Richard Waddell

Professional Focus

• Over 20 years’ experience in leadership consulting and team leadership, both professional and military
• Extensive record of leadership expertise, including succession planning, team effectiveness, psychometrics, leadership assessment and development, coaching, and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)
• Additional expertise in strategy, purpose, operating model design, and organisational structures
• Sector-specific expertise spanning financial services, aerospace & defence, industrial, technology, and government
• International experience in various European countries, the Middle East, and the U.S.
• Veteran British Army Officer with operational experience, including with the United Nations

Business Expertise

• Managing Director, Talent Solutions at an international executive search and talent solutions firm
• Director & Founder of a leadership consultancy later acquired by a bigger firm; hired for senior management role by acquiring company
• Senior Consultant, Leadership and Talent Practice at one of the world’s top global executive search and leadership consulting firms; worked abroad in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and the U.S.
• Reservist in the Honourable Artillery Company based in the City of London; transferred from the Regular Army
• Royal Artillery Officer in the British Army; deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Cyprus; subsequently led soldiers and managed operations and training for a specialist reconnaissance and intelligence organisation

Sector Expertise

• Financial Services
• Insurance
• Wealth Management
• Asset Management
• Banking
• Fintech
• Industrial
• Aerospace & Defence
• Transportation (Rail)
• Automotive
• Manufacturing
• Energy
• Technology
• Private Equity
• Professional Services
• Public Sector (NHS, MoD, Local and Central Government)
• Education

Education & Certifications

• Master’s degree from Coventry University
• Commissioning Course at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
• ILM Level 7 Executive Management, PRINCE2
• Various assessment, development and psychometric qualifications