About Me

Member of the International Coach Federation*

Certified Professional Integral Development Coach**

Business Life

I have over 20 years of business experience, the vast majority in Investment Banking.

My early roles in the City were in Investment and Sales – but it was management and development work that always called to me. Between 2000 and my decision to change careers in 2014, I ran a variety of businesses – a small company start-up, a global sales team of over 150 people, a top-ranked Emerging Market equity operation and a European stock market franchise spread over 16 very different countries…

What I loved doing most – at firms like Kleinwort Benson, Schroders, Salomon Brothers and, latterly, as a Managing Director at Citigroup – was helping managers and their teams to work effectively, to feel motivated and to keep on growing, regardless of where we were on the roller-coaster of modern business life.

I left Citigroup in 2014, to set up Water Lane Coaching.

Life

I was brought up in Liverpool – and my loyalty to the football team lives on, although the accent has faded away… When it comes to playing sport, these days it’s golf and cycling, with a weekly yoga session to keep my toes within reach. I love cooking – usually for my wife and two boys – the spicier, the better. I’ve always been mad about anything to do with Ancient Greece and Rome; if it’s got swords and sandals, it’s for me. Music remains a passion – I do a bit of part-time DJ work and, sadly for my neighbours, am learning to play the drums.