Adrian Symonds

Adrian Symonds is a seasoned professional with over 15 years of experience in driving operational success for businesses by focusing on reducing operating costs and developing people.

Throughout his career, Adrian has worked with numerous large blue-chip organizations across diverse industries, facilitating and maintaining genuine cultural transformations.

His expertise lies in people change, encompassing effective management styles, performance management frameworks, coaching, and behavioral strategies.

Adrian's key specializations include Project Management, Change Management, Lean methodologies (SMED, Takt, Kanban, Waste, VA NVA, OEE, SOP), Root Cause Analysis, Lean Six Sigma, Stakeholder Management & Analysis, Communication Strategy, Recruitment, Influencing, Business Transformation, Business Readiness, Engagement, Performance Management, Balanced Scorecards, and TPM.

Adrian pursued a BEng (Hons) in Electronic Engineering at Middlesex University, laying a solid educational foundation for his professional journey.

His career highlights include roles such as Operational Process Consultant at Aspen Insurance Group, Operational Excellence Lead at QBE Europe, Head of Business Improvement at Iron Mountain, Operational Excellence Manager at Compass Group UK & Ireland, Business Readiness & Change Manager at Thames Water, Continuous Improvement Manager at Tarmac, Change Agent at Tarmac, Continuous Improvement Engineer at e2v Technologies (UK) Limited, Manufacturing Engineer at e2v Technologies (UK) Limited, Product Development Engineer at GE Security, and Process Engineer at Micro Circuit Engineering.