aSSOCIATES

aSSOCIATES

At Veles Consulting, we've perfected the art of collaboration through our innovative Associate model. Our Directors have handpicked a vibrant community of trusted professionals, each bringing a wealth of skills and deep-rooted experience. Together, we form a powerhouse team, ready to tackle diverse client challenges with precision and expertise.


But that's just the beginning. Every Associate at Veles is a vital contributor to our thought leadership, service offerings, and client proposals. They freely share their knowledge within our community, reaping the benefits of collective wisdom and continuous learning.


Our Associates don't just align with our values—they actively live them. They proudly support the Veles Foundation, giving back to society and making a positive impact. At Veles Consulting, we're not just about business; we're about building a better future together.

Adam Hembury
Adam Hembury
Financial Sector
Strategy Implementation
Operating Models

ADAM HEMBURY

C-Suite Transformation/CIO/COO leader with experience of whole business, technology and operational change.

Adam Winterflood
Adam Winterflood
Information Technology
Innovation
Strategy Implementation

ADAM WINTERFLOOD

With extensive experience spanning agile start-ups to the structured dynamics of serving on the board of an AIM-listed PLC, Adam brings a profound understanding of diverse business landscapes.

Adrian Stratta
Adrian Stratta
Private Equity
M&A Advisory
Transformation & Change

ADRIAN STRATTA

Career experience of leadership and change, leading strategy-into-action, restructuring, turnaround and transformation.

Andy Barber
Andy Barber
Financial Restructuring
Interim CFO
Mergers & Acquisitions

ANDY BARBER

An accomplished finance and restructuring professional with extensive leadership experience, delivering process improvement and supporting businesses to navigate challenging circumstances.

Ceri Hughes
Ceri Hughes
Executive Coach
Human Resources
Transformation & Change

CERI HUGHES

An accomplished senior HR leader, qualified and accredited Executive Coach and non-executive director.

Chris Bard
Chris Bard
Marketing & Sales
Information Technology
Strategy Implementation

CHRIS BARD

Driver of change in global sales & channel organisations for over 30 years, working with and for client global sales, marketing and financial leaders.

Christopher Cornish
Christopher Cornish
Transformation & Change
PMO Set Up & Leadership
Communications

CHRISTOPHER CORNISH

Programme/PMO Lead with extensive experience across multiple industries. In-depth experience of developing and successfully delivering programme governance across large programmes and projects with inter-departmental dependencies.

Debra Hesse
Debra Hesse
Energy Sector
Information Technology
Portfolio & Product Management

DEBRA HESSE

A Digital Transformation Programme Director shaping IT strategy, operating models and leading international teams.

Eddie Short
Eddie Short
Data Intelligence
Analytics
Program & Tech Implementation

EDDIE SHORT

A senior digital leader who excels at working across the organisation and connecting the dots to deliver deep, lasting and meaningful change. 

Gary Burke
Gary Burke
Transformation & Change
Workforce Productivity
Operational Improvement

GARY BURKE

Working as an independent consultant, providing transformation and leadership services.

Gavin Rennie
Gavin Rennie
Energy & Utilities Sectors
Program & Tech Implementation
Strategy Implementation

GAVIN RENNIE

40 years of experience working in a wide range of Consulting projects with extensive experience throughout EMEAI and the Americas.

Organisation Design
Talent Development
Transformation & Change

DR HELEN CARTER

Transformational HR and Change Specialist leader renowned for driving business performance and employee engagement.

Ian Golding
Ian Golding
Information Technology
Data Intelligence
Program & Tech Implementation

IAN GOLDING

Interim CIO and Strategy Adviser for multi-sector, for public listed, privately held, not-for-profit and private equity backed organisations.

Jeremy Bryson
Jeremy Bryson
Banking Sector
Program & Tech Implementation
Transformation & Change

JEREMY BRYSON

An experienced leader specialising in business design and IT enabled business change primarily in financial services.

Jim Torpey
Jim Torpey
Transformation & Change
Program & Tech implementation
Finance & Energy Sectors

JIM TORPEY

Senior professional with a track record in finance leadership and delivery of transformation for global, blue-chip clients.

Margaret Gorman
Margaret Gorman
Banking Sector
Finance
Human Resources

MARGARET GORMAN

An entrepreneurial and commercial problem solver and team leader with an engaging, collaborative approach at Board level and with all stakeholders.

Martin Bellamy
Martin Bellamy
Public Sector
Information Technology
Program & Tech Implementation

MARTIN BELLAMY

Commercially focussed technology executive skilled in delivering strategic change programmes.

Transport & Utilities Sectors
Program & Tech Implementation
Transformation & Change

MATTHEW BROWN

Transformation and Growth Leader with 20+ years Big 4 consulting experience delivering transformation and growth projects to clients and internally.

Mike Weston-Burt
Mike Weston-Burt
Training
Talent Development
Facilitation

MIKE WESTON-BURT

40 years with Big 4. Trained over 50,000 colleagues across 5 continents in topics from professional skills, project management to Web3 & AI.

Mitchell Stamp
Mitchell Stamp
Public Sector
Systems & Service Management
Information Technology

MITCHELL STAMP

Senior IT management and outsourcing consultant with extensive experience driving impactful IT sourcing initiatives, from strategy development and procurement to seamless transitions and exits, that deliver measurable commercial value.

Natasha Blunt
Natasha Blunt
Executive Coach
Brand & Marketing
Sustainability

NATASHA BLUNT

Natasha Blunt is an ICF-certified Professional Coach and Senior Advisor with 25 years of global experience in business growth, brand strategy, sales, and marketing communications.

Nesta Collingridge-Padbury
Nesta Collingridge-Padbury
Health Sector
Governance, Risk & Compliance
Strategy Implementation

DR NESTA COLLINGRIDGE-PADBURY

A healthcare risk, governance and compliance expert, renowned for driving excellence through strategic planning and developing high-performing teams that deliver safer care.

Nick Sales
Nick Sales
Information Technology
Programs & Tech Implementation
Data Intelligence

NICK SALES

Nick helps businesses transform the culture, performance and leadership of their technology organisations. He bridges the business and technology domains.

Rebecca Welch
Rebecca Welch
Public Sector
Workforce Productivity
Change Management

REBECCA WELCH

A highly skilled, impact focussed strategist, with a reputation for making stuff happen in memorable and productive ways.

Strategy Implementation
Transformation & Change
Relationships & Networks

SARAH WICKS

Strategy execution leader with experience as both a director and consultant, helping leadership teams shape intent, engage people, and create the conditions for strategy to succeed.

Vicky Tallon
Vicky Tallon
Private Equity
M&A Advisory
Strategy Implementation

VICKY TALLON

Vicky is an insightful and quick-thinking M&A executive specialising in carve outs, separations and integrations.

Adam Hembury
Adam Hembury

ADAM HEMBURY

C-Suite Transformation/CIO/COO leader with experience of whole business, technology and operational change.

Financial Sector
Strategy Implementation
Operating Models
Adam Winterflood
Adam Winterflood

ADAM WINTERFLOOD

With extensive experience spanning agile start-ups to the structured dynamics of serving on the board of an AIM-listed PLC, Adam brings a profound understanding of diverse business landscapes.

Information Technology
Innovation
Strategy Implementation
Adrian Stratta
Adrian Stratta

ADRIAN STRATTA

Career experience of leadership and change, leading strategy-into-action, restructuring, turnaround and transformation.

Private Equity
M&A Advisory
Transformation & Change
Andy Barber
Andy Barber

ANDY BARBER

An accomplished finance and restructuring professional with extensive leadership experience, delivering process improvement and supporting businesses to navigate challenging circumstances.

Financial Restructuring
Interim CFO
Mergers & Acquisitions
Ceri Hughes
Ceri Hughes

CERI HUGHES

An accomplished senior HR leader, qualified and accredited Executive Coach and non-executive director.

Executive Coach
Human Resources
Transformation & Change
Chris Bard
Chris Bard

CHRIS BARD

Driver of change in global sales & channel organisations for over 30 years, working with and for client global sales, marketing and financial leaders.

Marketing & Sales
Information Technology
Strategy Implementation
Christopher Cornish
Christopher Cornish

CHRISTOPHER CORNISH

Programme/PMO Lead with extensive experience across multiple industries. In-depth experience of developing and successfully delivering programme governance across large programmes and projects with inter-departmental dependencies.

Transformation & Change
PMO Set Up & Leadership
Communications
Debra Hesse
Debra Hesse

DEBRA HESSE

A Digital Transformation Programme Director shaping IT strategy, operating models and leading international teams.

Energy Sector
Information Technology
Portfolio & Product Management
Eddie Short
Eddie Short

EDDIE SHORT

A senior digital leader who excels at working across the organisation and connecting the dots to deliver deep, lasting and meaningful change. 

Data Intelligence
Analytics
Program & Tech Implementation
Gary Burke
Gary Burke

GARY BURKE

Working as an independent consultant, providing transformation and leadership services.

Transformation & Change
Workforce Productivity
Operational Improvement
Gavin Rennie
Gavin Rennie

GAVIN RENNIE

40 years of experience working in a wide range of Consulting projects with extensive experience throughout EMEAI and the Americas.

Energy & Utilities Sectors
Program & Tech Implementation
Strategy Implementation

DR HELEN CARTER

Transformational HR and Change Specialist leader renowned for driving business performance and employee engagement.

Organisation Design
Talent Development
Transformation & Change
Ian Golding
Ian Golding

IAN GOLDING

Interim CIO and Strategy Adviser for multi-sector, for public listed, privately held, not-for-profit and private equity backed organisations.

Information Technology
Data Intelligence
Program & Tech Implementation
Jeremy Bryson
Jeremy Bryson

JEREMY BRYSON

An experienced leader specialising in business design and IT enabled business change primarily in financial services.

Banking Sector
Program & Tech Implementation
Transformation & Change
Jim Torpey
Jim Torpey

JIM TORPEY

Senior professional with a track record in finance leadership and delivery of transformation for global, blue-chip clients.

Transformation & Change
Program & Tech implementation
Finance & Energy Sectors
Margaret Gorman
Margaret Gorman

MARGARET GORMAN

An entrepreneurial and commercial problem solver and team leader with an engaging, collaborative approach at Board level and with all stakeholders.

Banking Sector
Finance
Human Resources
Martin Bellamy
Martin Bellamy

MARTIN BELLAMY

Commercially focussed technology executive skilled in delivering strategic change programmes.

Public Sector
Information Technology
Program & Tech Implementation

MATTHEW BROWN

Transformation and Growth Leader with 20+ years Big 4 consulting experience delivering transformation and growth projects to clients and internally.

Transport & Utilities Sectors
Program & Tech Implementation
Transformation & Change
Mike Weston-Burt
Mike Weston-Burt

MIKE WESTON-BURT

40 years with Big 4. Trained over 50,000 colleagues across 5 continents in topics from professional skills, project management to Web3 & AI.

Training
Talent Development
Facilitation
Mitchell Stamp
Mitchell Stamp

MITCHELL STAMP

Senior IT management and outsourcing consultant with extensive experience driving impactful IT sourcing initiatives, from strategy development and procurement to seamless transitions and exits, that deliver measurable commercial value.

Public Sector
Systems & Service Management
Information Technology
Natasha Blunt
Natasha Blunt

NATASHA BLUNT

Natasha Blunt is an ICF-certified Professional Coach and Senior Advisor with 25 years of global experience in business growth, brand strategy, sales, and marketing communications.

Executive Coach
Brand & Marketing
Sustainability
Nesta Collingridge-Padbury
Nesta Collingridge-Padbury

DR NESTA COLLINGRIDGE-PADBURY

A healthcare risk, governance and compliance expert, renowned for driving excellence through strategic planning and developing high-performing teams that deliver safer care.

Health Sector
Governance, Risk & Compliance
Strategy Implementation
Nick Sales
Nick Sales

NICK SALES

Nick helps businesses transform the culture, performance and leadership of their technology organisations. He bridges the business and technology domains.

Information Technology
Programs & Tech Implementation
Data Intelligence
Rebecca Welch
Rebecca Welch

REBECCA WELCH

A highly skilled, impact focussed strategist, with a reputation for making stuff happen in memorable and productive ways.

Public Sector
Workforce Productivity
Change Management

SARAH WICKS

Strategy execution leader with experience as both a director and consultant, helping leadership teams shape intent, engage people, and create the conditions for strategy to succeed.

Strategy Implementation
Transformation & Change
Relationships & Networks
Vicky Tallon
Vicky Tallon

VICKY TALLON

Vicky is an insightful and quick-thinking M&A executive specialising in carve outs, separations and integrations.

Private Equity
M&A Advisory
Strategy Implementation