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Barry Bloch is a global Board and Executive leadership expert with over 35 years’ experience advising Boards, CEOs, and Executive leadership teams. His career spans both Board, C‑suite and consulting roles in complex multinational environments, focused on leadership and top team effectiveness, organisational performance and transformation. He brings deep expertise, demonstrated by a long record of guiding clients and organisations through strategic change.
Professional Focus
- More than 35 years’ experience in Board and Executive leadership and consulting for over 90 organisations in over 55 countries
- In-depth expertise in Board and Executive assessment, development, effectiveness, coaching, strategic facilitation, and succession across the private, for-purpose and public sectors
- Extensive background in leadership development, culture and organisational development, talent management, and diversity and inclusion
- Strong track record in implementing complex, enterprise‑wide transformations, strategic initiatives, and M&A integrations
- Substantial Board experience, including Chair and Non-Executive Director roles
- Lecturer at various universities on Industrial and Organisational Psychology and Human Resources Management at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels
Business Expertise
- Special Board and Executive Adviser across multiple organisations and industries on Board, CEO and Executive assessment, coaching, succession, leadership and top team effectiveness, and talent development
- Chief People Officer, including Health, Safety and Wellbeing, and Head of Organisational Transformation in complex, large-scale public and private health care organisations
- Chief People Officer in global, multi-billion dollar, engineering services organisation
- Chief Operating Officer for large-scale mining and infrastructure contracting business accountable for People and Culture, Health, Safety, Environment, Quality, Supply Chain, Information and Operations Technology, Community Relations and Internal Communications
- Group head of leadership, people and organisation development for global, multi-billion-dollar mining and resources organisation
Additional Expertise
- Board and Executive Leadership Consulting
- CEO and Executive Succession and Talent Development
- Leadership, Organisational and Top Team Development
- Board and Executive Leadership Coaching
- Organisational Transformation, including post Mergers and Acquisitions integration
- Human Resources Management
Areas of Expertise
Education & Certifications
- Master’s degree in Industrial and Organisational Psychology from University of Cape Town
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial and Organisational Psychology from University of Cape Town
- Previously registered as Industrial and Organisational Psychologist in Australia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom
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