With a CV that the Times described as “takes some beating”, Hamish Taylor has managed to follow academic and sporting success with a very fast track career through a number of high profile business roles. In 2004 Hamish established his own company (Hamish Taylor Skills Exchange Network) which focuses on enabling organisations to achieve breakthroughs by looking outside their current environment. Processes, product and people development are all part of this mix. Hamish’s presentations are energetic, full of war stories from significant CEO level experience, always contain practical tools that audiences can take away and use and usually involve an interactive exercise to practice the Skills Exchange methodology. 

Hamish Taylor has managed to follow academic and sporting success with a very fast track career through a number of high profile business roles.

Hamish began his career with Procter & Gamble Ltd. From 1984 to 1900 he fast tracked through a variety of Brand Management positions culminating in responsibility for the household cleaner portfolio (Flash brands). Following this Hamish became a Management Consultant for PriceWaterhouse, Head of Brand Management at British Airways, Managing Director of Eurostar (UK) and Chief Executive Officer of Eurostar Group and Sainsbury’s Bank.

In 2004 Hamish established his own company (hamish taylor SKILLS EXCHANGE NETWORK) which focuses on enabling organisations to achieve breakthroughs by looking outside their current environment. Processes, product and people development are all part of this mix.

Hamish has spoken for a wide variety of organisations including Microsoft, RBS, BAA and Camelot. He has seen first-hand the benefits of looking outside standard industry practices in order to improve performance.

The Hamish Taylor Skills Exchange Network

Much of the content of Hamish’s talks use learning from managing brands in both goods and, more importantly, service markets and the tools that can be transferred. These tools can be applied to specific topics, including:

Making innovation happen
Taking the hearts & minds of staff (creating change through people)
Managing yourself as a brand
Creating compelling propositions
Building trust & partnership
Business development opportunities

Hamish’s presentations are energetic, full of war stories from significant CEO level experience, always contain practical tools that audiences can take away and use and usually involve an interactive exercise to practice the Skills Exchange methodology.
 

“One of the best presentations I have ever seen, let alone had the good fortune to chair” –
Chairman, Economist IT Directors Conference 2003

“Stimulating and fun to listen to…passionate and incredibly enthusiastic” –
Fortnum & Mason

"Dynamic and energetic messages; Hamish challenged our thinking and made us view some of our leadership issues as opportunities" –
Camelot

“Genuinely found extremely valuable” –
Bank of Ireland