| |
You are here: Home About WABCAdvisory Groups
Advisors and other leadership groups respond to key Association initiatives.
International Advisors
These esteemed experts from around the world offer the WABC president and CEO key advice and recommendations as well as access to high-leverage networks and connections.
| Annette Fillery-Travis (United Kingdom) is a professional researcher, scientist, educator and coach who has worked with private and public organizations through the UK and Europe. Her expertise in knowledge and technology transfer has enabled her to serve on EU Technology Platforms and as Deputy Coordinator for EU Share Cost Actions. She has been a grant holder with UK Research Councils and the European Commission. As a senior academic she is program leader for the Professional Doctorate Program at the Centre for Excellence in Work Based Learning at Middlesex University and is an External Examiner for a range of coach training programs. |
 |
|
David Lane (United Kingdom) is an international authority on developing competency and accreditation models for the professions. For over 25 years he has developed models for various sectors and industries including health, government, financial, property development, education, veterinary medicine, media, and coaching. David has over 30 years of management consulting experience at the senior level with both public and private sector clients in the oil, industrial, financial and other industries. For more than 20 years he has also been providing executive coaching and training to an impressive array of clients including Accenture, Glaxo and Merrill Lynch. David appears regularly on the BBC, Sky and ITV and numerous radio programs. His most recent books are The Case for Coaching for the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development and The Modern Scientist Practitioner for Routledge.
More about David Lane. |
 |
|
Errol P. Mendes (Canada) is a lawyer, author, professor, adviser and executive coach to NGOs, corporations, government and the United Nations. His teaching, research and consulting interests include corporate law and governance, global governance, international business and trade law, constitutional law, international law (including anti-terrorism laws and policies) and human rights law and policy. He has been a Project leader for, conflict resolution, governance and justice projects in China, Thailand, Indonesia, Brazil, El Salvador, Sri Lanka and India.
More about Errol Mendes. |
 |
|
|
Gary Ranker (United States) has been an executive coach since 1989, making him one of the pioneers in the field. He has been listed in Forbes magazine as one of the top five executive coaches. He has also been selected by the Financial Times to be one of 50 worldwide Thought Leaders. The unique specialty Gary is best known for is coaching clients to analyze their corporate political environment and develop concrete strategies to achieve goals. It is for this expertise that he is well known and respected. Dr. Ranker's clients include GE, Sony, AIG, Harcourt, and Goldman Sachs, among others.
More about Gary Ranker.
|
 |
|
Marshall Goldsmith (United States) is a world authority in helping successful leaders achieve positive, measurable change in behavior: for themselves, their people and their teams. Recently, the American Management Association named Marshall as one of 50 great thinkers and leaders who have influenced the field of management over the past 80 years. His work has been featured in a Harvard Business Review interview, Business Strategy Review cover story (from the London Business School) and New Yorker profile.
More about Marshall Goldsmith. |
 |
International Representatives
Our representatives from around the world support the President/CEO in promoting WABC as the leading association for business coaches worldwide. Representatives promote the vision, mission, and strategic goals of WABC, provide assistance to members in their regions and develop their local markets. Representatives have a demonstrated record of maintaining impeccable integrity, commitment and professionalism in their business and coaching endeavors.
|
Ton de Graaf (European Union)
Ton is delighted to assist you in English, Dutch or German regarding your questions about the benefits of WABC membership and our certification and accreditation programs.Visit our contact us section for details.
|
 |
2012 Ethics and Integrity Committee
Positions still available.
Members of this committee are very seasoned business coaches with substantial experience and a demonstrated record of maintaining impeccable integrity, confidentiality and impartiality. Committee members are available to receive and respond to any ethics inquiries, concerns, or complaints from our members, or their clients.
|
Ethics and Integrity Chair
Phyllis Campagna (United States), President of XSEL Performance Strategies, has been an active business coach for over fourteen years. Located in the Chicago Metro area, she has provided support and guidance to dozens of executives and small business owners throughout the country, specializing in assisting individuals in defining and implementing their professional and personal objectives. The heart of her work is to meld clients, goals and talents into an effective and ethical plan of action.
More about Phyllis Campagna. |
 |
|
David Lane (United Kingdom) brings over twenty years of extensive international experience as a professional coach to senior management, including CEO levels, and as a consultant on organizational development for major corporations. He has also provided international research forums and benchmarking projects.
More about David Lane. |
|
|
Keith To (China) is a highly experienced businessman, coach, trainer and facilitator with over sixteen years of extensive senior management experience after serving with Xian Zong Lin International Ltd, Star Telecom Ltd, Apple Shop Ltd and 7-Eleven.
More about Keith To. |
 |
|
Margaret Miller (Canada) has over 30 years of business experience, twelve years at the senior management level, and a diverse range of professional accreditations. From her director level positions in finance, administration and Human Resources to founder and principal of her own coaching and consulting group, Margaret has gained a broad range of experience in the working world while mentoring others in the workplace.
More about Margaret Miller. |
 |
2010-12 International Professional Standards Task Force
In May 2010 we announced our new international professional standards project. Having a set of professional standards for business coaching will define—for us as coaches, for our clients and for the public—the essence of our practice. Standards will educate others about what we do, will help clients understand what they can expect from us and will further distinguish business coaching from other types of coaching. Professional standards will crystallize, in a single document, what business coaching is, and what it isn't. The driving force behind this exercise was an international task force, and we're thrilled to introduce you to our group chosen for this project (see below).
On June 29, 2011, we published the first-ever WABC Professional Standards for Business Coaches. These standards are available to WABC members as a guidance document for one year from the date of publication. Then the standards will again be reviewed by the task force, and a decision will be made to officially adopt them as WABC's professional standards. During the one-year period, WABC will develop a procedure for overseeing the standards and members' adherence to them.
Melinda Sinclair (Chair—Canada) is a professional coach, facilitator, consultant and educator with more than 30 years' experience in knowledge-based and learning-oriented environments. She played a leadership role in developing the Professional Coaching Program for Adler Professional Schools, Inc. in Toronto, as well as several other leadership development programs. Melinda coaches leaders in knowledge-based environments and supports organizations that want to create a context that supports engagement and high performance. She has a special interest in the leadership skills that will be required for the future.
More about Melinda Sinclair. |
 |
|
Wendy Johnson (Vice-Chair—Canada) is the full-time President and CEO of WABC, the leading international association for business coaches, and an experienced executive coach who has worked with senior executives and high-potential business players. In heading up WABC, her goal is to provide the best, most specialized, most professional association for business coaches around the world.
More about Wendy Johnson. |
 |
|
Enrique Lopez de Los Rios (Mexico) is a WABC Certified Business Coach (CBC) and ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC). He is founder of the Academia Interamericana de Coaching (AIAC), located in Mexico City since 2000. AIAC is a coaching school specializing in business and commercial coaching. Its star international certification program was the first in the world to receive the WABC Accredited (Practitioner Level) designation for training providers.
More about Enrique Lopez de Los Rios. |
 |
|
Irene Vera (Argentina) is a seasoned bilingual WABC Certified Business Coach (CBC) with 12 years of experience in various countries. Her activities range from coaching senior executives, as well as designing and facilitating experiential workshops, to actively participating in the training of new and upcoming professionals as part of the Interamerican Academy of Coaches (AIAC/Mexico). She is also a composer, singer and producer who is able to successfully balance these artistic activities with her professional coaching services and family life.
More about Irene Vera. |
 |
|
Kate Lidbetter (United Kingdom) is currently an independent coach/consultant, and a partner/founder of Magic CVs. For the previous 10 years she was Head of SKAI Ltd’s coaching and mentoring practice, and co-designed their coaching and mentoring methodology. She has 16 years of consulting and coaching experience in organizational change and leadership practices, and previously spent 13 years as an operational leader and financial analyst in various global financial institutions. Her projects have included transforming a mortgage processing operation through an innovative restructure that incorporated culture change and a move to customer-facing alignment. Productivity improvements exceeded 200% in some cases. Kate’s CV and coaching practice includes career transition and outplacement activity, for which she enjoys a current client success rate of 87%.
More about Kate Lidbetter. |
 |
|
Keith To (Hong Kong) is a highly experienced businessman, coach, trainer and facilitator with over 16 years of extensive senior management experience after serving with Xian Zong Lin International Ltd., Star Telecom Ltd., Apple Shop Ltd. and 7-Eleven. He is founder of The Excel Centre, located in Hong Kong. His business coaching program is the first in Hong Kong to receive the WABC Accredited (Practitioner Level) designation for training providers.
More about Keith To. |
|
|
Paul Fisher (United States) has more than 29 years of Organizational Development, Performance Improvement, and General Management experience. After eight years as a U.S. Army Officer, he joined Brown & Root/Halliburton where he has served in a variety of management capacities since 1988. As a Quality Manager he guided the performance improvement efforts of the support organizations in Brown & Root and then served as the Global Travel Manager for Halliburton. He currently serves as the Director of Design, Construction, & Property Management for Halliburton’s Real Estate Services organization. Paul holds a Master’s Degree in Professional Development, Business Coaching from Middlesex University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science from Excelsior College. He holds professional certifications as a Chartered Business Coach (ChBC), Certified Performance Technologist (CPT), and Certified Master Coach (CMC).
More about Paul Fisher. |
 |
|
Phyllis Campagna (United States), President of Excelsis Performance Strategies, has been an active business coach for over twenty years. Located in the Chicago Metro area, she has provided support and guidance to dozens of executives and small business owners throughout the country, specializing in assisting individuals in defining and implementing their professional and personal objectives. The heart of her work is to meld clients, goals and talents into an effective and ethical plan of action.
More about Phyllis Campagna. |
|
|
Robin Linnecar (United Kingdom) works as a partner and business coach with Praesta International. Over a 35 year business career with Arthur Andersen/Shell International/Pricewaterhouse Coopers/KPMG, he has fourteen years coaching experience with Praesta. He has worked with over 500 clients across all sectors and is especially noted for his expertise in helping clients achieve "breakthrough" in their leadership.
More about Robin Linnecar. |
 |
|
Stephen Parker (Denmark) has vast experience as a management consultant, coaching top executives in some of the largest companies in Denmark and abroad. Typical branches are telecommunications, medicals, city councils and energy. Stephen Parker owns his own company, Human House, which has many consultants specialising in organisational culture, management training and organisational development - all seen from a human resource perspective.
More about Stephen Parker. |
 |
|
Sunny Stout-Rostron (South Africa) coaches at senior executive and board level in corporate organizations and educational institutions. With 18 years' international experience as an executive coach, Sunny believes there is a strong link between emotional intelligence and business results – she works with leaders and their teams to help them achieve their goals, gaining wisdom and knowledge through their own experience. She is Founding President of Coaches and Mentors of South Africa (COMENSA), Founding Fellow of the Institute of Coaching affiliated to Harvard/McLean Medical School, and the author of six business books including Business Coaching International: Transforming Individuals and Organizations (Karnac, 2009).
More about Sunny Stout-Rostron. |
 |
|
Svenja Wachter (Germany) for ten years, following a marketing career with Kellogg and Coca-Cola, has been working as a business coach for executives and leadership teams across various industries, parastatals and government departments. As a partner with one of the leading coaching firms in South Africa, Svenja provided coaching, coach training, and whole systems change interventions. Since early 2010 she has been starting up a coaching and consulting business based in Munich (Germany) with an affiliate in Johannesburg. Svenja is trained in systemic coaching and certified as a Chartered Business Coach (WABC) and Master Coach (EMCC).
More about Svenja Wachter. |
 |
|
Ton de Graaf (Netherlands) is a Chartered Business Coach™ and the owner of an executive coaching firm: Quest Coaching. Ton started his professional career in the Military where he worked with the Royal Dutch Military Police and The Royal Dutch Air force as a Captain. In the early nineties he entered the corporate world as a change manager, interim manager and Human Resources Development Executive before he started his own practice as an Executive and Business Coach. He was a member of the WABC 2005-06 International Certification Program Expert Panel and is currently a member of the WABC Accredited® Award Panel which supports WABC’s accreditation program for training providers. Ton studied Organizational and Labour Psychology, Professional Development, Psycho-social therapy and Business coaching.
More about Ton de Graaf. |
|
|
Trevor Childs (Belgium) spent his early career in various engineering, economics and production roles. Transferring from senior site manager to commercial work, initially as general manager for a global business, he spent a number of years on the board of one of ICI's major businesses. He has extensive experience at board level in management, manufacturing, acquisitions, R&D, and purchasing and supply chain roles. Trevor has led global and European industry groups of producers. He now owns his own executive coaching business as part of Praesta International for the last 11 years and provides services throughout the Benelux area.
More about Trevor Childs. |
 |
|
Have an ethics inquiry, concern or complaint?
Please visit this page for more info and next steps.
Interested in joining our committee?
We'd enjoy hearing from you if you'd like to join our Ethics and Integrity Committee. Please contact Member Support for more information and to discuss your interest.
|
