Terry Irwin
Independent Consultant @LHH
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WORK HISTORY
Independent Consultant @LHH
Provide occasional advisory support on board-level positioning and transition for senior executives.Focus on aligning individual career moves with Board and investor expectations around governance, performance and leadership.Secondary to my core NED/Board Advisory work, but complementary where Boards want executives who can operate confidently in digitally transforming, AI-enabled organisations.Secondary to NED/Board Advisory.
EDUCATION
IESE Business School
Management Development - short course
University of Warwick - Warwick Business School
Management Development - short course
London Business School
MBA, Business
University of Bristol
BSc, Economics
INSEAD
Advanced Management Programme, Management Development - short course
SKILLS
ABOUT TERRY IRWIN
What I doI am a Portfolio Non‑Executive Director and Board Adviser who helps boards use strategy, digital transformation, and AI to respond to new market challenges and turn disruption into profitable growth, productivity, and disciplined cost management. My work spans listed, mid-cap and high-growth private companies, including PE- and VC-backed businesses.My perspective combines leadership roles at Nestle, GSK, and Henkel, and over 10 years of running an international strategy consultancy. I have worked with boards, investors and leadership teams across consumer packaged goods (CPG), financial services, tech-enabled services, legal and other professional services businesses in the UK and internationally.Where I add value• Clarify strategy and operating model - evolve strategy to meet shifting customer expectations, new competitors and regulatory change; align incentives, cadence and KPIs for execution.• Strengthen governance, risk, and Board information flows - improve the quality, timeliness and relevance of information so boards can make faster, better decisions.• De‑risk deals and major decisions - stress test the commercial \"how we win\", leadership continuity: commercial “how we win”, leadership continuity, culture, and stakeholder communication before and after the deal.• Digital/AI oversight - ensure investment in data, platforms and AIis tied to clear strategic intent and measurable value in pricing, productivity, forcasting and decision support. Selected results• Law firm (Top‑30 UK): PEP +30%, profits +24%, revenue growth rate doubled in 18 months.• Retail turnaround: cost‑to‑serve reset; from loss‑making to breakeven in 12 months without redundancies.• Tech-enabled growth business: restructuring and revenue model redesign, supporting £3m AIM raise to support growth.fund expansion,Typical mandatesBoard refresh and governance uplift • Strategy reset & value creation plan • Digital & AI-enabled transformation • Pre-deal diligence and post-deal integration • CEO support & succession • Board information and decision-making uplift.How I workIndependent, discreet and outcome-focused. NED/Board Advisory is the core. Mentoring and intelligence are deployed selectively to accelerate Board priorities and help executive teams translate strategy into executable, digital and AI-enabled roadmaps.
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