THE TEAM

Ria is the founding director of BPC.  She has executive and non-executive director experience and specialises in improving business performance through effective leadership and people strategies.  She has created leadership programmes targeted at building inclusive workplaces and enjoys working with leaders on their personal impact and how they engage with people to inspire great performance.  

Ria is skilled in strategy formulation and communication. She has established and grown new business ventures and led major organisational change and programmes. 

“Ria always strives for the best for both the company & its employees, she is full of energy & works to deliver 100%. Ria is great at delivering change & helped us understand what it would mean to the company & its employees.”

“Ria is inspirational in her passionate & dedicated commitment to continuous improvement. She is a leader who actively challenges the status quo to achieve greater levels of performance. Her drive to increase performance throughout the organisation is inspiring.”

“Ria is highly effective in translating strategic goals into objectives & a clear narrative for others.  Her aspirational expectations & energetic enthusiasm help to raise the game of others.”

Julie has extensive experience across a range of industries, including retail, utilities, construction and public sector.    She specialises in making HR matters simple and stress-free for clients.  Julie's expertise lies in utilising her practical experience in solving complex, difficult and confidential challenges.  She provides ethical and reliable business focused solutions spanning the whole HR spectrum.  

Julie's ability to read people helps her connect with all levels within an organisation and deal with a range of situations, from sensitive individual matters, to complex trade union negotiations.  She enjoys getting to grips with clients' challenges and priorities in order to help develop solutions, new operating models and deliver large scale change. 

"Julie proved most helpful in guiding us though a major upheaval that could have resulted in a severe disturbance to our services.  Her knowledge of employment law and management of the process was crucial to our success."

"She remained calm and composed in the most pressured situations that we were dealing with.  This helped us to respond to multiple problems in a rapidly changing and tense environment."

Gemma has worked across various industries conducting research and evaluation. She enjoys working with Boards and senior leaders to provide recommendations and solutions as a result of the insights she gains from her work.  She has a particular focus on behavioural change approaches to deliver clients’ objectives.  

Gemma has worked with clients including NHS England, Understanding Patient 

Data, NHS Digital (as was), Age UK, the Professional Standards Authority, Health 

Education England, The Health Foundation, the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer, UNICEF, WWF, government policy research for the then COI and research for the BBC.  

"Gemma's ability to see trends is so valuable. Her recommendations showed us we needed a different set of eyes on the problem and Gemma quickly identified different ways of looking at both our employees' and customers' feedback."

Debra is a people-focused transformation specialist.  She is a certified Lumina Learning Practitioner and is passionate about organisational transformation and culture change.  Debra brings a strategic, yet person-centred, approach to talent development, employee engagement and performance improvement.  Whether coaching a senior leader, delivering an interactive workshop, or transforming organisational culture, Debra brings enthusiasm, insight, and a touch of creativity to every session. 

Debra is proud to deliver transformative consultancy services for global clients in sectors such as IT, education, community youth services and property management. Debra has a strong background in designing and delivering high-impact learning and development programmes that enhance self-awareness, team dynamics, and organisational performance. 

Roger has a Doctorate in Coaching and 

Mentoring and a background in working with organisations on culture change.  Over the past 10 years, he has designed 

strategies, processes and techniques aimed at improving the understanding and assessment of culture and its drivers and indicators; implementing initiatives that strengthen culture by influencing attitudes, beliefs and behaviours; and developing an ongoing culture management capability as part of a ‘culture-aware’ organisation 

Informed by behavioural science approaches and an appreciation of 'complex systems', he spent 25 years working in the financial services industry and with entrepreneurial businesses designing positive culture in high-growth environments. 

Jenny is a qualified coach, is Lumina Spark qualified and is an expert facilitator. She worked with Grant Thornton for 20 years as an auditor, and most notably as Head of Social Housing and Chief Operating Officer of the Not-for-Profit Group.  

Jenny has led many skills and development workshops, with topics including building a coaching culture, working together effectively and high performance. Her style is warm and supportive, but challenging with a strong focus on rigour, accountability and commitment. She brings this approach and style into other roles that she undertakes take including as a board member and chair.   Jenny works with numerous charities and was the Chair the Longhurst Group Housing Association until 2022. 

Peter joins us from Marriott International having spent 20 years in senior finance positions within the hospitality industry. He was previously the Commercial Director for a well-known footwear manufacturer with strong connections in Far East markets. Among the strengths he brings to BPC is an ability to analyse and break down complex scenarios into workable, real world solutions.

Like everybody at BPC he is passionate about the need for continuous business development while maintaining improvement.  He enjoys doing this through mentoring and coaching emerging leaders, particularly in the finance and executive arenas. 

“Peter’s straightforward talking is reassuring & helps get to the core of the matter quickly which we appreciated.”

“His ability to bring simplicity to the table was just what we needed when we had got stuck in complex problems. It was so refreshing to have a clear view of the way ahead.”

Melanie runs Three Chairs Consulting, a partner of Bailes Partners Consulting.  She is a strategy, governance and transformation leader with experience across financial services, community housing, construction, property development, utilities, education, transport, FMCG, biomedical engineering and technology.  Melanie has held senior and executive roles in transformation, business integration, strategic partnerships and change management. Her sector experience includes private, public, not-for-profit and social enterprise. Melanie is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She has an MBA, Bachelor of Arts (honours), Diploma in Education, and qualifications in project management, change management, and training and assessment. 

Ongoing measurement of the impact of our work is important to us and so we model it into our proposals and recommendations. 

We provide clear focus on the long term goals, building resilience and a legacy.  In our experience, organisations who can maintain a long term vision are more successful. 

We work with organisations who are committed to inclusivity and take action against intolerance and discrimination.

Our programmes of work must add value to both our clients and to our organisation.  We will not commit to work where we do not believe genuine growth of learning can be achieved. 

We support making businesses a force for good. We do this by working with our clients to achieve high standards of social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency.