at Humatica, where he focused on organisational strategy projects for PE portfolio companies. Dan started his careers as a strategy consultant at Marakon, advising PLCs on their corporate and business unit strategies.
Dan holds an MA in Economics from the University of Cambridge.
Jerry has spent 20 years as the driving force behind successful executive search assignments across the US, EMEA and South-East Asia, delivering critical leadership hires for some of the fastest growing companies in the global tech sector.
Working closely with business leaders, Jerry continues to help build world class Board and C-Suite teams, while providing ongoing support through our CEO Academy and Talent Development Programme.
Jerry holds a BSc Hons in Politics & Philosophy.
Kristina joined 360Leaders in 2022 with extensive all-round finance experience in planning, analysis and reporting. She worked in-house across the restaurant space, at brands including Loungers and Côte Brasserie, before moving to the high-growth food startup Mindful Chef.
She secured a first in BSc (Hons) in Human Sciences from University College London (UCL) and has been ACA-qualified since 2011.
Job Titles:
- Consultant
- Nordic Client Lead
Madeleine is an experienced Consultant with a background in technology recruitment in Scandinavia. She specialises in the Stockholm talent eco-system, within FinTech, gaming, retail and SaaS.
Madeleine studied Business & Administration at Stockholm University and Geneva School of Economics and Management. She also has a Diploma in HR Management and is certified in OPQ32, MAP and Matrigma.
Martin is the CEO and Co-founder of 360Leaders. Since the dotcom boom of 1998, Martin has been building boards and management teams for some of the fastest growing companies in tech.
Having worked in the world of startups, Martin has specialist knowledge in development, scaling and talent acquisition. He also advises PE/VC firms around hiring and leadership development. Martin devotes his time to the startups of tomorrow by sharing advice and insights through keynote sessions and the 360Leaders CEO Academy.
Mike has been Leading, coaching, mentoring and supporting business leaders and senior managers for over 20 years. Having acquired, grown, led, rationalized and turned around a number of small and large businesses & divisions, as SD, MD and latterly as HR & PD Director (for a FTSE 100 technology services company), Mike has always focused on developing the single most important asset within each organization - the people.
Mike has delivered high impact, long-term coaching support and strategic, growth focused, facilitation and consultancy projects for a range of small, medium and large technology focused clients. As well as being a trained Cognitive Behavior Coach, Hogan Assessor, Growth Coach, visiting coach for InnovationRCA, MBA educated, FA coach and cricket coach, Mike voluntarily provides mentoring support for start-ups.
Nadine joined 360Leaders in 2016 as the E.A and Office Manager. Prior to this, Nadine was based in the city for 6 years at a boutique financial executive search firm. Previous administrative positions include Ronit Zilka, Emma Hope Shoes, PwC, Liberty of London and The Ross Group (MWA).
Nikki is at the cutting edge of development thinking in organisational and personal effectiveness. She brings an exceptional track record in a range of disciplines from sales, customer services, trade marketing, organisational learning and development, talent management and HR leadership. Having worked in companies including MARS, Dell, Business Objects and SAP she has built a reputation for instilling a sense of urgency into situations and producing systemic changes that directly strengthen performance.
Rupert is a seasoned talent and organisation advisor, executive headhunter and strategist. He has developed a passion for people and culture, and their impact on an organisation's success. He has worked closely with a range of VCs and businesses from Series A/B to corporates.
Rupert has 20 years of experience in the TMT industry, previously working as a Strategy Consultant and Equity Analyst at top tier firms such as Deloitte, OC&C Strategy Consultants, Bell Labs and Morgan Stanley. Subsequently, he was a Director at The Up Group, the digital and technology-focused global Executive Search firm where he led the Northern Europe region with particular focus on the Nordics, Netherlands, DACH and the UK.
An experienced and trusted Executive Search Consultant, Tom has partnered with FTSE100, privately owned and VC-backed businesses globally. He has worked across a wide range of sectors including tech start-ups/scale-ups, retail & consumer, hospitality and non-profits. In these areas he has appointed NEDs, C-suite and Senior Executives within the full range of functional specialisms.
Tom is no stranger to working in international markets having lead searches in Europe, Asia, and the US - where he lived for a time, in New York, to build out an international office.
Victoria helps today's business leaders better understand their own behaviours and the impact they have on those around them. With a particular interest in resilience and the management of stress, she enables leaders to make better decisions maximizing the effectiveness of their teams.
She works with leaders within Financial institutions (Barclays, Morgan Stanley and HG Capital )technology businesses ( SAP, Shionogi, Toyota Connected)as well as businesses in the entrepreneurial and scale-up arena ( Draper Esprit, Build ID and New Entrepreneur Foundation)
Victoria started her career in Investment Banking before moving into headhunting ultimately Co-Founding FigTree Search before becoming fascinated by human motivations and retraining as an executive coach 7 years ago. She is an accredited Hogan Psychometric Practioner, Gestalt Coach and recently trained as a HeartMath Coach. She has experience working across Europe and Asia and speaks English, French and Spanish. Victoria is accredited by the ICF and EMCC.