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Linea comprises experts from various disciplines with a shared passion for excellence, commitment to deliver positive results and mutual determination to put clients at the centre of everything we do. Our strength derives from the individual expertise and passion of our people, aligned with the combined capability and energy of our team.
We operate in unity, supporting clients to solve complex problems, instil best practice and drive change, across a diverse range of industry sectors, internationally.
Team Linea is a group of extensive, highly diverse and experienced professionals, operating from numerous global locations, providing clients with unparalleled experience and expertise. Put simply, whenever & wherever you need us, we have experienced team members ready to assist you achieve your goals.
A “Transformation Catalyst” supporting organisations that require strategic direction, accelerated performance and cultural change, adopting a holistic approach to deliver improved financial, operational and quality outcomes.
A Business Improvement specialist with over 20 years’ experience devising and leading complex Operational and Financial Turnaround, Transformation and Continuous Improvement Programmes. Ian has held numerous board and senior advisory positions across various industry sectors and is an approved member of Government and corporate turnaround panels.
Ian’s background in Change Management, Lean Transformation, Financial & Commercial Management, Supply Chain / Procurement Optimisation and Programme Delivery was gained working with leading UK and International Public and Private sector organisations.
An expert in delivering sustainable operational improvement and financial balance in challenging situations, Ian possess an extensive track record of devising, managing and implementing comprehensive, multi-million-pound, cross organisational transformation and continuous improvement programmes for Public and Private organisations.
Ian founded Linea in 2003 and operates as CEO assisting organisations to resolve complex problems such as Underperformance, Stagnation, Crisis & Distress.
A dynamic business leader, with 25 years’ experience advising, mentoring & leading private and public sector organisations, from SMEs to complex groups, across a broad range of issues including business transformation, performance improvement, acquisition & disposal, operational restructuring and refinancing.
Mark has extensive experience across a wide range of industry sectors, managing change programmes at pace, delivering stakeholder value, by quickly grasping complex commercial issues, then recommending and delivering effective solutions.
He holds a Masters degree in finance, is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and is completing his distance Doctorate at Aston Business School in corporate transformation. Mark is also a member on the turnaround panel for a number of private equity houses; banks and leading advisory firms
A restructuring professional with over 26 years’ experience leading change and restructuring programmes across a variety of sectors, for small and corporate businesses in the UK and internationally.
Support comprises operational due diligence assessments, operational restructuring advice and hands-on implementation for transactions and under-performing businesses. Leading programmes across MENA, Europe, Americas, India and the Nordic regions on behalf of Corporates, Banks, Investment Houses and Family Offices.
David has worked in senior line management positions in industry and director / partner advisory roles in global professional service firms, including Parcel Force, PWC, Grant Thornton and Celerant / Hitachi. He has made several acquisitions of underperforming companies which have been successfully exited and held various executive and non-executive positions in acquired businesses. He is currently CEO of Tookie a medical devices and applications company.
David speaks fluent Russian, Serbian, Croatian, French & Cantonese and is a keen cyclist, often enduring trips such as Liverpool to Paris!
Munir Yousef Herzallah is a Certified Management Consultant (CMC) and an Excellence Awards Assessor. He is also a Risk Management Affiliate Member (OCRM) and holds a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration / Economics from the University of Jordan, a Diploma Certificate in “Business English” and Diploma Certificate in “Advanced Business English.
Munir possesses over 28 years’ of experience in management consulting practices to include Institutional Transformation and Capacity Building according to the excellence module of EFQM, Conducting Training Courses (Specialised topics and Soft Skills), Strategic and Business Plans, Management Systems and Restructuring, HR Consultancy, Feasibility Studies and Market Researches, Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).
Munir has worked on many projects for both private and public sector organisations in many different countries around the world.
A BAB and UKTI (Trade International) Accredited Management Consultant with over three decades of experience in corporate finance, working closely with enterprise organisations delivering business development to senior management at a national and international level. Ibrahim is also Associate Member of UK based Non Executive Directors Club.
Ibrahim has worked closely with Manchester University (MSEC) as a business mentor, assisting university start up enterprises from incorporation to successful IP commercialisation.
He was appointed Director of Commercial Due Diligence at Narec Capital (Innovation) Ltd., Associate Consultant with Pera Ltd and Legal Consultant for Ackers & Company, Solicitors undertaking both financial and legal due diligence for companies seeking to raise finance from private (VC’s and Angels), UK government (KTP, Innovate UK) and European (EASME-H2020) grant awarded programmes.
He enjoys the day-to-day interaction as CFO and NED and brings great depth of experience in commercial financial analysis, legal due diligence, business development and a 24/7 approach to cost management.
He is a Trustee and Board Member of Sunshine House Community Centre, Wigan delivering a weekly pro bono financial and legal advice surgery. Ibrahim is also the Lead Political Correspondent and Presenter on Heritage Radio and Heritage TV, delivering political analysis, interviews and discussion with leading politicians and community leaders on behalf of the British Muslim Heritage Centre.
Ibrahim has a MSc. Law and Business Administration (University of Law), a Postgraduate Degree in Law (University of Manchester), and a Double Honours Degree in Economics and Geography (University of Keele).
A strategic leader with a proven track record in commercial, public services and third sector organisations. A highly experienced change manager in high-stress roles and organisations, deploying recognised forensic and performance management capabilities.
Engaging, with highly effective interpersonal and communication skills. Inspires through example, energy and commitment; empowering innovation and delivering improved value. Wide Board experience in Chair; CEO; Audit Committee Chair and Director of Finance roles.
Hasham is a successful healthcare leader specialising in healthcare strategy, transformation and commissioning with a particular focus on improving health related outcomes for patients and improving value in healthcare services.
As a former clinician, Hasham is adept at engaging with a wide variety of stakeholders including clinicians, service users and commissioners to bring about necessary improvements in healthcare delivery. He has significant experience of whole system transformation in the NHS and the Middle East. Most recently he was based in the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia where he led the implementation of the new models of care and developed the oversight framework for new and upcoming Accountable Care Organisations (ACOs) in KSA. He was also the lead architect for the post Covid elective recovery programme in the Eastern Region.
Previously, Hasham was involved in delivering transformation strategies which include the polysystem strategy and integrated urgent care solutions in south west London, the urgent care strategy in West Kent and the whole system integrated care service in West London for the elderly population. In addition, he was involved in the JCI accreditation exercise in Qatar and UAE on behalf of secondary and tertiary care clients.
Dina received her Bachelor Degree in Medicine followed by post graduate studies in Cardiology and Hospital Management; which led her to become a teaching staff in Beirut Arab University in Lebanon for Medicine and Dentistry Students, as well as a visiting Lecturer of Health Management in the Future University of Egypt for undergraduates in the Faculty of Economic and Political Science.
Dina has assumed several consultancy responsibilities all over the world in the fields of Health Care and Social Protection including being a Social Protection Consultant for the World Bank since 2014 working on Disability and Social Protection Reforms in Egypt and KSA in addition to being a consultant for the Moroccan Ministry of Health and Al Hassan II University and Hospital in Fes, she was also a consultant for the Egyptian Ministry of Social Solidarity involved the renovation of rehabilitation offices across Egypt and the Egyptian Ministry of Planning assigned to the development of the National Health Services Plan using data from the 2017 Consensus.
In 2019, she was involved with the WHO and the Egypt Ministry of Health in the first steps of the establishment of the National Health Insurance System and was involved with a British Company “Escalla – UK” to provide consultations and capacity building for the Saudi Ministry of Health.
Her interest and passion for social work and development has led to Dina working closely with different Healthcare Institutions, Social and Civic Society Organisations. In addition to being a co-founder and advisor for different NGOs and Foundations worldwide including Misr El Kheir and Envision Foundation for Scientific Research in Egypt, YIRI Foundation in Luxembourg, Leilah Foundation in Monaco, Dina has recently been appointed as a senior consultant of Disability with League of Arab States responsible for disability reforms across Arab States.
Mark is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and has been involved in transactions with a value well in excess of £1bn. With an accountancy and finance career spanning over 20 years, Mark has been repeatedly head-hunted to provide commercial and financial leadership to businesses and professional practices. Mark has led and reorganised finance departments in public, private equity-backed and privately-held businesses, instigating systems and control improvements, wholesale reworking of financial analysis and corporate reporting functions, and forecasting and complex financial modelling.
With considerable experience of originating, leading and completing company sales, management buy-outs/in and debt and private equity deals, Mark has the knowledge to quickly identify issues and opportunities, and the connections to rapidly complete deals.
Mark is currently Finance Director to an acquisitive Chemicals business and a fast growing e-Bikes company.
An ex-capital markets investment banker turned entrepreneur, Neil is a certified Trainer of Neuro Linguistic Programming, Timeline Therapy (TM) and an ICF accredited business coach.
He has developed training courses covering Neuro Linguistic Programming, Communication Skills, Sales Psychology, Negotiation Theory, Influence and Persuasion, Psychometric Profiling, Personal Empowerment and Leadership, and has taught these courses to over 7,000 senior executives and middle management globally.
Neil started his career in Investment Banking in 1990 and spent 13 years at the forefront of Capital Markets in London, Sydney, Singapore and Hong Kong. An entrepreneur at heart, he co-founded multiple businesses including in 2002 Sense of Touch, one of Hong Kong’s best known day spa chains which has won over 100 industry awards and has a client base of over 50,000.
Neil holds a BSc (hons) degree in Accountancy and Financial Analysis from the London School of Economics and Political Science and an Executive Master’s degree in International Negotiation and Policy Making from the Graduate Institute in Geneva. Neil has studied negotiation at the Harvard Negotiation Institute and was the co-founder and Chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce Angel Investment Program in Hong Kong from 2007-2021. From 2013-2018 Neil was a visiting professor at Edinburgh Napier University. He is currently a visiting lecturer for the Graduate Institute in Geneva.
Les leads large-scale programmes of change in organisations which simplify structures, take out layers of management and increase efficiency and responsiveness to customers. He has achieved equally impressive results at international manufacturers, in the service and public sector.
His formative years were spent in strategy and marketing roles in retail and consumer goods prior to leading several operational re-structuring assignments with large complex multinationals, and FTSE 250 companies. More recently, Les has focussed his work on supporting high growth companies as they scale up and held various executive positions.
Les delivers successful results by addressing vision and strategy, organisation structure, people and culture, and managing change to create more accountable, affordable, and agile businesses. He has achieved success for major companies throughout the UK, Europe, the Middle East, and North America.
Les read Politics at Edinburgh University and Marketing Strategy at Stanford University, California.
A highly experienced executive and board level coach/mentor.
Greg studied at the Oxford School of Coaching and Mentoring. He is a committee member of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) and is a member of the South East Leadership Academy. He has a particular interest in the issues surrounding Board and senior team cohesiveness, its capability to outpace technological / market changes and how that can be disseminated throughout an organisation to deliver competitive advantage.
He has significant experience of coaching in technical environments including the development and rounding off of key individuals moving into the most senior positions.
Greg has a broad functional background in business to Managing Director level including national and international marketing, sales, strategic business development, business consultancy and research. This experience has been gained in both international corporate and SME environments and this is reflected in Greg’s coaching client portfolio.
An experienced leader in Integrated Supply Chain Management (Procurement, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Logistics). Supporting clients with strategy, operations and organisational development.
Dirk held senior executive positions across multiple industries, globally. Including Executive Director Supply Chain for General Motors, Chief Supply Chain Officer for Philips Consumer Division and Group Supply Chain and Logistics Director for Marks & Spencer. He also worked as consultant and strategic advisor for a range of blue-chip clients including; Jaguar Landrover, Xerox and Danfoss.
He holds a master’s degree in applied maths and completed the Harvard Senior Executive Programme.
A globally recognised expert and author in leadership, organisational culture and human behaviour & development who has developed tools and delivered programmes across a wide range of industry sectors.
Co-founder and Chairman of an organisation whose purpose is to develop leaders that can succeed in the 21st century through creating performance-enhancing cultures that are emotionally intelligent, ethical, caring and sustainable.
John is a Freeman of the City of London and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Water Conservators, a Fellow of the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce) and an Associate of the Global Leadership Responsibility Initiative.
He is a qualified Chemical Engineer with extensive corporate executive experience in international organisations (Fortune 100 & FTSE 100) and an entrepreneur founding a number of companies specialising in environmental technology.
A Chartered Accountant and business entrepreneur with significant experience and expertise in raising capital, and growing businesses across a wide range of sectors, including; accountancy, advisory, public relations, manufacturing and sport.
Currently CEO of a leading cloud based digital transcription outsourcer, with growing interests in on-line content generation and media distribution and professional back-office training delivery. He is also Associate Director at Tranmere Rovers Football Club, responsible for community engagement in the UK and internationally.
Martyn is a keen cyclist, completing the Tour de France Etape in 2016, a member of the International Travel Writers Alliance, Trustee of the National Youth Advocacy Service and previous President of the Liverpool Society of Chartered Accountants.
A transformational leader, who aligns clinical expertise, commercial acumen and emotional intelligence to deliver regional, national and international healthcare improvement programmes, focused on areas such as patient safety, patient and public engagement/experience and multidisciplinary clinical career frameworks.
An executive nurse who utilises her considerable board level experience of leading independent, community, acute and commissioning sectors to support challenged healthcare organisations to improve clinical capability, competence and governance.
Elaine specialises in the provision of increased executive capacity, practical mentoring support and improvement programme development/delivery. She is an experienced coach and speaker/subject matter expert on interview practice and individual/team cohesion and performance.
Elaine holds a PHD and M.S.c in nursing, an MBA and is registered general nurse.
An experienced business consultant, who combines extensive clinical and managerial expertise to drive healthcare improvement and has undertaken work for the NHS, General Medical Council, Royal College Paediatrics and various leading advisory organisations
Deborah specialises in clinical workforce efficiency and leadership, including capacity and workforce planning to produce service plans that balance increased clinical productivity with improvements in quality and safety of service. Delivering clinical leadership and clinical engagement with a solid understanding of clinical impact to align staff and services accordingly.
A Consultant Paediatrician in Diabetes and Endocrinology at Lancashire NHS Foundation Trust. Paediatric clinical governance lead, paediatric endocrinology service lead and member of clinical research team in paediatric diabetes, obesity and endocrinology, Deborah is passionate about improving quality and safety in healthcare.
Deborah is also a non-executive director of a Clinical Commissioning Group governing body in Greater Manchester, a Vanguard site for radical transformation to improve healthcare inequalities and deliver an integrated health and social care system (Stockport Together).
Deborah is a qualified Medical Doctor, holds a CCT General Paediatrics, Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB), a BSc (Honours) Medical Science and is a Member of the Royal College of Physicians (Paediatrics) UK (MRCPCH). She also enjoys a range of outdoor activities including skiing, walking and climbing (including climbing Kilimanjaro in 2018).
A Transformation Director / Change Agent with an extensive track record in supporting businesses through periods of complex change, and leading large teams, working collaboratively and collegiately with diverse communities. An expert in managing cultural change, retaining, developing and growing existing teams, whilst providing a structured career path that ensures future business growth and a continuous improvement legacy.
A Lean Six Sigma Expert with a track record of successful business transformations in International and Global Business. Delivering and embedding Lean Six Sigma Business Improvement models. Designing & developing training specific to the culture of the organisation, including capability development for senior leaders, and team members, delivering measurable cost savings & service improvements.
Steve has demonstrable experience of designing, delivering & operating Shared Services in the Public / Not for Profit and Private sectors. Winning European Shared Service Start-up of the year, & achieving runner up the following year for European Shared Services of the year.
Experience of transforming a loss making private enterprise into a world class organisation improving turnover from £1 million to £20 million, Identifying opportunities and implementing a support structure that delivered Innovation and employee development / reward. Awarded three Queens Awards for outstanding achievement.
A senior healthcare professional with extensive experience in regional and national commissioning and system leadership, specialising in urgent care, long-term conditions & partnership development.
He brings enthusiasm and clarity to difficult and complex situations utilising his expertise in technology deployment to support transformation and lean thinking to drive change, enabling sustainable improvement by addressing fundamental healthcare challenges.
Peter has held a number of senior roles for NHS England, various regional Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Clinical Support Units (CSUs) and is a governor at his local school. He speaks French, German and Spanish, possess an Honors degree in psychology & linguistics and a postgraduate certificate in health & social care management.
Damen is an Operational Excellence Professional with over 25 years of experience applying lean in oil & gas, automotive, aerospace and FMCG environments. A specialist in process improvement and lean transformation successfully developing the road map, implementing lean deployment across a multi-site international business.
Damen gets results by coaching teams to discover solutions through prediction of making small step changes, to deeply think about cause and effect and to truly understand the current situation. This ultimately leads to highly motivated teams solving their own problems by themselves that will allow them to meet management directed goals and objectives.
Damen is a knowledgeable trainer; a certified lean six sigma master black belt; a TWI job instruction trainer; a Toyota kata coach; a writer of several lean courses including Lean Manager, 5S, standard work and value stream mapping; a practitioner and trainer of the Toyota 8 step problem solving method. All delivered with great insight, enthusiasm, and interaction.
Damen shares his knowledge and passion for building capability by developing Master Trainers in the courses delivered through teach-do, teach-do train the trainer.
Damen is a proficient coach. The impact to the bottom line is the desirable by-product of successful coaching. The prime objective is to engage the work force to apply learning and move themselves forward one step at a time every single day.
A Prince 2 certified Procurement Specialist and Programme Manager with more than 15 years’ experience across the public and private sector. A proven ability to convey managerial, analytical, and numerical skills at all levels in a clear, concise and coherent manner.
A self-starter, who is always looking for new opportunities and challenges, who’s managerial approach is to proactively develop and engage staff in all aspect of the service delivery,
Lawrence has the ability to adopt a hands on approach, with a good attention to details, his is a team player with a good attitude towards learning and development.
Lawrence’s extensive programme and project management experience has enabled him to work across a wide range of sectors, using advanced analytical abilities to analyse highly complex data sets, leading a large variety of engagements, identifying critical areas for improvement.
He is a Lean Sigma Black Belt who is experienced in process mapping, value stream mapping, conducting stakeholder interviews, leading and facilitating workshops, managing rapid improvement activities, ensuring benefits delivery. He also has significant experience in preparing, presenting and reviewing internal and external business cases.
Lawrence is comfortable dealing with stakeholders from all levels in organisations from junior staff to executive and board level.
A process improvement consultant, based in the Netherlands who has been working to improve the processes and business practices that impact customers in a variety of companies for over a decade. Primarily using Lean methodology and Six Sigma analysis to achieve great results on behalf of clients.
Luke’s experience has been drawn from working with clients in Financial services, Software development, BPO, Tourism industry, Oil and Gas sector and through exposure to Healthcare best practice. He has applying Lean and Sigma tools in a range of different cultures from the Middle East, North America, Europe and the UK.
His process and business improvement education has been enriched by collaborating with top consulting firms like McKinsey & Co. and PWC, and smaller boutique firms such as OEE and Unipart.
A results focussed HR Project Leader with an excellent record of achievement in the NHS, professional services, banking, telecoms and retail. Skilled in facilitating change management and advising at senior level across all disciplines with an exemplary track record of aligning HR policies and practices to business objectives, Cost Improvement programmes and complex disputes. A highly motivated individual with impact who provides pragmatic HR solutions and advice.
Yasmin is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Human Resource Management.
A qualified Pharmacist, holding a BSc. In Pharmacy and an MSc. In Computational Methods – Medical Science. A member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, who is registered as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council. He has experience as a Clinical Safety Officer and is an Accredited Clinician with NHS Digital in England.
Martin is experienced in the day-to-day management of ongoing improvement activity, whilst setting strategic sales direction and objectives. He has proven track-record within the pharmaceutical sector, supporting organisations from independent pharmacies to large pharmacy groups, working closely with development teams to identify and specify new functionality to meet pharmacy market requirements, increase sales and reduce costs.
An enthusiastic, confident and hardworking professional with over 20 years’ project coordination experience, who combines technical programme management methodologies (including PRINCE2) with the practical application & implementation expertise to coordinate and support a wide range of complex programmes, internationally.
Career experience comprises; Contract management, Finance, Sub-contractors support & management, Procurement, Commodity management, Tenders & RFPs and Client Engagement, HR and Business development.
Claire has a demonstrable track record of building and maintaining strong teams and fostering a collaborative “can do” attitude enabling her to pro-actively manage and coordinate multiple stakeholder groups including direct staff, clients and sub-contractors, supporting delivery teams and ensuring projects achieve objectives, within the schedule and budget.
Throughout her career Claire has been fortunate to experience a wide range of industries and sectors including; Nuclear Energy, Aerospace, Construction, Global Manufacturing, Shipping, Automotive and Logistics.
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