The People Behind the Work

Our Leadership Team

CEO and Managing Partner

Andrew Bailey

Andrew is a Chartered Engineer with over 25 years of experience helping CEOs and senior leaders develop strategy, boost performance, and grow businesses.

Andrew is a Chartered Engineer with over 25 years of experience helping CEOs and senior leaders develop strategy, boost performance, and grow businesses. An expert in complex engineering and technology operations, he has worked across Defence, Formula One, and FinTech/AI, building and leading BI teams and supporting major system adoptions (SAP, MS Dynamics, Workday).

He has held senior roles in defence, shipbuilding, financial research, motorsport, and asset management — including Babcock, QinetiQ, McLaren Racing, Schroders, and G Research.

People Practice Lead and Senior Partner

Cora Lynn Heimer Rathbone

Cora Lynn is an executive and team coach with extensive international experience across the UK, Europe, Latin America, USA and MENA.

Cora Lynn is an executive and team coach with extensive international experience across the UK, Europe, Latin America, USA and MENA. Trusted adviser to senior leaders, certified in MBTI, FIRO-B, SPM and Hogan, having coached thousands worldwide.

30 years+ as a strategy consultant and expert in leadership development, facilitating C-Suite strategies and delivering over 10,000 hours of leadership development to 7,000+ executives. Expertise includes diversity & inclusion, high-performance teams, agile strategy, resilience, and authentic leadership. Clients include L’Oréal, Oracle, EDF, Orange, Honda, ITT, Lloyds Banking Group, LVMH, Chanel, plus professional services and ambitious SMEs like Ad Valorem, Gravity Global, KSV and EA-RS . Author of three leadership books and numerous journal articles.

Head of Technology, Data and AI Practice

Priyesh Shah

Priyesh helps organisations adopt Technology, AI and become genuinely data-driven - not just in theory, but in practice, with measurable business outcomes.

Priyesh helps organisations adopt Technology, AI and become genuinely data-driven - not just in theory, but in practice, with measurable business outcomes. As Head of Technology, Data & AI at Rathbone Results, he works with leadership teams to cut through the noise and focus on what
actually moves the needle: strategy grounded in reality, adoption that sticks, and culture change that lasts.

Over 15 years, Priyesh has delivered this across sectors - from FTSE 100 retailers like Tesco and JD Sports, to global pharmaceuticals
including Novartis, Roche and Sanofi, to defence manufacturers, financial services firms, and most recently one of the world's largest
marketing and advertising agencies, where he led their AI adoption programme end-to-end driving a ~48x ROI.

Founder and Executive Chairman

Jim Rathbone

Jim has seasoned business leadership experience with 25 years as managing director including brand leaders Chubb, Sensormatic and ASSA ABLOY, before founding Rathbone Results in 2010.

Jim has seasoned business leadership experience with 25 years as managing director including brand leaders Chubb, Sensormatic and ASSA ABLOY, before founding Rathbone Results in 2010.

He has held MD roles in the life safety, security and IT services sectors, and led large scale divisions of UK, US and Swedish stock listed companies. Jim founded Rathbone Results to make a tangible difference to the profitable and sustainable growth of organisations.

Non-Executive Director

Marcia Marini

Marcia helps ambitious businesses grow, strengthen their leadership and prepare for what comes next. With more than 20 years’ experience scaling, acquiring and selling fast-growth businesses, she brings hands-on commercial experience to the boardroom and beyond.

Marcia helps ambitious businesses grow, strengthen their leadership and prepare for what comes next. With more than 20 years’ experience scaling, acquiring and selling fast-growth businesses, she brings hands-on commercial experience to the boardroom and beyond.

She grew a start-up health consultancy from zero to £20m in seven years before its sale to Mott MacDonald Group, where she went on to lead a business generating around £80m in revenue. For more than a decade, Marcia has worked with 100+ SMEs on growth, succession and exit, helping businesses establish effective boards and prepare for successful exits. She is an investor and holds NED, Board Advisor and Growth Expert roles across several businesses.

Our Senior Associates

Sally Twisleton

Sally is a Fellow of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (FIMechE); an Accredited Coach (EMCC Senior Practitioner) and holds Masters degrees in Engineering, Coaching and Mentoring.

Sally is a Fellow of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (FIMechE); an Accredited Coach (EMCC Senior Practitioner) and holds Masters degrees in both Engineering and Coaching and Mentoring. She has 18 years of engineering industry experience having previously been a Senior Leader at Rolls-Royce.

Sally has experience across a range of roles in engineering including operations, manufacturing, quality, business improvement, manufacturing technology and functional strategy. She is both a Lean six sigma black belt and a Lean coach. She has worked with customers, suppliers and colleagues across US, Europe and Asia.

Veronique Salle Fertat

Veronique is an experienced PCC-Certified coach and HR leader with a proven track record of enabling leadership growth, optimising HR operations, and driving organisational transformation.

Veronique is an experienced PCC-Certified coach and HR leader with a proven track record of enabling leadership growth, optimising HR operations, and driving organisational transformation. Veronique partners with C-suite leaders and managers to unlock individual and team potential, with a focus on sustainable business growth.

With over 20 years in executive leadership, she brings deep expertise in strategic planning, process improvement, and team development to enhance performance and client satisfaction. As a certified coach and skilled facilitator, she designs and delivers tailored leadership programs that foster high-performing and purpose-driven teams.

Vidit Sheth

Vidit helps organisations turn complex data into practical insight, automation and better decisions. A data and analytics professional specialising in AI/ML, advanced analytics and intelligent systems.

Vidit helps organisations turn complex data into practical insight, automation and better decisions. A data and analytics professional specialising in AI/ML, advanced analytics and intelligent systems, he combines strong technical expertise with a clear focus on business outcomes.
At Rathbone Results, Vidit works across data engineering, business intelligence and AI adoption, building dashboards, data pipelines and AI-powered tools that clients can use in their day-to-day operations. His experience spans machine learning, NLP, large language models and generative AI across financial services, retail and engineering.
Vidit's strength is turning technical possibilities into useful solutions — reducing manual effort, improving decision-making and creating AI and data capabilities that continue to deliver value beyond the engagement.

José Lehmani

José started his career in a multinational, then founded and ran a Security business for 12 years before selling to a PLC.

José started his career in a multinational, then founded and ran a Security business for 12 years before selling to a PLC. Since 2012 José has helped company owners to achieve their goals. Using all the skills learned during his 35 years career José started, nurtured and ultimately sold his security business to a PLC.

José started his Business Advisor career in 2012. Mentoring at MD level, he helped secure large national contracts, create and implement efficient business tools and provide expert knowledge to run the company efficiently. Ultimately José successfully merged 2 security installers to create a security division for the acquiring PLC.

Hamid Tavassoly

A Master Coach with over 15 years of coaching experience, Hamid coaches clients from private, public and third sector, from first line managers to Directors, C-suite, and Partners of major organisations.

A Master Coach with over 15 years of coaching experience, Hamid coaches clients from private, public and third sector, from first line managers to Directors, C-suite, and Partners of major organisations.

Organisations include: Standard Bank, KPMG, Citibank, Save the Children, De Beers, NHS, European Banking Authority, London South Bank University, over a dozen UK government departments, company owners and other coaches.

Typical topics that clients explore with Hamid centre around: their leadership brand, executive presence and impact, transitioning to a new role or sector, dealing with conflict, confidence and overcoming imposter syndrome, values and purpose, identity and legacy, work-life balance, resilience, transitioning to a new phase in life, gaining insight into their
blind side and self-sabotaging patterns. His broad experience of private and public sectors and involvement with senior leaders provides strong appreciation of the leadership challenges individuals face in complex, ambiguous and fast-moving environments.

Charlie Walters

Charlie has enjoyed a 20-year career delivering learning and consultancy to organisations worldwide - from the C-Suite, right down to entry-level programmes.

Charlie has enjoyed a 20-year career delivering learning and consultancy to organisations worldwide - from the C-Suite, right down to entry-level programmes.

He specialises in leadership learning across all its applications: from
self-leadership, via colleague and client leadership, right through to
more traditionally recognised Executive Development and Leadership programmes.

Amalia Elesei

Amalia helps organisations turn AI from an abstract opportunity into practical ways of working. Combining a scientific approach with experience in AI adoption, research and data analysis.

Amalia helps organisations turn AI from an abstract opportunity into practical ways of working. Combining a scientific approach with experience in AI adoption, research and data analysis, she brings structure and clarity to complex problems.
At Rathbone Results, Amalia has supported AI adoption across 10 teams and around 180 people, including executive leadership teams. She facilitates workshops, analyses workflows and identifies practical opportunities where AI can improve how people work — helping organisations move from curiosity about AI to tangible use cases.
Her research experience across pharmaceutical, cosmetic and marketing environments gives her a strong ability to interrogate complex information, identify patterns and uncover opportunities others may miss. Amalia turns those insights into clear, commercially relevant recommendations that help clients make better decisions and find where AI can make a meaningful difference.

Greg Beckett

Greg helps organisations turn customer, data and digital strategies into transformation that delivers measurable business impact.

Greg helps organisations turn customer, data and digital strategies into transformation that delivers measurable business impact. With over 13 years' experience advising senior leaders, he has led complex transformation programmes across financial services, life sciences, retail and energy.

He has worked across more than 20 major organisations, developing data and analytics capabilities, customer and patient experience strategies, operating models and AI-enabled transformation roadmaps. He combines strategic clarity with hands-on delivery, leading cross-functional teams through complex change.

Greg brings a calm, collaborative approach to transformation, connecting customer, employee and business needs to help organisations make better decisions, build capability and deliver sustainable results.

Reuben Day

Reuben helps advanced manufacturing organisations improve performance through better processes, technology and innovation.

Reuben helps advanced manufacturing organisations improve performance through better processes, technology and innovation. With over 25 years of hands-on and strategic experience, he brings deep expertise in manufacturing engineering, Industry 4.0, Lean and operational transformation.

He has held senior roles driving transformation across global manufacturing organisations, developing manufacturing strategies and leading initiatives spanning automation, digital inspection, smart technologies and data-driven continuous improvement.

Reuben combines deep manufacturing expertise with a practical approach to technology adoption — helping organisations improve efficiency, strengthen operational performance and turn innovation into measurable business value.

Steve Dorking

Steve helps organisations navigate complex growth, transformation and integration, bringing nearly five decades of experience in the electronic security industry.

Steve helps organisations navigate complex growth, transformation and integration, bringing nearly five decades of experience in the electronic security industry. His expertise spans business strategy, operational performance, M&A and leading organisations through periods of significant change.

During a pivotal ten-year period, Steve led the growth of a UK business from £8m to more than £50m and subsequently oversaw the acquisition and integration of six European security companies. He understands first-hand the challenges of scaling a business while maintaining performance, alignment and culture.

Steve brings a pragmatic, commercially focused perspective to transformation - helping leadership teams turn strategy into action, align organisations behind change and build sustainable growth.

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