Patrick Fearon

Patrick has considerable international business experience gained in client relationship and line management roles.

He has over 16 years of international experience in the banking sector, where he worked for JP Morgan, and has been a Partner or Managing Director of Executive Search firms, including Russell Reynolds Associates, for a further 20 years.

He is deeply interested in cross-cultural business issues and in helping clients to adapt to unfamiliar work environments. His aim is to help business leaders to achieve inspiring performance and motivation within their organisations.

Patrick set up his coaching business in London in 2003. Since then he has worked closely with a number of Business Schools to coach their alumni and MBA students, as well as working with senior executives in a broad range of companies and financial institutions in both French and English.

Areas of Expertise

• Develop Executives from functional into management and board roles
• Intercultural Effectiveness
• Career Coaching
• Improving listening
• The “First 90 Days”
• Working with Leadership Teams

Client Types/Levels of Experience

1. Board Level, CEO, CFO, COO, VP, Senior Director, Manager

Industry/Functional Experience

1. Healthcare, FMCG, Retail, Financial Services, Real Estate, Management Consultancy

Representative Clients

1. Caledonia Investments, Cap Gemini, JP Morgan Chase, Henry Schein, Natixis, HSBC, Vinci

Professional/Corporate Experience

• Founded Corporate Coaching and Consultancy Ltd. In London
• Partner TASA/TMP Executive Search, London and Hong Kong
• Managing Director Russell Reynolds Associates, London
• Vice President/Director JP Morgan

Cultural/Multi National Experience

• Managing Director TASA/TMP Executive Search business in Asia. MD of the Hong Kong and Singapore subsidiaries
• Worked in JP Morgan’s London, Brussels, Paris and New York offices.
• Director, Saudi International Bank. Responsible for business with North American companies and their Saudi affiliates.

Education

1. MA, Modern Languages, Cambridge University, French and Spanish, 1996

Professional Affiliations

• Member of the IFC
• Visiting lecturer and Coach at ESADE, ESSEC, INSEAD, EDHEC, ESCP, IAE-Aix, Grenoble, Cass and Imperial Business Schools.

Certifications

1. Qualified as an Executive Coach through the Meyler Campbell Business Coach Programme, accredited by Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), and The Worldwide Association of Business Coaches (WABC). II also has Association for Coaching (AC) Course Recognition

Languages

1. English (mother tongue), French