Adrian Lock BSc (Hons), DipTM, DipCoach, MCIPD, CertMed
Senior Consultant

On graduating from Durham University, Adrian worked for charities in Europe, Africa and the Middle East before gaining experience in UK central and local government management and training. During this time he developed an organisational standard known as 'Investors in Equality' which featured in two national journals. Adrian developed his own freelance portfolio before joining Roffey Park, and has worked with clients across the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. Adrian’s areas of expertise include executive coaching (up to and including chief executive level), personal effectiveness, change management, strategic leadership, performance management, team development and coaching skills. He has a special interest in Strengths-based Performance Management and is the author of Roffey Park’s Strategic Cycle and Deep Questions Models™. He has qualifications in Organisational Assessment,  Executive Coaching, Counselling and Workplace Mediation. Adrian is Programme Director for Roffey Park’s Personal Mastery & Resilience programme and is a tutor on the Strategic Leadership and Personal Effectiveness and Power programmes.

Alex Swarbrick MPhil (Econ), BSc, FCIPD
Senior Consultant

Alex is an experienced manager, consultant, facilitator and executive coach, combining a strong background in HR with leadership development. Before joining Roffey Park, Alex ran his own consultancy and coaching practice working both in the UK and internationally. His previous roles were Head of HR for The Work Foundation, personnel director for an international development agency in Nepal and a number of HR roles in the BBC. He is passionate about helping individuals and organisations become even more effective, and has particular interests in culture and in relational leadership. A business graduate with an MPhil from London School of Economics in organisation design and skill use, he is also a qualified executive coach, holds a practitioner’s certificate in Personal Construct Psychology, and an Advanced Diploma in Intercultural Management from Cambridge University.

Andy Firth  BA (Hons), PGDip, NVQ4
Senior Consultant

Andy has nine years’ experience working with leaders and staff from board to frontline in public and private sector organisations. His work encompasses a wide range of people development, including consultancy, training, coaching and facilitation and at Roffey Park he is Director of the Practical Facilitation Skills programme. He has been extensively involved in a number of assessment/development centre and 360° feedback projects, as well as supervising student coaches studying for a diploma. Andy holds an NVQ4 in executive coaching and a PGDip in customer management. Before joining Roffey Park he spent several years honing his skills at one of Britain’s leading small consultancies. His background is in hospitality, as an acquisitions manager for a brewery and a manager in a busy bar in London’s West End. Helping people to be more effective through their becoming more responsible for their own situation is a particular passion for Andy.

Andy Smith MA, BA, Cert Gestalt
Director of Research, Practice & Qualifications

Andy has 20 years experience as a developer, consultant and manager. His work has spanned small and large organisations, the private and public sectors, policy development and operations. Andy is Programme Director for Roffey Park's MSc in People and Organisational Development and the Interpersonal Relationships in Organisations programme. He is also a member of the tutor teams for The Art of Facilitation and OD Practitioner Programmes. His most recent research focused on the world of virtual management. A Master Practitioner of NLP, a Diploma in Systems Thinking and real interests in Gestalt, group dynamics and change in complex systems all inform Andy’s practice.

Anna Heywood   MSc, BSc(Hons), Chartered Occupational Psychologist
Senior Consultant

Anna is an experienced facilitator, executive coach, consultant and trainer. Anna has a strong background in assessment and development and has specific focus in the areas of leadership, executive coaching and team development. Prior to joining Roffey Park Anna worked for a leading executive coaching consultancy where she led postgraduate coaching programmes, executive coaching, and coaching supervision. She was also responsible for the management and delivery of Organisational Development coaching programmes for leaders who are keen to understand how a coaching style of leadership can be used for cultural change and performance improvement.  Anna gained her BSc (Hons) in Psychology at the University of Birmingham and obtained an MSc in Organisational Psychology from UMIST in Manchester. She also holds a PG Certificate in Business & Executive Coaching and a PG Diploma in Coaching Supervision.

Caroline Stearman MA(Cantab), MSc
Senior Consultant

Caroline is experienced in working across different sectors including the oil industry, international relief and development, human rights and the public sector. This variety has enabled her to develop a rich understanding of the impact of organisational culture upon individual effectiveness in extremely different contexts. Caroline is Programme Director for the MSc in People and Organisational Development, and delivers on the OD Practitioner’s Programme and Realising Leadership Potential Programme. She has been involved in the development of Roffey Park's Self-Managed Learning qualifications portfolio, specifically the Graduate Certificate in OD Practice and the MSc. The main focus of her current work is facilitating group processes such as action learning, appreciative inquiry, coaching, process consultancy, observation and feedback in order to support organisational development initiatives. She works with a variety of senior teams on team effectiveness and individual coaching and is also involved in design and delivery of large leadership development programmes.

David Cleeton-Watkins MSc, BSc, FCIPD
Senior Consultant

David is a business psychologist and development specialist. His portfolio includes the design, implementation, and evaluation of large and small scale assignments that include leadership development, assessment and development centres, change management, coaching and mentoring, career counselling, and personal profiling. Most recently he has worked and researched in the key areas of human interaction - leadership, performance management, influence, personal impact, and culture change. David has wide experience of assessment for selection, and his skills as a psychometrician have stimulated his work in designing a range of assessment tools. He is Programme Director for Delivering Strategy and Change and an active personal coach and mentor.

David Lines PhD, PGCEA, DipHumPsych
Senior Consultant

David is an experienced organisational developer who has worked on numerous projects with organisations undergoing major cultural and structural change. He is also a researcher and his doctoral thesis examined the career paths of executive directors and the personal and professional strategies used to attain this role. He began his career in the NHS, moved into higher education and has since worked at all levels in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors including pharmaceutical, financial services, utilities and telecommunications industries. His personal interests are in the areas of leadership development, executive director development, talent management, professional and personal development, career progression and succession in organisations.

Gary Miles MA (Oxon), FCIPD
Director of Associate Relations & International Operations

Gary has over 20 years experience of working in commercial organisations, both as an HR practitioner and business manager, such as Unilever and Reed Business Publishing. At the Kingfisher Retail Group, he obtained a National Training Award for the strategic contribution of learning and development as well as IIP accreditation. Since joining Roffey Park he has been involved in a number of major client projects spanning private, public and not for profit sectors and focussing on HR and senior management development, leadership, talent management and executive coaching. He is programme director of Strategic Human Resources and HR Business Partnering as well as Director of Associate Relations, responsible for the recruitment and development of Roffey Park's associate team. His current clients are drawn from higher education, local government, manufacturing, oil, and IT sectors. Gary has also served as a local government councillor and been an active member of the CIPD.

John Woodward-Roberts  MA Management Learning,  CMCIPD

Senior Consultant

John has been a learning and development practitioner for 22 years and is an experienced facilitator, coach, consultant and trainer of management, leadership and all other aspects of people development. Before Roffey Park John worked for the UK Civil Service College followed by a leading consultancy where he account managed and led consultant teams for, amongst others, the MOD, UCLan, QinetiQ, Bath University, the General Dental Council and Parexel (a global pharma research organisation).  Working with managers at all levels across the public and private sector, John’s particular interests are senior leader development, leadership development in professional service firms, the power of mentoring to effect career changes, facilitating with “edge” and the effective integration of change and project management.

Sue Binks  MSc, BSc
Senior Consultant

Sue is an occupational psychologist whose main areas of focus are learning design, personal effectiveness and change. She has worked with a wide range of organisations from large government bodies, global professional services firms and investment banks to niche marketing consultancies and manufacturing organisations. Her work has included behaviour and attitude change programmes, coaching, development centre design; advanced communication and influencing skills and design of high potential leadership programmes. Sue also has a keen interest in research, particularly the impact of culture and climate on motivation and commitment.