I help organisations transform differently by putting people at the centre of change and connecting ambition to action. With experience at Accenture, Deloitte, and my own practice, I cut through noise to focus on the drivers of lasting transformation. Known for rapid results in 90–180 days, I simplify complexity, align leadership, and put people at the centre so change sticks.  

As a transformation and change expert, I’ve led complex transformations, integrations, and turnarounds, often stepping in as interim Transformation Director, Change Director, Strategy Director, Programme Director, COO, or CEO. I have worked across various industries, including financial services, fintech, insurance, investment management, legal, utilities, retail, media, and PE-backed businesses. My expertise spans business agility, technology simplification, and customer proposition redesign, creating sustainable impact and leaving organisations stronger than I found them.

I’ve delivered programmes exceeding £100 million, led teams of more than 400 people, and created measurable results, including 30 percent cost reductions, a £265 million uplift in enterprise value, successful regulatory recoveries, and scalable digital platforms.

Alongside my transformation work, I coach leaders and teams to build clarity, accountability, adaptability, resilience, and confidence through change. I help organisations strengthen their leadership capabilities, align teams around a shared purpose, and develop the cultural and behavioural foundations that make transformation sustainable.

How I can help your organisation:
-	Strategy development and programme delivery 
-	Digital, AI, and data-enabled change
-	Enterprise transformation and operating model design
-	Post-acquisition integration
-	Embedding agile and new ways of working at scale
-	Regulatory remediation and governance improvement
-	Culture, leadership, and team performance alignment
-	Executive coaching and leadership team development

Every sector has its quirks, but transformation fundamentals remain the same: clear vision, practical execution, and genuine partnership between leadership and teams.

📩 Let’s connect
In the midst of change or thinking about it? I’d love to hear your story and explore how I can support your journey. Connect or message me anytime.

Craig Gillham

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

Leading QESH aspects for capital projects. Responsible to lead the change management through leading a cross-functional team and influence project outcomes at an operations and national level to ensure a well adopted and seamless capital program deployment leading to improved manufacturing capacity and capability, improved safety and ability to meet sustainability goals while building people capability concurrently as part of the deployment.

QESH Program Manager

The Coca-Cola Company

Direct all aspects of infrastructure, quality, safety, environment, packaging, product master data, regulatory, and engineering management for commercial product supply (CPS) globally. Lead technical for operations across 18 sites comprising over 400 individuals.

Vice President (QSE | Engineering | MDM | Regulatory | Packaging)

Direct all aspects of quality, safety, environment, packaging, product master data and regulatory, for commercial product supply (CPS) for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Lead technical operations across 5 sites comprising over 150 individuals.

QESH Director

Coca-Cola Indonesia | Asia Pacific Group SRA Lead

Created and executed technical strategic plans to support Indonesia region in achieving business objectives. Directed group SRA operations for Asia Pacific while acting as a member of Asia Pacific technical leadership team. Supervised cross-functional teams comprised of 22 professionals across 45 countries and territories covering five business units. Managed seven direct technical professionals for Indonesia and five indirect Asia Pacific SRA BU professionals. Collaborated with regional leadership team and formulated future-focused business plans to achieve profitable volume growth. Determined and mitigated potential business risks by building and embedding effective programs. Established continuous improvement culture by ensuring operational excellence. Ensured compliance with TCCC policies and standards pertaining to quality, environment, and safety.

Additional Experience:
Additional Experience as, Technical Stewardship Manager, Quality & Environment Manager, Regulatory Compliance Manager, Technical Account Manager, and Senior Quality Consultant at The Coca Cola Company in Sydney, Auckland and Johannesburg; Quality Assurance Manager at Peninsula Beverages; Supervisor at Bonnita (Parmalat) Dairies, Supervisor at Groot Constantia Winery.

Technical Director, Indonesia

Equipped with strong expertise in supply chain, QSE, scientific and regulatory affairs, product and package commercialization, master data management and engineering. Excels in collaborating with senior leaders and industry leaders and creating winning strategies in a fast-paced environment to support strategic decision making and accomplish company’s vision. People leader; instrumental in building and leading global teams across different countries for areas of QSEH, MDM, commercialization, packaging, regulatory compliance, and engineering. Well-versed in managing all aspects of supply chain, business continuity, incident management, and crisis resolution. Skilled in delivering comprehensive direction and guidance to ensure continuous execution of engineering, quality, health, safety, and sustainability practices across organization. Proven success in driving organizational change and transformation and overseeing process optimization programs.

Reach me at howardjohngilmour@gmail.com

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