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Allan

EXECUTIVE COACH & ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST

About Me

Executive coach and organizational psychologist with 15+ years helping senior leaders navigate complexity, build stronger habits, and lead with clarity and confidence. I bring deep behavioral science training, extensive experience coaching C suite and senior executives, and a proven ability to guide leaders through transformation, conflict, and rapid growth. My work blends rigorous psychological insight with practical, real world leadership experience. I have coached leaders through strategy shifts, organizational redesign, M&A integration, and the adoption of complex enterprise systems across the U.S., Canada, the U.K., India, and 10 African countries. Known for creating psychological safety, asking the hard questions, and offering direct, actionable guidance that drives lasting behavioral change.

Jurisdiction

United States

Experience

Seniority LevelDirector
Years of Experience10-15 years
Current StatusActive
Global Change DirectorArcadis
2022 - 2025

Served as a senior advisor and coach to global leaders navigating major organizational transitions. • Coached executives through post acquisition integration, new operating models, and cross regional leadership challenges. • Developed a full leadership development series adopted as a client facing service, translating behavioral insights into practical leadership routines. • Guided leaders through complex decision making during global Oracle deployments, data strategy rollouts, and shared services transitions. • Built trust and psychological safety across global teams during periods of uncertainty and high pressure. • Advised senior leaders on communication, stakeholder alignment, and leading through ambiguity.

Principal (Director), Head of Change – Group FinanceAbsa Barclays
2013 - 2022

• Advised C suite leaders during SAP ECC6/S4HANA transitions, Hyperion Planning rollout, IFRS 9 implementation, and automation initiatives. • Supported leaders through conflict, misalignment, and high stakes decision environments. • Helped executives adopt new leadership behaviors required for digitalization, forecasting transformation, and process redesign. • Strengthened leadership capability and team cohesion during regulatory, operational, and cultural shifts.

Senior Manager, Change Management (Contractor)Accenture
2010 - 2013

• Coached leaders through the redesign of Sasol’s operating model and the migration of 3,500 employees into a new shared services environment. • Facilitated alignment, trust building, and communication across senior teams during major structural change.

Education

Doctorate of Organizational Psychology University of the Witwatersrand
2012 - 2016

Skills

Core skills7
Interests4
Languages1

Skills

Executive & Leadership Coaching
Leadership Transitions
Difficult Conversations
Culture Alignment
Change Management
Team Dynamics
Executive Offsites

Interests

Change & Transition Coaching
Leadership Development
Team Dynamics
Culture Shifts

Languages

English