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Executive coach
Ayo Adegbiji

Ayo is a Global Executive Coach and Leadership Development Architect with three decades of diverse professional experience. He has worked with Executive MBAs, senior leaders and professionals navigating career-defining transitions and stepping into higher-impact leadership. Having built and reinvented his own career across multiple industries and functions - including senior roles at Accenture, GSK, and Coca-Cola HBC - he brings something rare to the coaching room: the lived experience of someone who has sat where his clients sit, made the hard calls, and navigated the pivots that defined his own trajectory.

He has partnered with senior leaders and professionals from over 40 countries, supporting talent from organisations including Google, Amazon, Blackstone, JP Morgan, BNP Paribas, Morgan Stanley, BNP Paribas, Medtronic, Newton BioCapital, SWO, UNICEF, NHS, and Saudi Aramco.

Ayo's coaching practice is integrative, drawing on systemic frameworks to create lasting behavioural change. His facilitation style is engaging, interactive, and anchored in real-world application — making him a sought-after presence in executive education and leadership development programmes.

Location: UK (Global clientele).
Languages: English
Business Sectors: Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Non-Profits, Energy , Telecommunications, Public Sector, FMCG, Pharmaceutical, Management Consulting
Levels: Senior professionals, new and emerging leaders, C-Suite leaders

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Accreditations:

  • CMI Level 7 -Award in Leadership Coaching and Mentoring

  • ILM Level 5 - Certificate in Effective Coaching and Mentoring

  • EMCC - European Mentoring and Coaching Council — Certified Practitioner

  • Master's Degree - Human Resources Management

  • Psychometric Assessments Tools - MBTI | Hogan Assessments | Korn Ferry 360 | Strengthscope

Recent Coaching Experience:

  • Supported the professional and leadership development of a Principal at a USA-based Private-Equity firm, leading to promotion and progression to Managing Director position.

  • Supported growth and development of the Scientific Director of a Brussels-based Venture Capital firm leading to increased presence, impact and promotion to Partner.

  • Worked with a France-based senior legal professional to gain career clarity, meaning and direction as a legal entrepreneur.

  • Supported a Switzerland-based senior professional through change and career transition.

  • Supporting a Senior Director of a massive European online marketplace through role and organisational change.


 

What clients say about Ayo
"

In less than one hour you understood me. You are very good at triangulating information - a very experienced professional….

R&D Global Alliance Director

Italy

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It's useful to work with someone who has the know-how, experience, and skills — someone you trust who can help you develop an action plan to get to where you want to go.

Marketing Director

Greece

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Ayo made me feel relaxed and comfortable. From the first session, I believed my learning experience was excellent.

Senior Healthcare Professional

UK

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