Our Leadership
Leigh
Managing Director
Expertise
- Operational excellence
- Programme management
- Supplier development
- Strategy and innovation
- Manufacturing engineering
- Mechanical engineering
Accreditations
ChPP, CEng FIMechE, CSSBB
Languages
English, Chinese (HSK 2)
Profile
Leigh is an award-winning executive and trusted advisor who provides integrated consulting and interim leadership to turnaround global industrial operations in crisis and execute strategic transformations for growth. With senior leadership experience across the automotive, semiconductor, and power generation sectors worldwide, he leverages deep cross-functional expertise to maximize operational performance and profitability.
He excels at taking decisive control of turnaround scenarios, diagnosing root causes, implementing recovery plans, and stabilizing faltering operations. His ability to lead complex, cross-cultural teams is critical for stabilizing distressed sites, realigning global standards, and swiftly restoring customer and supplier confidence. This decisive action halts financial losses and secures critical client relationships.
For long-term growth, Leigh designs and embeds the operational strategies, excellence frameworks, and leadership capabilities required to scale. He transforms strategic plans into a measurable competitive advantage by building resilient, high-performing systems that sustain long-term excellence and market leadership.
Leigh holds a mechanical engineering degree, a master’s in manufacturing engineering from Cranfield University, and an Executive MBA from the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS).
Our Team
Broad vision
Precise execution
Structured approach
Agile adaptation
Global mindset
Local insight
Elite performers
Humble guides
Team Member Profiles
Paul
Senior Principal – Automotive
UK
Expertise
- Programme management
- Operations management
- Manufacturing engineering
- Supplier development
- Cultural transformation
- Coaching & mentoring
Accreditations
APMP
Languages
English
Profile
Paul is an experienced programme leader who specializes in delivering complex, large-scale global manufacturing projects to meet end customer requirements on time. He provides focussed interim leadership and programme recovery expertise for global industrial firms facing delivery, quality, or operational crises.
He utilises vast automotive experience and a project management background to rapidly diagnose programme risks, implement robust recovery plans, and lead cross-functional teams and supply chains to meet critical milestones. His strength lies in uniting cross functional teams including engineering, manufacturing, and supply toward a clear vision, turning operational challenges into opportunities for excellence.
He can take charge of programmes in distress, implementing rigorous risk and quality management to achieve KPI’s of delivery performance In a turnaround scenario, creating stakeholder confidence. He is accomplished at problem solving complex operational issues and getting projects back on track, on time, to cost and quality targets..
For future growth, Paul values people focus, embedding cultural change programmes that create organisation growth, supporting programme management framework definition and the operational disciplines required to scale new products and deliver into new markets.
Nick
Senior Principal – Automotive
UK
Expertise
- Project management
- Programme management
- Strategy
- Supplier development
- Mechanical engineering
- Quality
Languages
English
Profile
Nick is a seasoned operational leader and programme manager who specializes in stabilizing complex, large-scale manufacturing projects and driving them to successful completion. He provides critical interim leadership and programme recovery expertise for global industrial firms facing delivery, quality, or operational crises.
He leverages extensive automotive experience and a quality-assurance background to rapidly diagnose programme risks, implement robust recovery plans, and realign cross-functional teams and supply chains to meet critical milestones. His strength lies in uniting engineering, manufacturing, and supplier teams under a common vision, turning operational challenges into opportunities for excellence.
In a turnaround scenario, Nick takes charge of faltering programmes, implementing rigorous risk and quality management to stabilize delivery performance, reduce defects, and restore stakeholder confidence. He is adept at troubleshooting complex operational bottlenecks and getting projects back on track, on time, and within cost.
For future growth, Nick designs and delivers the programme management frameworks, supplier collaboration models, and operational disciplines required to scale new products and enter new markets. He ensures that quality and efficiency are engineered into operations from the start, building the foundation for predictable, high-performance execution at scale.
Owen
Senior Principal – Manufacturing
China
Expertise
- Manufacturing engineering
- Supplier audit and evaluation
- Supplier development
- Global/localization strategy
- Project management
- Cost reduction
Languages
English
Profile
Owen is a results-driven leader with over 40 years of experience across diverse industries and engineering disciplines. His career, advancing rapidly to senior levels, blends deep technical expertise with proven leadership in global operations.
He specializes in optimizing supply chains and manufacturing, with a proven track record of identifying and auditing global suppliers, relocating factories to low-cost economies, and establishing new production facilities without compromising quality. A certified advocate for Lean Manufacturing and Total Quality Management (TQM), Owen applies these principles to solve complex engineering problems with a practical, hands-on approach.
Currently based in China, he partners with organizations to enhance their design, process, and project management capabilities. He has successfully led efficiency improvements and problem-solving initiatives with multiple suppliers and has developed and delivered internal management training programs.
Owen holds a BEng (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Brighton, UK.
Wu
Principal – Automotive
China
Expertise
- Project management
- Vehicle & Powertrain R&D
- Supplier development
- Cross-cultural team leadership
- CKD export
- International compliance
Languages
Chinese, English, German
Profile
Wu is an accomplished leader who specialises in securing high-stakes product launches and enabling the global expansion of complex industrial manufacturing. She provides the critical programme leadership that stabilizes operations in crisis and executes strategic growth initiatives.
She leverages deep automotive and powertrain expertise to de-risk product development, optimize R&D workflows, and ensure flawless execution from feasibility to mass production. Her proven ability to manage multi-cultural projects across China, Korea, and Europe makes her a key asset for aligning Western and Asian technical standards, manufacturing processes, and supply chains.
In a turnaround scenario, Wu rapidly diagnoses programme bottlenecks, stabilizes faltering launches, and takes interim leadership to realign cross-functional teams and complex supply chains with critical milestones. She is adept at navigating international compliance issues that can halt production and implementing robust recovery plans.
For future growth, she defines and executes the complex programme frameworks required for new market entry and product scaling. She seamlessly integrates diverse international regulations and manufacturing systems, de-risking expansion and transforming strategic plans into operational reality.
Regina
Principal – Organisational Transformation
China
Expertise
- Project management
- Programme management
- Accounting
- HR
- Occupational psychology
- Supplier development
Accreditations
CIPD, PMP
Languages
Chinese, English
Profile
Regina is an experienced consultant specializing in the critical people-strategy components of operational turnarounds and strategic transformations for global industrial firms. She ensures that an organization’s people are aligned to overcome crisis and drive growth.
She leverages a unique blend of expertise in occupational psychology and certified financial acumen to directly link leadership initiatives to operational and financial performance. Unlike traditional HR consultants, her background in project cost analysis and budget execution allows her to diagnose organizational gaps with a rigorous, data-driven lens and design strategies that are both psychologically sound and financially astute.
In a turnaround scenario, Regina diagnoses the root cultural, and leadership causes of failure, rapidly stabilizing teams by assessing capabilities, identifying skill gaps, and implementing targeted development. Her financial rigor ties every initiative directly to cost-saving and performance recovery goals.
For future growth, she architects the leadership pipelines and cultural frameworks required to scale, designing competency models for operational excellence and implementing development centres that build future-ready talent. This builds the organizational resilience and cross-cultural collaboration essential for sustaining long-term excellence.
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