CREATING SAFETY - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Consultant
- Program Director
Alastair Davey is a consultant with a proven track record in developing and implementing strategies for managing safety in diverse and complex environments. He is passionate about supporting and enabling people and organisations to improve health and safety.
Alastair has over 30 years of experience in leadership roles focussing on health, safety, governance, risk, audit and internal controls. He initially qualified as an electronics engineer with GEC and qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG. Most recently, he led the global health and safety function at the facility management provider Sodexo, responsible for 1,500 safety professionals and 400,000 employees worldwide. Before Sodexo, Alastair spent ten years working in the high-hazard petrochemical sector with Exxon, Mobil, and BP.
As an independent consultant, Alastair writes and speaks regularly about health and safety governance, leadership, strategy and culture. At CEDEP, he is the program director for our new Safety Leadership Through Health and Safety Culture program.
Alexandre Bolay is an experienced leader with a career spanning three decades including 14 years dedicated to managing environmental health and safety (EHS). He is deeply committed to advancing safety and sustainability programs in diverse settings spanning multiple facilities in the manufacturing, aviation, and chemical sectors. Known for his energy, resourcefulness, and results oriented approach, Alexandre excels in integrating safety principles into core business practices.
Fluent in French, Portuguese, English, and conversational German, Alexandre is adept at navigating cross-cultural environments and enhancing team performance and compliance across borders. His leadership is characterised by the ability to foster a culture of safety through collaborative partnerships with business leaders and mentoring operational teams while empowering people to thrive.
With a solid educational foundation in electrical engineering, an HSE diploma, an executive MBA, and a masters in cross-cultural management, he brings a unique blend of technical and strategic acumen to our team.
Job Titles:
- CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
- Member of the Management Team
- COO of the International Institute of Leadership & Safety Culture
Bertrand Gibert is COO of the International Institute of Leadership & Safety Culture (IILSC) founded by CEDEP. In this role, he is responsible for setting, leading and developing all operations to ensure our programs consistently meet the needs of our clients and are at the forefront of future health, safety and wellbeing trends.
Bertrand is passionate about helping organisations that recognise the fundamental need to put people and sustainability at the heart of their business models. He believes that a people mindset is the cornerstone to creating safety excellence in the workplace.
Prior to joining IILSC, Bertrand spent 25 years in the aerospace and life science sectors, including 13 years at United Technologies Corporation (now Raytheon Technologies), a US$60bn conglomerate with 250,000 employees, where he led global and local EH&S teams across dozens of sites and delivered people-based health and safety.
In 2011, he then moved to bioMérieux, a US$4bn family-driven business with 14,000 employees, where he created the company's first HSE and sustainability strategy. As vice president, HSE, security, risks and sustainability, he implemented a pluri-annual strategic planning approach periodically endorsed and reviewed by the board of directors and the executive committee.
Bertrand graduated as a manufacturing and sustainability engineer from the Ecole des Mines de Saint-Etienne (France), holds the NEBOSH IGC (UK) and has obtained the business sustainability management certificate from CISL (UK).
Job Titles:
- MANAGING DIRECTOR
- Member of the Management Team
Christina Orisich joined CEDEP in January 2025 as managing director. She brings extensive international experience in executive education to CEDEP, as well as expertise in consulting, change management, strategy, and organisational and leadership development.
Christina was previously the deputy executive director of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP), an international foundation based in Geneva, with the mission to promote peace, security and international cooperation through executive education, diplomatic dialogue and policy advice.
She was also director of the Executive Education Department, where she was responsible for GCSP's executive education activities, making it one of the leading organisations in international security policy education.
Christina's emphasis on learning innovation during the pandemic resulted in the design and delivery of state of the art courses in face to face, virtual and hybrid formats. Under her leadership, the GCSP steadily increased its partnerships, international footprint and impact across the globe.
Christina was also a faculty member and taught regularly on leadership, resilience and women's leadership in various flagship courses attended by all stakeholders involved in peace and security.
Prior to joining the GCSP, Christina led the Coaching and Leadership Development Practice for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) Europe. She developed important strategic partnerships with global corporations from the pharma, healthcare, chemical, automotive and financial services industry as well as with international organisations providing advice around their organisational, talent and leadership development challenges.
Before this, Christina worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC Consulting) in Brussels and London leading EU financed projects in Russia, Ukraine, Estonia and Romania in the public and private sector in areas such as telecoms, and oil and gas. She also worked at the European Commission in Brussels, Ericsson in Vienna and the Austrian Trade Commission in New York City.
She has an excellent understanding of the international security policy context as well as of the challenges leaders face in this complex and ever-changing world both in the private and public sector, as well as in government, international organisations, NGOs and civil society. She is also a very experienced executive coach, facilitator and speaker.
Christina has a degree in International Business Administration from the University of Economics and Business Administration in Vienna, Austria. She earned her postgraduate degree in European political studies from the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium. She is also certified by the International Coaching Federation, has lived and worked in 13 countries and speaks 8 languages.
Christophe (Xtof) Gillet describes himself as a transformation agent, an innovation activist and a corporate anxiolytic. He has developed expertise in tough times leadership for when ‘what worked well before' becomes a liability. Inadequate mental models, outdated organisations, obsolete leadership practices, weak collaboration, lack of engagement and inefficient communications represent his daily playing field.
As director of business innovation for SONY Business Europe, he gained first-hand experience of new business creation in value driven contexts and has since piloted several major change initiatives in large organisations. He has practical leadership experience in multicultural environments in times of uncertainty.
Christophe is the co-founder of the Rustproofing Collective (Collectif Antirouille). He has lived in New York, Tokyo, Shanghai and Algiers, and contributed to leadership development programs all around the world for organisations such as Duke CE, INSEAD and IMD.
At CEDEP, Christophe teaches transformation, innovation, organisational change, mental models and personal impact. As a program director he regularly designs and facilitates highly original and unorthodox programs.
Colum Stewart is a safety consultant with over 30 years of of experience in senior roles for multinational and regional organisations across Asia. He has developed and implemented numerous safety culture initiatives and is an expert in the practical implementation of global programs across a wide range of unique national cultures and environments. He is also an expert in investigating and following up on serious incidents and fatalities.
Colum spent his early career in quality, operations, and safety management roles. He first worked in the food industry in the UK. After a short period as a quality consultant in Asia, he specialised in the fire and security industry for several global companies. Over the last 10 years, he has worked in executive safety positions for two of the world's largest elevator companies, Otis and TKE (formerly Thyssenkrupp Elevator). His work involved supporting operations in manufacturing, construction, installation, and field service. Most recently he looked after over 19,000 employees and 12,000 subcontractors in 23 countries around the world.
Colum is a graduate of Kings College London and a chartered member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (CMIOSH) in the UK.
Diane Chadwick-Jones is the former director of human performance at BP with a 30-year career spanning several BP businesses and functions including exploration and production, and refining and chemicals, and worked in Belgium, Brazil and Egypt in operations and safety roles.
In her positions related to safety culture and human performance, Diane was instrumental in the refresh of the BP values and delivering cultural change to enable safety improvement. This included operationalising a systems thinking approach by improving the way organisations are set up to reduce the possibility of mistakes and make work more effective.
Recognised for bringing thought leadership and a fresh perspective to challenging problems with the ability to provide insight and clarity to complex issues, Diane has an outstanding industry-wide reputation for influencing leadership and implementing innovative strategies.
Diane now focuses on education, mentoring and advocacy and has recently been appointed to the editorial board of SHP Health and Safety News.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Management Team
- CEO of Our New International Institute for Leadership
- IILSC CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Leadership
Dr Andrew Sharman is one of the world's leading safety experts and CEO of the International Institute for Leadership and Safety Culture (IILSC) founded by CEDEP. With a safety career spanning more than two decades he has guided global leaders in their commitment to zero accidents and towards safety excellence across a range of industry sectors.
He has chaired or given keynote papers at more than 300 professional global development events including the prestigious TED conferences. He also holds several key positions in the industry, including chartered fellow of the Institution of Occupational Safety & Health, a fellow of the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management, founder and chairman of the One Percent Safer Foundation, and managing partner of the international culture and leadership consultancy, RMS.
Andrew has masters degrees in international health and safety law, and environmental law, in industrial psychology and organisational behaviour, and a doctorate in leadership and culture transformation. He is the author of many books on leadership and safety culture and his first book entitled From Accidents to Zero is the best-selling safety culture book of the last decade.
At CEDEP, Andrew is CEO of our new International Institute for Leadership and Safety Culture and plays a key role in our leadership and safety culture programs.
Dr Theo Compernolle is a renowned academic, medical doctor and neuropsychiatrist specialising in the psychological aspects of leadership and enhancing resilience for executives, teams and organisations during conflict, stress and change. As a technophile, he explores the adverse effects of technology misuse on productivity, safety, creativity, health and wellbeing.
Theo integrates research from diverse fields into his teachings including medicine, biology, psychology, neurology, physiology and management. He has published numerous scientific articles and best sellers focused on stress and brain science.
Theo has previously held professorships at the Free University of Amsterdam and Solvay Business School of the Université Libre de Bruxelles and taught in business schools such as INSEAD Vlecrick School and TIAS. He currently teaches and coaches at CEDEP and IMD in Switzerland and collaborates with organisations worldwide.
At CEDEP, driven by his passion for translating science for managers and the public, Theo leads sessions on stress management and brain science for safety.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Safety Culture and Management Team
- Distinguished Executive Coach
Flavio Ungaro is a distinguished executive coach and keynote speaker, renowned for translating the elite sports mindset into strategic corporate levels. His professional basketball career spanned over a decade and included collaborations with top international players. His athletic career, marked by numerous injuries, triggered his curiosity to deepen the studies on how talent development can be sustained while respecting human energy and health.
Transitioning from sports to the business world, Flavio joined Abercrombie & Fitch's expansion in Italy and Austria. As general manager, he led high-volume retail operations and managed over three thousand employees. Currently, as CEO of the Mentally Fit Institute in Latin America, he leverages his extensive experience in sports and business management to drive cultural transformations across Fortune 500 companies in more than 30 countries worldwide. In the last decade, more than 35,000 people have participated in his events.
Fuelled by a passion for optimising human performance, Flavio's dynamic and energising coaching style has fostered impactful partnerships with global brands. His unique approach focuses on mindset shifts, strong team dynamics, and personal energy management, making him a sought-after coach and speaker who inspires transformational changes in both individuals and organisations.
Georges Landes is a talented executive coach, lead facilitator and speaker with over two decades of international professional experience focused on leadership, teams and organisational development. His career has encompassed both academic and entrepreneurial pursuits, owning his own business and directing executive education learning experiences at international business schools, corporate universities and leadership development firms.
Georges has an exceptional ability to leverage insights from neuroscience, empowering senior leadership teams to optimise team performance and cultivate overall organisational wellbeing. In particular, he has spearheaded the development of academic leadership programs in France and Europe, collaborating with executive education institutes such as INSEAD, CEDEP, HEC, ESSEC, and ESSCA.
In addition to being a member of a research committee in emotional intelligence, Georges is also a graduate of the Master 2 in Professional Coaching of the Linkup Coaching Institute, and he is a Certified Coach through the INSEAD Coaching Certified Program. His facilitating style is interactive, energetic and enthusiastic and he speaks both French and English.
Job Titles:
- Executive Wellness and Longevity
- Executive Wellness and Longevity Coach
Hari Kalymnios is an executive wellness and longevity coach who consults for high performing people, leaders and changemakers. He is the founder of consulting company The Thought Gym, and author of two books, The Thought Gym and Working Well. As senior partner at RMS Switzerland, he works with companies across a range of industries to address health, wellbeing and personal energy issues across all levels of leadership.
Hari shares his powerful yet simple philosophies on health and wellbeing globally as a much sought after speaker and coach on the topics of mindset, resilience and wellbeing - and how to feel superhuman.
Hari has a First Class honours degree in Physics with Astrophysics from the University of Manchester and a masters in Health & Wellbeing from Leeds Trinity University in the UK. He specialises in helping people to make noticeable shifts in their thinking and take perceptible and genuine steps to achieving their goals.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Management Team
- HEAD of INSTITUTE OPERATIONS
Kimberly Blanchard is a global cross-cultural diversity expert, speaker, trainer and executive coach. For 20 years, she has facilitated cultural diversity and global leadership development programmes in more than 40 countries. She also speaks frequently on topics such as leading global teams and multinational teambuilding and is a regular contributor to professional magazines such as Training Magazine in the USA where she writes about working in a multicultural world.
Kimberly has a master's degree in Intercultural Relations with a specialisation in Training and Consulting and is a Qualified Administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) and a Certified Professional Coach. She is also a Synchronous Learning Expert and has a certification from InSync Training to design, produce and facilitate best-in-class online learning.
Kimberly is a native English speaker and is fluent in German. She recently relocated to Los Angeles, California.
Laurie Cure is a dedicated executive coach passionate about personal development and helping to discover and release human potential. Her areas of expertise include strategic planning, organisational assessment, change management, leadership and team development, coaching, talent management, restructuring and culture development.
Over her 25-year career, she has developed several signature programs including Conscious Physician that builds self-awareness and emotional intelligence skills in physicians, C-Suite leaders, executives and front-line leaders to enable them to achieve success in their chosen career path.
Laurie has a PhD in industrial and organisational psychology and is also a published author on the topics of fear in the workplace, emotional intelligence, organisational development, strategy, and coaching.
Lisa Adams-Davey is a highly experienced education professional with a long career working in the performing arts higher education sector. She is a qualified psychotherapist and hypnotherapist with a focus on research, performance and therapy.
Lisa began her performing arts career as an artist, theatre director, consultant, and academic over thirty years ago. She was a senior lecturer and a teaching and learning fellow, with her practice as research (consultancy) having included collaboration with the Royal Northern College of Music. She founded, and was the artistic director for, the therapeutic theatre company Confiança Collaborative, designed and developed several degree courses, and sat on numerous higher education boards.
Lisa went on to train as an integrative transpersonal psychotherapist and in 2018 launched Trust Therapy. She has since worked as a senior therapist and trainer, facilitating with many organisations including the UK National Health Service and Cambridge University. She was a technical consultant for Sodexo's Global Mental Health and Wellbeing Training Program which was Sodexo's highest-rated employee health training program. She was awarded an International Certificate of Recognition from LivingWorks in Canada for her contributions to building Suicide Safer Communities and her research has been internationally recognised as having a positive and constructive impact on society.
Lisa has a master's degree in contemporary performing arts, a BA(Hons) in theatre studies and English literature, and a PGCE. She is also a qualified psychotherapist and runs her own clinical practice in the Southeast of England, UK.
Mui Hwa NG is an independent and experienced inclusive leadership and organisational development consultant since 2000. She has designed and delivered leadership development programs in both English and Putonghua (Mandarin) for global organisations across many industries including banking, chemical, oil and gas, mining, retail, wind farms, pharmaceutical, medical and trading conglomerates as well as local SMEs in Singapore.
She was also instrumental in designing and delivering the pioneering national programs for inclusion for Singapore through TAFEP (Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices). Her vast experience includes executive coaching, intercultural competency, high potential talent development, transformational leadership, diversity and inclusion and managing diverse global teams - all underpinned by certifications in many key assessment tools.
Mui Hwa is also a keynote speaker on many public webinars and forums representing several of the consulting firms she works with.
She is a graduate of Sociology and English Language from National University of Singapore and is certified on numerous leadership and culture tools and assessments. She embarked on her current career in leadership and organisational development after 15 years in the advertising industry under the WPP umbrella as a client management regional lead.
Job Titles:
- Program Director / Safety & Leadership
- Safety Leadership Program Director and Co - Founder of SynapsCo Learning
Muriel Barnier is the SPE CEDEP Safety Leadership Program Director and co-founder of SynapsCo Learning, a company dedicated to learning and engagement in HSE (Health, Safety, Environment) and Leadership.
She has years of experience in the oil and gas industry. She started in the Corporate Social Responsibility Department where she developed the global award-winning program HSE for Youth which still today reaches 4,000+ children in 50+ countries every year.
After winning the first IOGP Outstanding Young Professional Award in 2016, she became the global head of Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) Training & Communications at Schlumberger and manager of Schlumberger SAFE, the umbrella strategy to drive the company to a step change in safety. The outstanding results achieved with this strategy were recognized by the CEO Award in 2019.
Muriel combines program designing, consulting, coaching, and teaching in HSE and Leadership. Her clients are mainly in heavy industries such as oil & gas and mining. She is recognized for her ability to challenge the status quo and think outside of the box.
In her spare time, she has been coordinating community development projects in West Africa since she was 21.
Muriel holds two master's degrees with the highest honors, in Education Science and Corporate Social Responsibility.
At CEDEP, Muriel is Program Director of our IOGP SPE CEDEP Safety Leadership Academy and LHSC People Centric program.
Job Titles:
- SENIOR DIRECTOR - SALES, MARKETING & COMMUNICATION
Muriel Pailleux's dedication and enthusiasm for people development has extended her career within the education sector across continents. She is highly experienced at combining her marketing and business development skills with her sociological background to help people and companies grow through leadership development and cross-cultural programs.
She joined CEDEP in 2017 to establish and lead the sales department. As CEDEP's main client interface, she is also in charge of developing and maintaining member partnerships. After two years, this role expanded to include establishing and directing the Marketing & Communication Department when she also became a member of the senior leadership team (CODIR and COMEX).
In 2023, Muriel started a new executive role of senior director sales and marketing at CEDEP, managing three divisions, developing CEDEP's strategy and identifying levers for growth.
Previously, Muriel headed customer relationships at FL&C before becoming global account director and business developer. In this position, she established a new Singapore branch and collaborated with INSEAD business school for 13 years to create, manage and develop their MBA Language Program on the Fontainebleau and Singapore campuses. Prior to that, she worked as the linguistics attachée for the French Embassy in Quito to develop partnerships with the Ecuadorian Education Ministry.
Muriel has a masters in marketing management, business development and strategy from HEC Business School Paris, a masters in educational cooperation and intercultural relations from Lyon 2 University, and a masters in anthropology from Bordeaux University.
Job Titles:
- Professor at George Washington University
Philippe Delquié is a professor at George Washington University in Washington DC focusing on human and machine decision-making, risk taking and avoidance and business analytics. He has developed executive seminars and consulted for major organisations that need to deploy best processes to deal with high levels of risk and uncertainty, in many sectors, on five continents.
A hallmark of his research is to take insights from experimental studies of human behaviour and analytic modelling to design novel decision-making methods and tools. His research papers have been published in the world's leading academic reviews in his field.
Prior to joining GW, Philippe held faculty appointments at INSEAD, École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay, Duke University's Fuqua School of Business (visiting) and the University of Texas at Austin. He holds a BS in civil engineering from École Nationale des Travaux Publics, Lyon, and MS and PhD degrees from MIT. Philippe is a dual citizen of France and the US.
Job Titles:
- DIRECTOR - ACADEMICS and PROGRAMS
Ravi Shankar is passionate about making a difference through leadership development. He believes that self-aware, humane leaders are key to an equitable and sustainable world.
At its best, leadership development nudges participants to see newer possibilities and act on them. Ravi is convinced that the most impactful solutions are rooted in the everyday reality of organisations. To make this happen, he works closely with client teams to co-create offerings that improve team effectiveness, develop leadership and build organisation capability.
Before joining CEDEP, Ravi spent over a year as an independent consultant working with clients in Asia and Europe on their business transformation and talent management challenges. His consulting work sharply focused on driving business outcomes, with the belief that any process or program is as good as the results it delivers.
Prior to that, Ravi held multiple roles with the $45bn Indian conglomerate - Aditya Birla Group. Over a decade long career, he worked closely with senior executives across the group's 15 SBUs and corporate functions on leadership development, talent management and organisation capability improvement.
Ravi has an MBA in human resources from the XLRI School of Management Jamshedpur (India) and is a computer science engineer from IIIT Hyderabad (India).
Rob Browton is a UK-based occupational psychologist specialising in measuring culture and facilitating culture change within organisations. Rob has dedicated his career to understanding and improving workplace culture and the employee experience. In addition to working with GYST Consulting, Rob manages his companies Feedback Works (co-founder and COO) and Blue Provident (founder and principal consultant). He is a contributing author to Introducing Employee Experience Management (EXM) with Qualtrics and SAP SuccessFactors.
Throughout his career, Rob has worked with a diverse range of industries, applying his skills to unlock the potential of organisational cultures and drive meaningful change. His approach is grounded in the belief of the importance of employee voice. By measuring and interpreting the subtle nuances of employee interactions and organisational norms, Rob provides actionable insights that lead to sustainable improvements in culture and performance.
Rob Browton's commitment to his profession is not just about improving numbers or meeting business objectives - it's about fostering environments where employees feel valued, engaged and aligned with their company's mission. He aims to inspire and guide organisations in their quest to create more inclusive, productive and positive workplaces.
Job Titles:
- Leadership and Safety
- Senior Partner at RMS Switzerland
Rob Richardson is a senior partner at RMS Switzerland with over 35 years' leadership and management experience. Rob worked for Heineken (and Scottish & Newcastle) for over 31 years in the UK and internationally. He has a demonstrated track record of success in operational, strategic and commercial roles including production director (UK), supply chain director (New Zealand) and area supply chain director (Europe).
As a business coach, Rob is an excellent communicator and has a proven capability to engage with and motivate people from a full spectrum of cultures and backgrounds. His career has given him an insight into how great leadership can change people's lives, particularly in the field of safety. He sees the greatest success when leaders influence safety culture through their behaviour.
Rob's management style is open, encouraging, proactive and enthusiastic. He has a BSc in geography from Durham University and is a former Board Trustee for The Institute of Leadership & Management.
Simone-Eva Redrupp is a renowned cultural and intercultural diversity consultant, facilitator and coach who shares her expertise with multiple global organisations and international business schools all around the world. Her passion is to help others bridge cultural gaps and she works with organisations to redefine their inclusive, global company cultures. She also coaches virtual teams on how to lead inclusively and intentionally build trust for today's remote collaboration.
Simone-Eva contributes to research on topics such as inclusive leadership, creating inclusive and sustainable team cultures and driving equity. She has a BA from Rice University, coursework from the Albert Ludwig's University, and an MBA/MIM from Thunderbird School of Global Management.
Simone-Eva is tri-cultural and lives just outside Paris and in the French Alps. She researches worldwide in English, French and German.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Safety Culture and Management Team
Job Titles:
- Partner at Consulting Firm Cabinet Grand Angle
Sébastien Olléon is a partner at consulting firm Cabinet Grand Angle and an investor in several companies. He works with CEOs and management teams operating in a wide range of industries including agriculture, logistics, IT, public administration, asset management, banking, retail distribution and telecoms.
Sébastien's focus is on organisational analysis and change management, with a passion for passing on practical knowledge in an academic and playful way. François Dupuy, sociologist of organisations, significantly enriched his approach to collective efficiency in large organisations after working closely with him. Since then, he has developed training courses focused on fast learning and masterclasses to popularise the fundamentals of strategic organisation analysis.
At CEDEP, Sébastien is a programme director and proposes to enrich your toolbox with three obsessions: useful, relevant in your context and exciting to implement!
Job Titles:
- Mechanical Engineer
- Engineering and Innovation
Sébastien Roche is a mechanical engineer with more than 20 years of experience in oil and gas operations and automotive manufacturing. He worked at Schlumberger for 15 years and was business development and product manager responsible for the digital transformation of the Reservoir Performance Group.
He is currently co-founder, CEO and CTO of jll Spear which provides engineering and innovation solutions for industry. He is also president of optim.aize which specialises in AI & ML applications for the modern management of production sites and tools, and is also director of ASE-SEREM (Aquitaine Service Electrique) specialising in the maintenance of commercial and industrial machinery.
His key areas of expertise are international product management, technology strategy and monetisation, digital transformation, operations management, sales strategy and management, and business development. He is a 6 Sigma Black Belt and Green Belt Trainer.
Job Titles:
- OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
- CEDEP 's Director of Operations
With more than two decades of entrepreneurial and senior operational management experience, Valérie Wolters is CEDEP's Director of Operations, responsible for all operational activities and logistics management across multiple campuses.