Kathleen Harmeston (She/Her)

CEO, CXO, Director, Advisor, C Suite Coach at Kathleen Harmeston Management Consultant

Kathleen Harmeston (Kath) is an experienced consultant, advisor, and Non-Executive Director with 20+ years experience in business transformation and cost management. She is adept in C Suite Level delivery of multi-functional change programmes across multiple sectors and countries. Skills and expertise are in client, supplier and stakeholder management, bid management, budgeting, business strategy, organisational design, programme management and team leadership.

Energetic business transformation advisor, Ms Harmeston's key mission is to be a hands-on advisor who helps C-suite level executives find their power again, through management consulting, and reconnect with their purpose, generating meaningful results with clear vision and astute business strategy. She is passionate about leadership in diverse cultures, women in the workplace, mental well-being and a healthy work-life balance.

A former group procurement director, Kath Harmeston has dedicated a substantial amount of time to working with complex and diverse organisations to improve their cost management and produce profit-enhancing strategies through procurement advisory services and her coaching and delivery experience.

Ms Harmeston alongside consultancy work, is currently an Advisory Board Member at Breaking Barriers Innovations, a consultancy firm determined on improving the delivery of public services and infrastructure in the United Kingdom. She is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) and a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Educators.

Kathleen Harmeston has held the following roles:

Former Interim CEO, Advisory Project - Hospitality

Former Global Brand Buyout Advisor, Advisory Project – Retail

Former Interim Chief Procurement Officer, Advisory Project – Global FM, UK & Ireland

Former Procurement Director at the Co Op Group

Former Non-Executive Director, DE&S (MOD)

Former Chief Procurement Director & Facilities Management Director, The Royal Mail

Former Managing Partner and European Lead for Procurement & Supply Chain, Atos Consulting (formerly KPGM Consulting)

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