Andy Gannon
Growing Businesses and business Leaders of the future
Andy enjoys a varied and fulfilling portfolio career that includes the independent directorships both executive and non-executive of various organisations, a burgeoning reputation for coaching both established and upcoming business leaders, and a rewarding array of pro bono work in the education and related sectors.
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EXPERIENCE
Business experience
Managing International Business
Andy has managed a number of international businesses predominantly in the IT sector both in his executive leadership roles during a distinguished 19-year career within Hewlett-Packard,and since. As a talented change manager and organisational designer, Andy has led several breakthrough projects leading to the repositioning of entire businesses resulting in significant improvements in their growth and profitability. He has managed businesses ranging from 10 employees to thousands, and with turnovers from 1.5 million to $1.5 billion.
CGA
The Talent Foundation
British Computer Society
Royal Society of Arts
Marylebone Cricket Club
Background
Andy is recognised as a talented and very experienced businessman-coach-mentor. He has a portfolio of non-executive, advisory and coaching activities; spending half his time as an active coach & mentor and the other half of his time with his "feet-on-the-ground" as a manager and leader.
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His corporate career was forged in Hewlett-Packard in which over a period of nearly 20 years he led businesses from £1.5m to £1.5Bn, including national, international and ultimately global business responsibilities.
He has complemented his large company experience with a large number of SME assignments as both leader and adviser. He is well versed in the importance and methods of leadership, Insights into all the key functions of running a business and is particularly successful in helping clients improve their strategic leadership, operational management and individual and company communications. He is known for his balance and experience combined with an infectious drive for success.
Andy is passionate about sharing his learning’s with the business leaders of the future. He has gained a profile as an executive coach & mentor and applies his energies to both in the commercial market along with activities in the charity and social enterprise context where he is Chairman of the Talent Foundation – a research organisation focused on development in the workplace, former Chairman of the Samaritans in Berkshire and has served as board adviser to the charity New Approaches to Cancer.
In Summary
Andy enjoys supporting and enabling people, teams and businesses fulfil their potential, particularly in periods of challenge and change.
EDUCATION, DEVELOPMENT AND INTEREST'S
Education, professional Development and Interests
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Nottingham University, Civil Engineering BSc
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London Business School: Advanced Management
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Harvard Business School: Six-month Executive Management Programme
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Member of the International Coaching Federation (MICF)
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Member of the Institute of Directors (MIoD)
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Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA)
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Member British Computer Society (MBCS)
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Freeman of the City of London
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Member of the Reform Club
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Member of the MCC
OUR CLIENTS
Professional Services
A&O LLP
Withers LLP
WS Atkins plc
Interserve plc
Freshfields LLP
Pharmaceuticals
J&J
GSK
Quintiles
Financial Services
Lloyds Bank plc
RBS/Lombard Bank plc
Experian plc
Insurance Sector
Ecclesiastical Insurance Grp plc
Friends Provident Int Co.
Fidelius Insurance Services Ltd
IT/IT Services
BAE Systems plc
Wincor-Nixdorf Ins Systems AG
Fujitsu Ltd
Solidsoft Ltd
TSSI Systems Ltd
Toshiba
Cap Gemini
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Software, Tech and Telco
BT-Openreach Group plc
Tait Communications Ltd
Vmware Inc
Mercury Communications plc
Streamserve Ltd
L3 Commercial Aviation
Semantic Partners
Professional Development
Entrepreneur First (EF)
Your Impact Ltd
Pearson plc
The Adecco Group
TCS
PI
Retail/FMCG/Drinks/Manu
Church and Dwight Co
Heineken International
Greene King plc
High and Mighty Ltd
BMW Alphabet
Specsavers
Secret Sales
Aldi
PR and Marketing
Huntsworth plc
Research International Ltd
TNS Ltd
Yel Ltd
Gaming and Betting
Sporting Bet PLC
Lotto24 APS
Property Management
Cushman and Wakefield
Taylor Wimpey Ltd
Earth Resources and Building
Ibstock Brick Ltd
Randgold Resources Ltd
Aggregate Industries
Aperam
Vale
100’s of Clients within 50 companies and across 12 Sectors and…. all key business functions
EXPERTISE
Business Coach & Mentor
Building on his consulting and mentoring track record, Andy has been operating as a coach for some years, working with board level executives from clients across many disciplines and markets. Andy is passionate about sharing his experience through executive coaching assignments. He has an excellent reputation as an executive coach in the areas of Leadership, Board Operations, and Professional effectiveness. His assignments are relevant to both established and upcoming business leaders, and are designed to bring about significant changes in business operations and profitability.
Trained and accredited as a professional coach by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) of which he is a member. The ICF is an international body that plays a leading role in developing the definitions and philosophies of coaching best practice.
Andy has a professional coach supervisor and is coached as an individual.
Mentoring
Based on his many years of business experience Andy now supports business and other organization leaders through mentoring - sharing his insights and experience to help managers navigate through the many challenges of todays business and leadership world.
Business Consulting
Having run a major international consulting business, several smaller scale IT Services businesses as well as operated as an individual consultant he is able to consult with clients with a rich set of perspectives in areas such as:
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Visioning
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Business strategy
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Implementation and review
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Organisational design and change programmes
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Facilitation of board and team level planning.​
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​Andy operates on an engagement by engagement basis with defined outcomes, world class and tried & tested methodologies with a results orientation.
Non-Exec Services
Over the last five years Andy has adopted a number of Directorships both Executive and Non-Executive, complemented by pro-bono work in the charity and not-forprofit sector along with advisory, mentoring and coaching roles. His roles have included Group CEO of a fast growing Aim listed plc, Non-Exec Chairman of a retail consulting business and Chairman of a charity The Talent Foundation.