Meet the teamOur promise to you
All our Partners and Associates listen exceptionally well. They get to the core of what delivers success — then commit alongside you to become the leader who makes it happen.
Oddi Aasheim
Partner - Performance Interventions
Oddi co-founded FirstHuman 14 years ago. A former operational, strategy and OD leader, he has supported leadership teams and CEOs across every continent. The BBC's CEO Secrets and the Financial Times have both sought out his leadership expertise.
Richard Atherton
Partner - Organisational Agility
A partner at FirstHuman with 15+ years in coaching and facilitation, Richard is known for working at real depth. He began as a Java developer, moved through years of programme leadership, and now coaches senior leaders at organisations as diverse as HSBC and the IOC.
Phillida Fleming
Partner - Leadership Development
A former retail entrepreneur and law lecturer, Phillida is now an executive coach with three decades of coaching at the highest levels, including household-name leaders. She is known for rapid, often unprecedented impact, and for helping leaders see what has been holding them back and act on it.
Gary Borland
Partner
A former fighter pilot and chief test pilot for the MOD, and later a defence-industry CEO, Gary became a coach after experiencing FirstHuman's approach first-hand. He brings the same calm precision to high-stakes leadership, helping people stay resourceful and decisive under real pressure.
Our associates
Jaimini Lakhani
As a former VP Org Design for Burberry, my focus is on organisation strategy and design. From Accenture and the British Council to Heathrow and BP, I have guided leaders through pivotal moments of change, from China to South Africa. I help courageous, ambitious leaders achieve transformative outcomes.
Ferdi D’Souza
With 35 years building national leadership-development businesses and coaching top executives around the world, Ferdi is renowned for fearlessly enquiring into what really matters to people. He has a rare gift for getting to the heart of an issue and helping leaders shift how they show up.
Cindy Moussi
With 20+ years as a management consultant and executive coach, Cindy helps leaders shape their organisations rather than be shaped by them. Born in Beirut and having lived between Lebanon and Australia, she is the author of 'Beyond Superwoman' and holds an accounting degree and a PhD.
Michelle Cheng
An executive coach, finance and strategy consultant across East and West for over 20 years, Michelle empowers high-performing leaders to navigate an interconnected world and step up their game. She holds an ICF-accredited coaching qualification, an MEng from Oxford and an MBA from Wharton.
Hugo Pickford-Wardle
I started my entrepreneurial career at six, selling potpourri to golfers. Since then I have launched a global business for Vogue and I am regularly asked to keynote on innovation. Today I run Startup Sherpas, training young entrepreneurs, and I love to coach creative spirits.
Tara Treiberg
With 20+ years working with executives and leaders across the globe, in industries and organisations large and small, Tara goes beyond productivity hacks to the heart of leadership: the inner dialogue that shapes whether you speak up, take risks and lead with confidence.