Rudi Kindts

SENIOR EXECUTIVE COACH

Esher, Surrey, UK

SUMMARY

Rudi is a senior executive coach sought after to coach & mentor C-level and emerging executive leaders. As a former C-suite Executive for a FTSE 5 company (served as head of HR for British American Tobacco, $14Bn/year company), he provides a powerful capability to connect business & leadership outcomes. He provides one to one as well as team coaching to allow individual clients and teams to maximize their potential. He is known for his unique ability to blend his past international senior executive and non-executive experience with his broad and eclectic approach to coaching and mentoring.

His signature is helping leaders:

• To develop awareness about the impact they have on individuals and organizations

• In transition, to onboard effectively

• To build collaborative and high performing teams

• To build resilience in high pressure environments

• To lead change

• To engage with others in a highly impactful way

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RELEVANT EXPERIENCE & BACKGROUND

Rudi has 20+ years of senior executive team experience with Bell Alcatel (in Belgium) and British American Tobacco (London based). He was Group HR Director at BAT and has as such a broad international HR and business experience. During his senior executive career, he has focused on creating and sustaining robust leadership pipelines, supporting the business in becoming a truly globally integrated enterprise and he led successfully numerous transformational projects.

CLIENT TESTIMONIAL

Despite some initial skepticism, my retreat was a very powerful experience. My coach was extremely effective in helping me develop both professionally and personally and there has been a lasting impact on the way I operate.
– Head of HR and Internal Communications, GDF Suez

RECENT CLIENTS

Genentech/Roche
Imperial Brands
Bain Capital
Hanover Group
Syngenta
McDonalds
Airbus
Vodafone

EDUCATION

Masters in Educational Psychology
ICF – PCC

ASSESSMENT & CERTIFICATIONS

Enneagram – Accredited Professional
Integral Development Coach (New Ventures West)
Leadership Development Framework
Leadership Agility 360
Integrative Enneagram (IEQ)
Systemic Team Coaching
Tension Release Exercises Provider
Cert in Focusing Skills
KDVI – Diagnosing & Initiating Change
AoEC – Resilience Accreditation

INSPIRATIONS

Travelling
Ongoing development
Playing the guitar
Mindfulness practices