Jenny has over 25 years in international business development. She has lived and worked in Asia for 10 years as well as the United States (3yrs.) and mainland Europe for 2 years.

She has worked for major multinationals including Compaq/HP and ICL/Fujitsu and has run her own consulting company based in Singapore supporting US and European companies entering the Asia/Pacific marketplace.

The combination of her business and management background and tenure overseas helps to bring a grounded real-life understanding of the complexities of working with matrix management models in cross-cultural and remote teams.

Jenny is a qualified volunteer youth mentor with Oxfordshire County Council and is married to a Dutch-national, originally from Suriname. They have one son, age 14, who attends the European School near Oxford.

“Jenny’s experience in an international context was really useful in exploring cross-cultural issues that I am experiencing as a line manager.” 
SSAFA senior manager

Credentials

• MA in Coaching and Mentoring with distinction (2008), Oxford Brookes University (dissertation in cross-cultural coaching).
• The International Profiler™ (2008), WorldWork Ltd, Certified Feedback Coach.
• Diploma in Coaching (2006), Certificate in Coaching (2005) Newcastle College.
• NLP Practitioner (2006), John Seymour and Associates.
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Introduction (CBT) (2007/8), Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre (OCTC) .
• Business Studies and languages, (BEC),Sheffield University, (1980) .

Credentials – Commitment to ongoing personal development

Jenny is committed to her continuing personal development and has attended workshops in Gestalt therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Coaching (CBC), Leadership, Positive Psychology and the Enneagram and is a member of various professional development groups both Internationally and in UK, including: Oxford Brookes University Coaching and Mentoring Society (OBCAMS), European Explore and Grow Group (EGG), and a co-coaching group.

Credentials – Membership of professional bodies and associations

Jenny is a member of several professional bodies and associations and subscribes to their ethical and professional codes of conduct:
 

• The European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC).
• The Association for Coaching (AC) .
• The Society for Intercultural Training and Research (Sietar) .
• The International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA) .
• The Chartered Institute for Marketing (CIM) .
• The Institute of Business Consulting (IBC) .