Colin is an accredited Executive Coach and Career Consultant.  He has been working with Proteus since early 2010.  He has over 20 years experience of working one to one in this field with a wide variety of clients.  These have been from across a range of industries in both the private and public sectors.  His strong competences, personal experience and holistic approach allow him to empathise readily with his clients.  He enables individuals to gain self-understanding and to focus on developing their life and career options.  He helps them to set realistic action plans that enable them to make choices that meet their needs.  Colin’s earlier career was in senior management roles with Marks & Spencer.

Nina has been working in Customer Services and Administration for nearly 20 years and has been supporting Proteus for the last 7 years.  She has a BA Hons in Norwegian and Linguistics and used these skills in the early part of her career working with customers such as Ericson and Saab.  For the last 14 years, Nina has been a Senior Administrator for Capita, working within their Self Invested Personal Pension arm.  In her spare time Nina enjoys trampolining and is a qualified UKCC Level 1 coach.  Her organisational skills are second to none and she now uses these to brilliant effect providing more administrative resource for Proteus, running her own Stationery business, coaching and looking after her young family.

Mike is a proactive director and business leader who is intent on providing, in the most ethical manner possible, discreet and confidential career management services to individuals. His ultimate aim and purpose in life is to ensure that Proteus continues, long after his time, as a legacy for the future so that it can continue to help people with their careers. Mike helps Proteus clients in London, Hampshire, Dorset and via Skype.

With a background in psychology and specialism in occupational psychology, Douglas has always had a passion for education and economic empowerment. During his career he has concentrated on leadership development and worked closely with the Home Office, HM Prison Service and the National Offender Management Service to develop training solutions for prisoners. Douglas helps Proteus clients in London and Surrey, and via Skype.

Mark has spent much of his life as a professional communicator of different sorts across numerous channels, including books, broadcast media, presentations, websites and social media. As an Arabic linguist since a young age, he has lived and worked extensively in the Middle East and experienced numerous cultures and societies. He is passionate about helping individuals and businesses communicate themselves better, to enhance their careers and business growth. Mark helps Proteus clients in London, Kent, Sussex and via Skype.

Bernard looks after our clients in Scotland and he has been working with Proteus since 2003.  He has an MA in English and Economics and is a Chartered Accountant.  In his earlier career he was UK Financial Controller of British Carpets and then joined Price Waterhouse in the UK and in Kuwait as a senior consultant.  On his return from Kuwait, he became MD of a Computer Supplies Co which he doubled in size in 2 years and then launched a specialist print company where he employed and trained a team of 20 staff including skilled printers, estimators and graphic artists and built the turnover to £1.5m.  He now runs a portfolio career in Career Management and Business Consultancy.

David started working with Proteus in 1997 and has experience of business development, executive career coaching and workshop delivery focused on career transitions.  He has worked with the private sector, including global financial and pharmaceutical institutions; the public sector, encompassing national and local entities as well as the third sector.  He is a seasoned, effective and popular career coach.  Energising and insightful, he brings a breadth of knowledge to groups and individuals from all backgrounds regardless of seniority or function.  Clients have commented on his accomplished presentational skills and his empathetic approach to workplace issues and stress.

Peter Wilford started working with Proteus in 1995.  He has a background in Human Resources and Training of over 30 years.  His wide experience includes financial services in the City (Charterhouse PLC, Noble Group), oil (Texaco), telecommunications (Cable and Wireless) and construction and engineering (Biwater, Trafalgar House/Kvaerner).  He ran a niche consultancy providing tailored HR/Training solutions to SME’s and mid cap organisations undergoing change and has managed a portfolio career.  As a Career Coach and Job Search specialist he delivers one to one coaching and group support to the corporate and private markets. He is BPS accredited for testing and assessment and is a Fellow of the CIPD.

Ginny is an accredited Executive Coach and Career Consultant.  She has been working with Proteus since 2010.  She has over 20 years’ experience of working one to one in this field with a wide variety of clients.  These have been from across a range of industries in both the private and public sectors.  Her strong competences, personal experience and holistic approach allow her to empathise readily with her clients.  She enables individuals to gain self-understanding and to focus on developing their life and career options.  She helps them to set realistic action plans that enable them to make choices that meet their needs.  Ginny’s earlier career was in senior management roles in the Recruitment and Training industries.

Ann is an experienced career coach with over 25 years within the recruitment industry as a Senior Recruiter and Job Coach.  Her background is IT and engineering but since 2008 she has diversified into other sectors to help and support individuals who are seeking a career change.  She tailors her approach to meet clients’ needs and she has a strong belief in working together to find the right future direction for those who find themselves at a crossroads.  She guides clients through the minefield of job boards and social media, interview preparation and coaching as well as presentation planning: she is a storehouse of useful interview tips!  Ann is an NLP Practitioner and Psychometric profiler.