The firm is pleased to announce that John Dore joined as a Consultant on Tuesday 10 March 2015.
John is based in our offices in London and will be working with our clients in Private Banking, Wealth Management, Business Banking and the Professional Services sectors.
Speaking about the announcement, Michael Parker, Chairman of Gulland Padfield, said, “John understands from the inside out, the immense challenges facing the banking sector. He has held some very hands-on roles within the complex world of Private Banking and Commercial Banking institutions. Our clients will find his expertise and experience very valuable indeed.”
John Dore said, “I’m delighted to be joining the team at Gulland Padfield. The firm’s approach absolutely fits with the guiding philosophy that I’ve always followed – namely, that any financial institution or professional firm that genuinely puts its clients at the heart of its strategy and operations, outperforms the competition. I very much look forward to working with the talented team here on our mission to help organisations transform and strengthen their business strategy through a stronger alignment to their clients.”
About John Dore
John Dore has over twenty-year’s experience working with major banking groups on their market strategy. He was Global Head of Marketing and Communications for HSBC Private Banking and Head of Marketing for the Commercial Banking division at HSBC in the UK. Previously he undertook senior roles with Barclays, Herbert Smith, EY and Arthur Andersen.
He has extensive track record of delivering client engagement programmes for high-value client relationships and has spent much of the past decade leading brand marketing and communication strategy in the UK and internationally. John is an accomplished facilitator working with CEOs and management teams to lead strategy workshops and client-facing events in Europe, Asia and the US. He is member the Chartered Institute of Marketing (MCIM) and is an accredited user of psychometrics for assessment, coaching and team development.
About Gulland Padfield
Gulland Padfield is the award-winning management consultancy which provides strategic advice, interim management and consulting services to organizations in Financial Services, Business Services and Professional Services. The firm’s purpose is to help organisations become profoundly client-centric and to transform their performance and profitability as a consequence. Over the last 14 years, Gulland Padfield’s teams have advised and worked with many global business and financial services groups including 8 of the Top 10 Global Investment Banks, 11 of the Top 20 Global Private Banks, 31 of the world’s Top 50 law firms including 10 if the Top 20 US law firms. Recent projects include advising our clients in the US, Europe and Asia on issues relating to growth strategy, organisational transformation, client relationship management, institutional account management, market entry and brand strategy.