John MacLeod

Professional Focus

• More than 40 years’ leadership experience across global technology, mobility, entertainment, digital media, and consumer businesses, including large multinational enterprises and high‑visibility consumer brands
• Advisor to CEOs and boards of public, private, and growth‑stage companies on growth, transformation, leadership effectiveness, and organizational performance
• Expertise in leadership development encompassing executive coaching, succession planning, leadership assessment, organizational effectiveness, and executive team performance
• Extensive experience leading global organizations through innovation, international expansion, digital transformation, and major business change
• Board director and committee chair with governance, compensation, audit, and advisory experience across public, private, multinational, and joint-venture environments.
• Public speaker and facilitator on leadership, executive development, organizational effectiveness, and high‑performance teams

Business Expertise

• Founder and Principal of Meridian Leadership, a leadership development, strategic advisory, and executive coaching services firm
• CEO, Founder and Chairman of Rivet360, an enterprise digital engagement platform serving organizations such as Deloitte, General Electric, and the Associated Press
• Executive Vice President, Global Marketing, Products and Strategy at NAVTEQ (acquired by Nokia); helped scale NAVTEQ from a high‑growth navigation business to a $1 billion global enterprise, culminating in its NYSE listing and subsequent $8.1 billion acquisition by Nokia
• Vice Chairman of NAV2 China, a joint venture of NAVTEQ and China NavInfo supporting automotive and navigation technology development in one of the world's largest mobility markets
• Senior Vice President of Development at Sony Pictures Entertainment; led retail entertainment and location-based entertainment initiatives in New York, San Francisco, Berlin, and Tokyo.
• Vice President of Financial Planning, Disney Resorts at Walt Disney Company; held other executive roles at Disney Theme Parks and Walt Disney Imagineering; provided support for the opening of EPCOT Center and financial leadership for development of Disneyland Paris

Additional Expertise

• Leadership Assessment & Development
• Executive Coaching
• Organizational Effectiveness
• Succession Planning
• Growth Strategy
• Technology
• AI, Software & Digital Platforms
• Automotive & Mobility
• Consumer & Entertainment
• Private Equity & Venture Capital