Audrey

Audrey is a highly experienced executive coach who works with many multinationals in China and throughout Asia in a range of different industries. Having lived and worked in Hong Kong, China and the USA she brings extensive intercultural corporate experience. Her expertise focuses on facilitating individuals and teams to perform optimally through communication, shared visioning and leadership at all levels.

Audrey's corporate experience includes six years working in the banking industry with HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank in Hong Kong plus working as a consultant with Accenture in Seattle.

Audrey is a native English speaker with a BA in International Relations and Chinese and a Masters Degree in Organisational Leadership. She also has a coaching certificate from the US-based Academy for Coaching Excellence, an International Coach Federation-accredited institution.

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Beth

Beth is an experienced coach and mentor who currently works and lives in Shanghai . Having worked in the USA and Asia she brings to her coaching assignments extensive intercultural experience. With excellent communication skills, Beth is a gifted facilitator and trainer. Beth's specialty is supporting clients through periods of transition. She has coached executives, artists and entrepreneurs in the US , Europe and Asia .

With over 13 years experience in the advertising industry, Beth managed training and people development, regional training strategies, overhauled global orientation programmes and built initiatives to enhance corporate culture.

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Caroline

Caroline is one of the first ICF Professional Certified Coaches in Taiwan , and is a seasoned executive coach, business coach and personal coach.

Caroline has worked for more than 11 years with corporate companies, including 4 years as an Assistant General Manager in a restaurant business and 5 years as a training consultant. For the past 7 years Caroline has devoted herself to coaching, her clients have included Acer, Pizza Hut, HSBC Investment, AIG, UDN group, Formosa Regent, Siemens and Sun Rhine Enterprises.

In addition to her business understanding and experience, Caroline's coaching abilities have developed business leaders to discover and improve their work style, to re-evaluate their current business structure and develop necessary programms to enhance results. Benefits have been measured in better retention rates and improved business performance.

Caroline was born and raised in Taiwan , and gained a BA in Hospitality and Tourism Management from the University of Wisconsin-Stout in the US . She is a certified coach with the China Coach Association and the International Coach Federation and is the Taiwan representative for the Asia Pacific Alliance of Coaches.

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Catriona

Catriona is a skilled coach offering business and personal coaching, counselling and change facilitation for organisations, groups and individuals. Her Appreciative Inquiry approach is collaborative and positive, helping individuals and organisations make progress in the direction of their choice and to co-create sustainable futures.

For over 25 years, she enjoyed a career in marketing for multinationals in the UK , Eastern Europe , USA and Asia. In 1985 she founded one of the first companies in Hong Kong offering psychological assessment for managerial development.

Catriona has an MA in Languages and Psychology from Edinburgh University , a Diploma in Business Studies from Hong Kong University and an M Ed in Counselling and Change Facilitation from Newcastle University. She is an accredited practitioner of the Myers Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) and the Harrison Assessments instrument.

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Chris

Chris is a seasoned executive coach, trainer, and consultant specialising in the development and execution of strategy for senior managers of major corporations. He acts as a "thinking partner" to senior managers of foreign capital firms who wish to achieve superior performance. An engaging and thoughtful presenter, he combines rich content knowledge with a collaborative approach.

Chris has been based in Japan for 17 years and has worked in large and small firms, both Japanese and foreign multinational. His experience working as a consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers has given him a deep understanding of the systems leaders work within.

He has a degree in Intercultural Communications and Russian Language and Literature from the University of Minnesota and an MBA from the University of Hawaii. He is an active member of the International Coach Federation and the Society for Organisational Learning.

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Chrissie

Chrissie is an experienced executive coach, facilitator and consultant with over 12 years experience working with Managing Directors, General Managers and high potential professionals at senior level. She is a Taiwanese citizen and speaks fluent English and Mandarin.

Her corporate experience includes 11 years in the HR profession, which covered regional and global managerial responsibility in the semiconductor business and global managerial positions in the retail business. She also has more than 7 years experience in training and facilitation. Chrissie's areas of expertise cover leadership development, change management, performance management, career development and public relations.

Chrissie gained a first Degree in Sociology from the Tunghai University in Taiwan and a Master's Degree in Human Resources Management from Rutgers University in the US. She is an Associate certified coach with the International Coach Federation (ICF), the Taiwan representative of APAC Asia Pacific alliance of coaches, member of ICF Taiwan Chapter and a member of the Facilitation Certification programe for ICA Taiwan. She is accredited in the use of the Myers- Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI®).

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Christoph

Christoph is a consultant and executive coach with a strong focus on business leadership. He has lived and worked in Beijing and Hong Kong for the last 6 years and coaches executives for business improvement. He has a particular expertise in cross-cultural negotiation, presentation and interpersonal skills. As a long term resident in Beijing, he is an expert coach for helping newly arrived families settle in quickly.

Christoph has worked as a lawyer, a corporate turn-around specialist, and a banker. Since moving to Asia in 1999 he has worked on a number of assignments for foreign high tech companies setting up joint ventures or restructuring existing entities.

He is presently researching for his PhD thesis. He holds a Master of Law (International Business Law) from the University of Manchester, England, a Juris Doctor from the University of Hamburg, Germany as well as an MBA.

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Gracemary

Gracemary joined the OI Partners Hong Kong team of executive coaches as clinical psychologist in 2005.

She practiced as a clinical psychologist in the UK National Health Service for 30 years. She was also a senior manager in a major NHS hospital where she gained extensive experience in planning, training and staff development.

Since her return to Hong Kong in 2000, Gracemary has held posts at the University of Hong Kong training clinical psychologists. She is presently serving as Acting Director of the Personal Development and Counselling Centre. She is also the honorary consultant of EVEN Centre (Counselling & Treatment Centre for Problem and Pathological Gamblers), Tung Wah Group and FOCUS Psychological Enrichment Centre, plus Honorary Assistant Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Hong Kong.

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JS

JS specialises in assisting senior executives and managers in enhancing their organisational effectiveness, performance management, team building and communication skills.

He has held senior management and sales positions in the executive search and telecommunications sectors in Korea, as well as having extensive overseas business development experience.

JS graduated from Seoul National University with BA degrees in English and Economics and has an MBA from Yonsei University. He is the author of two self-coaching guide books and is a senior facilitator and instructor of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®)and STRONG® instruments.

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Kent

Kent is an experienced executive coach and facilitator with a major focus on strategic development and leadership capability building. He has designed and delivered global leadership programs in strategic thinking, change management, personal leadership, team development, performance management and succession planning.

Kent 's corporate experience includes 10 years working as a Chartered Banker for the Royal Bank of Scotland . After moving to the AP region from the UK in 1993, Kent gained valuable industry experience in China 's Communications and Insurance industries before moving into a leadership development role as the Managing Director ( AP ) for the University of Michigan Business School , one of the world's leading business schools.

His clients have included many Fortune 500 companies, local corporate and governmental organisations across Asia .

With an MBA from StrathClyde Graduate Business School in the UK , Kent later continued his academic development by earning an MSc in Training and HRM from the University of Leicester . He is an accredited practitioner of the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI®).

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Leah

Leah is a seasoned coach who currently works and lives in Shanghai. She specialises in career and cross-cultural training and consultancy for multinationals, the Cultural and Education Section of the British Consulate-General and the Shanghai Education Bureau. Her particular interest is the transference of western HR and training principles to Mainland China.

Leah has lived for over 14 years outside the United Kingdom, working in Paris, and in the People's Republic of China. Her experience includes working as a presentation skills consultant and university lecturer in British and American Cultural Studies.

With a B.A. (Hons) degree in Textile Design from the University of Leeds, UK, Leah gained an MSc in Training and Performance Management (distinction) from the University of Leicester, UK. Leah is a certified examiner with the British Council.

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Liz

Liz is an executive coach with over 15 years' experience in Human Resources.

As Human Resources Advisor at Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising (London) for over 10 years her role spanned the full spectrum of HR responsibilities, including the assessment of psychometric tests and managing the outplacements service. She also worked as a Careers Advisor with the Department of Employment and was key in introducing careers advice for adults using on-line psychometric assessments and one to one consultations.

Liz is a native English speaker and completed her studies in Business Administration at Brighton University where she gained a Post Graduate Diploma from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (UK). Liz also has excellent counselling skills. She is accredited to use the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®).

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Lynette

Lynette is an executive coach with specialist expertise in identifying and developing high potential people at both senior and junior level. Her cross-cultural skills and knowledge of Asia Pacific cities also make her an expert coach for expatriate families taking up assignments.

She combines more than 30 years of General Management experience with Change Management and Human Resources expertise gained across Europe, India, Asia and New Zealand. As HR Director with Datacraft she implemented change management, performance management, leadership development and succession planning throughout Asia Pacific.

Lynette has a Masters Degree in Economics from the University of Cambridge, U.K. She frequently lectures at the University of Bombay, the All-India Management Association and at leading autonomous business schools like the S.P. Jain Institute of Management in Mumbai and the Goa Institute of Management.

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Michael

Michael has over 10 years' experience as an executive coach, trainer, and consultant for Global Fortune 500 firms, specialising in helping clients manage the process of cultural assimilation and integration .

With a first career in corporate training management and design at a global financial services firm, Michael later moved to the Netherlands and then Turkey where he headed up a training institute that focused on developing global communication skills for local leaders.

Michael has a first degree in English from Columbia University in the United States and also holds an MA in Adult Learning. He is an accredited practitioner of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® , FIRO-B®, CPP Leadership Report® and Benchmarks® and Skillscope® .

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Mike

Mike is a very experienced management trainer and coach with extensive personal experience in executive positions, mainly in the hotel and hospitality industry. He specialises in Organisational Development, Change Management, Productivity and Quality Management, and Executive Coaching.

As a change consultant Mike has led and managed frontline managers in restructuring and streamlining processes. This has included restructuring of business processes and human resource planning & development. He has also designed and delivered a range of programmes for management skills and managing change.

Mike holds an MBA from the University of Western Sydney. He is also an accredited practitioner of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI® ) Step I and II.

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Mikio

Mikio is a n experienced consultant specialising in Executive Coaching and leadership development, HR compensation design and organisational innovation. His current focus is Executive Coaching to help executives develop their capability in solving the issues associated with vision development, organisational transformation, people management, process management, and strategic planning.

He is based in Tokyo , Japan and coaches in Japan and around the Asia Pacific region. Mikio speaks fluent English and Japanese.

Mikio's clients are senior executives, high caliber leaders and high-potentials working across a wide range of industries, including automotive, consumer products, financial services, heavy machine and engineering, health care and pharmaceuticals, semi-conductors, IT and telecommunications.

Mikio has a BA degree in Business from Waseda University and a Post Graduate Diploma from IIST ( Japan government institute) in International Business.

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Raymond

Raymond is an executive coach with a strong passion for training and development.

He has held senior management positions in large organisations in H.K. and Canada and is highly experienced in running the full spectrum of human resources functions plus training and development. Additionally, he is experienced in negotiation and designing human resources solutions to enhance organisational effectiveness.

Raymond has a Master's degree in Management from Macquarie University in Australia, and Diplomas in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations from the University of Hong Kong. During the last 18 years, he has also been lecturing part-time management courses for various institutes including the Open University, Science & Technology University and running training programmes for organisations including HKSAR Policy Force and Aon.

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Sarah

Sarah specialises in MBTI® profiling and coaching clients through leadership development and change, including career exploration.

Sarah originally trained as a solicitor and later developed a career in marketing and project management. She has held senior marketing roles at the UK's largest cancer research charity and at the British Red Cross, where she scoped and implemented the first phase of a large-scale organisation wide change project. Setting ambitious long-term growth targets impacting on fundraising, communications, branding, service delivery and business systems, she made major contributions to the organisation's rebranding and long term corporate strategy.

She has a degree in English from the University of Durham, holds a post graduate Diploma from the Institute of Direct Marketing and is accredited to use the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® Step I and II, and the FIRO-B®.

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Seema

Seema is a highly experienced coach and trainer with a focus on cross-cultural issues. She has a passion for coaching managers and designing, implementing and delivering learning programmes which have included management skills, communication, performance management and teambuilding programmes.

Seema has extensive HR consulting experience spanning HR systems, strategy, policies and management training. She has worked with top companies in India in a range of industries.

With a BA in Corporate Communication from the Ethiraj College, Seema gained a Diploma in Personnel Management at St Xaviers in Mumbai and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (with HR) at Symbiosis in Pune. Seema is accredited to use TIRO, FIRO-B® and Belbin®.

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Simon D.

Simon has been working as an executive coach and trainer in China for the last 6 years. He brings to his assignments a wealth of experience from more that 15 years in corporate financial management positions. He has wide experience of managing in different cultural settings having lived and worked in the UK , Canada , Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai .

During 20 years with corporations, Simon held various management positions in a variety of industries. This included 3 years as an Audit Manager in a “big 4” accounting firm, 3 years as Financial Controller in the UK's largest motor retailer, 4 years as CFO in Hong Kong's leading international premium clothing retailer and 2 years as a General Manager in one of Beijing's leading HR Consultancy Companies. The operational experience gained above enables Simon to fully comprehend the issues and challenges that business leaders face today.

Simon gained his degree in Economic & Social Studies at Manchester University in the UK and qualified as a Chartered Accountant 2 years later. He is a graduate of the Oxford School of Coaching and Mentoring and is a member of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council. He is an accredited user of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) Step I and II.

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Simon G.

Simon is an executive coach with a particular focus on cross-cultural coaching.

In his wide-ranging career Simon has designed commercial chemical compounds for patent, written science and technology curricula for schools, and coached management consultants in presentation and project writing skills.

Simon has a first degree from Imperial College, London, a Diploma in Biotechnology from Leicester, and his D. Phil in Biological Sciences from Linacre College, Oxford. From his science background Simon has broadened his studies to include management and organisational behaviour. He is presently a member of the Board of Examiners for the Diploma in HRM (University of Leicester) and the Diploma in Management Studies (London School of Economics).

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Symond

Symond brings rich experiences to coaching from 20 years of sales and operations management in the corporate world. He works with entrepreneurs and executives at all levels with leadership and business development needs. His specialist coaching areas include financial and change management, business strategy and shaping management teams.

Symond's professional experience has included developing marketing strategies, pioneering new business markets, managing the acquisition of a human resources consultancy, and providing financial advice for a commercial property investment and management company.

Symond gained his MBA from the University of Hull, UK, specialising in Finance and Investment. He is also a certified management consultant (CMC) with a special focus on finance and change management. Symond graduated from the Coach U Corporate Coaching Programme in 2003 and has been a full time coach since then.

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Vinaya

Vinaya is an executive coach with over 18 years experience in human resource management and people development.

Some of her areas of expertise include strategic HR planning, systems and processes, organistional diagnosis, behavioural training, assessment centres, executive coaching, mentoring and career counselling. With her passion for life and work she easily adapts to assignments in different industries and is confident to challenge conventional wisdom and get results with her creative and personable style.

Vinaya has a Bachelor's degree in Psychology (Hons) and a Masters in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. She is currently pursuing her Doctoral programme at SNDT Women's University, Mumbai.

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