Hilary has over 30 years’ experience of leading people and organisations through transformation and growth, working within a wide range of sectors in the UK and globally. Hilary has worked within start-ups, privately owned companies, social enterprises, charities, membership bodies and Trade Associations, and leverages this extensive experience for positive impact in her role as a search partner, coach, board adviser and non-executive director.

A Chartered Manager, with an ILM L7 in Strategic Leadership, Hilary is also a longstanding Fellow of the CMI where she regularly mentors aspiring and established C-suite leaders. 

Throughout her career, Hilary has always been a champion for diversity, inclusion and creative thinking in business and led the development of two award winning programmes for leadership development and diversity in governance within the education sector.

Hilary is an ILM accredited Leadership and Career Coach. She specialises in working with leaders in career transition, bringing her warm and positive style of curiosity and enquiry to build confidence and consider options for the future, whether for growth, progression, transition or succession planning.

Hilary is a member of the Career Development Institute, the European Mentoring and Coaching Council and the Association of Coaching and is bound by the code of ethics of these professional bodies.

Outside of work Hilary enjoys horse riding, walking her two labradors, hiking, skiing and lots of art, music and culture. For many years she was a coach with RDA and loves to watch her sports mad grandson participating in tennis and football in his wheelchair whenever she can.