Meet our coaches in the Europe, Middle East and Africa

Patrick supports high-performing leaders in sustaining excellence without compromising well-being. With 20 years of experience in tech, sales, consulting, and project management - including a decade in international leadership roles with up to €200M revenue responsibility - he brings strong commercial and operational insight to his coaching practice. He holds an MSc in Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology, is an EMCC Senior Practitioner, and has a BSc in Information Technology and Project Engineering. Passionate about high performance, positive leadership, and burnout prevention, Patrick helps shape modern workplaces where both results and well-being thrive.

Jerry helps leaders remove barriers and unlock their teams’ potential. With over 30 years of international senior leadership experience across Asia Pacific, Africa, and Europe, he has held C-level roles in strategy, transformation, and operations with organizations such as The Economist, Sodexo, and McDonald’s. An ICF Level 2 trained Executive Coach and EMCC Qualified Team Coach Practitioner, Jerry partners with senior leaders in complex, cross-border roles to clarify priorities, navigate uncertainty, and lead with confidence. His approach blends systems thinking, neuroscience, and practical leadership insight to create meaningful, lasting progress.

Burcu Ceylan Cetin brings over 22 years of senior leadership experience in human resources and leadership development across global organizations. A Clinical Psychologist and ICF-PCC accredited coach with 800+ coaching hours, she integrates coaching, training, and psychological counseling to help individuals unlock their potential and gain deeper self-awareness. Her approach is grounded in the Gestalt philosophy, having completed an ICF-accredited Gestalt Coaching program through the Eurasian Gestalt Center for Coaching. Burcu’s vision is to inspire individuals and organizations to embrace change consciously and realize their true potential.

Helle Langgaard has 20+ years of leadership experience in the global pharmaceutical industry across DK, CH, and the UK. She has consistently used coaching to empower employees and drive results. Since 2019, she has worked as an ICF-certified coach (ACC), running her own business supporting leaders in achieving clarity, growth, and sustainable performance. She brings high standards, professionalism, and strong business insight. Helle serves on the ICF board, overseeing accreditation and CSR.

Maryna, a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) accredited by the International Coaching Federation, possesses over 1700 hours of coaching experience and more than a decade of diverse professional expertise encompassing psychology, secondary education, and sales. For the past four years, she has dedicated her practice exclusively to coaching, fueled by a commitment to empowering individuals to realize their full potential, attain significant objectives, and surpass perceived limitations. She also contributes her time to the Humanitarian Coaching Network. Maryna's coaching methodology, grounded in a comprehensive understanding of human behavior and communication, employs a holistic and empowering framework to guide clients through periods of transition, cultivate self-awareness, and broade

Agnieszka Bragiel de Carvalho is a PCC-certified executive coach (ICF) with over 20 years of experience in education and leadership development. She partners with senior leaders to navigate complexity, lead through change, and thrive in diverse environments. Specializing in emotional agility, strategic communication, and intercultural intelligence, she helps leaders strengthen impact, build resilient teams, and lead with clarity and empathy.

Jeny Androukaki began her career in Human Resources and Environmental Conservation before specializing in coaching and leadership development. Holding an MBA and the PCC credential from the ICF, she has over 1700 coaching hours, working with professionals from diverse industries including Finance, Tech, Law, Pharma, and NGOs. Jeny is specialized in leadership and professional development and she brings a strengths-based, future-focused approach to her clients, inspiring accountability and resilience in individuals and teams. She is a volunteer at the Social Contribution Committeee of her ICF chapter.

Ghada B. Khalifeh is a certified leadership and mental fitness coach (PCC,CPCC), trainer, and facilitator with over 1,500 coaching hours. She helps ambitious yet depleted corporate leaders transform their relationship with success —so they can lead with calm, clarity, and sustainable capacity. Ghada combines emotional wisdom with bold clarity and aligned action, drawing on PositiveIntelligence®, Somatic coaching, and emotional agility. She has worked with Google, Uber, Salesforce, Deloitte, and more. As host of The Conscious Achiever, she creates space for honest conversations about ambition and conscious leadership. She recharges through movement, walks, TM meditation, and soulful conversations.

With 6 years of coaching experience, Shailaja Khan began her professional career in HR. Having worked in corporate and consulting roles across multiple industries in the GCC, she brings contextual knowledge of people development. As a performance management advocate, she progressed to carry mentoring into the organizations. Focused on her clients’ personal growth, she helps young to senior professionals to shift their path towards clarity and purpose and win positive experiences at work.

Gaby Biscardi accompanies executives and organizations to be master captains, navigating complexity with clarity, confidence, and influence. She is an ICF Certified Coach (PCC) and Business Psychologist with 14+ years of experience across +15 countries from Latin America, North America, and Europe. As a coach and consultant for global changemakers, she specializes in leadership, self-mastery, and mental wellbeing. Gaby is the founder of BePossible and a Board Member at Recrear International. Her clients affirm she creates deep, impactful, and sustainable transformation.

Shamin Hassomal is an ICF-ACC Coach with 1500+ coaching hours and 15 years of leadership experience in global tech, ecommerce, and consulting. She helps leaders thrive through uncertainty with strengths-based, conscious leadership. A former Zalando leader and Gallup consultant, Shamin designs impactful corporate training and blends business acumen, coaching, and cognitive behavioral tools to boost performance without compromising wellbeing.

Kerry is an experienced Executive Coach with a background in Senior Leadership across Justice, Education, Events, and Professional Development. Since 2020, she has coached 100+ leaders globally, offering strategic insight and a safe space for reflection and change. With over 10 years of experience as a Director in high-pressure environments, she understands the challenges senior leaders face and provides tailored coaching to enhance performance and achieve a sustainable work-life blend. Her coaching is driven by unconditional positive regard and belief in untapped potential. Clients value her authenticity, fresh perspectives, and actionable strategies.

Jana is an ICF-certified Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with over 1,250 coaching hours and a Master’s degree in HR. She brings 15+ years of senior HR leadership experience from top-tier global firms, including a Big 4 consultancy and an international law firm. Since 2019, she has coached professionals and leaders through career transitions, leadership development, and workplace challenges. Known for her insightful, results-driven style, she helps clients clarify direction, step into leadership roles with confidence, strengthen collaboration, and communicate with impact.

With over a decade of experience in high-stakes corporate environments, entrepreneurship, and multicultural leadership, Naina specializes in helping high-achieving professionals confidently lead a life that aligns with their authentic selves. With over 1,000 hours of coaching and sound knowledge on neuroscience and human behavior, she coaches leaders to develop holistic skills to lead with purpose and clarity. She regularly conducts workshops and trainings for organizations to improve employee wellbeing and sharpen leadership skills.

Diana is an experienced, integrative leadership and team coach, ICF-credentialed at PCC level and certified in multiple coaching and psychometric tools. With 17+ years of global HR & OD experience across the UK, UAE, China, and Poland, she’s worked at firms like ChampionX, Ecolab, Sanofi, and Volkswagen. Diana helps clients find agency amid change and complexity, balancing challenge with support, so that they can look forward to Monday. Every Monday. In 2020, she was a finalist for the Oil & Gas UK Mentor of the Year award.

Richard Cannane is commited to promoting leadership skills for individuals & teams in a psychologically safe space. He began his career as a Global Logistics Manager at Trafigura. Promoted to manage their HR L&D, he introduced a coaching culture and stayed for 25 years. He has lived and worked in more than 40 countries and has delivered almost 2,000 hours of coaching.

Ashish Kolvalker is a Coach & Leadership Development Expert. He brings more than 18 years of Coaching, Consulting & Corporate HR experience. As a PCC from ICF, Ashish has more than 800 hours of coaching experience in Career Growth & Transitions, Executive Presence, Team Effectiveness, Top Talent, Women Leadership & Well-being Coaching. He also works as a Leadership Assessor & Facilitator, and in the past has held global roles with multiple MNCs & early-stage organizations. Ashish has lived & worked across two countries. He is also actively involved with ICF in research in the space of Coaching.

With cross-functional experience across HR, Sales, and Retail Banking, in dynamic sectors from Pharma to Technology, Srideep brings a uniquely informed perspective to leadership development. His global experience and personal transitions help him understand the power of inner games, multiple realities, and their profound impact on self-belief and business results. He creates environments where trust builds collaboration, reflection enhances self-awareness, and learning fosters tangible action and accountability.

Varinka is an executive coach with 25+ years of corporate experience, including 15+ in senior leadership. She helps leaders and teams thrive by anchoring change through connection, simplicity, and human impact. With sharp intuition, contagious energy, and a playful, no-nonsense style, she supports deep transformation. She’s coached 1,000+ clients, mentors coaches, speaks on mindset, and believes organizations succeed when people feel they belong.

Lia, a Master PCC Executive, Leadership & High-Performance coach, brings 20+ years of working with leaders across the US, Europe and Asia. Leveraging her experience as a corporate lawyer in Legal500 firms, she evolved into the realm of professional and personal development. She has 2800+ hours of coaching leaders and executives many from Fortune 500 companies. Lia is also a motivational speaker as well as a facilitator and trainer in Neurolinguistic Programming with an accredited coaching school.

Katia Triggiani is an Italian professional based in Germany with 26 years of experience in marketing and communication in global companies such as Microsoft and Amazon. She is a PCC coach (ICF) with 1,000+ hours of experience, focused on leadership and career development. Passionate about DEI and female empowerment, she studies neuroscience, NLP, and New Work, and is completing a Master's in Change Management. Since 2024, she is ICF Chapter Host in Munich.

Amal Barhoush is a certified Executive and Leadership coach with over 20 years of corporate experience. She partners with leaders at all levels to help them navigate complexity, lead with purpose, and grow into their full potential. Drawing on a diverse background in sales, marketing, HR, and strategic leadership, Amal brings deep business insight and a human-centered approach to every coaching engagement. Her approach is supportive yet challenging, helping clients stretch beyond their limits, empowering them to lead with clarity, confidence, and authenticity. Amal holds the PCC credential from the ICF, and she has more than 1400 hours of coaching experience.

Mike established himself as an HR Leader and Executive working at FTSE 100/250 companies and subsequently in the Fintech sector. For the past 10 years Mike has focussed solely on executive coaching and energising high performance teams. He is skilled in stimulating personal growth and his style is constructively and warmly challenging, facilitating client self-awareness and helping clients to build positive new habits to reinforce the change they seek based on the principles: That there’s always a way “None but ourselves can free our minds” Why do I (the client) want to change?

Elena, a Professional Certified Coach, brings 10+ years of management experience in the IT field and 750+ hours of coaching practice spanned over 10+ years. She works with leaders helping them to find the inner balance they need to lead effectively, plan strategically, create work environments where they and their teams can thrive, navigate change and at the same time keep the work-life balance we all need to be effective on the long run. She approaches every coaching session with a fresh mind, compassion and curiosity towards the person in front of her.