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Paul Thompson

Paul was previously a Managing Consultant for YSC, the UK’s leading firm of business psychologists. He worked with prominent FTSE 100 global clients and smaller enterprises across many business sectors and functions. From 2005 to 2012, he profiled and helped to develop over 1000 senior leaders. He coached colleagues as well as for clients, and managed talent programmes. 

From 2013 he continued with YSC as an Associate in the APAC region until its recent acquistion by Accenture. He also worked with Ottmann Global Partners, a German firm of business psychologists, supporting its clients in Australasia. In New Zealand he continues to work independently, while also being a Principal Consultant for Divergent & Co, and a Beachhead Adviser for New Zealand Trade and Enterprise.

He became a business psychologist after more than 20 years as a leader with international companies, latterly in Managing Director roles where he led executive teams and strategic change. His early career in blue chip marketing and export laid the foundations for gaining insight into people and applying it to practical effect. Selling ‘Old Spice’ around Africa at 22 was an ideal start. 

He has been a consultant to small and medium sized enterprises, focusing on growth and change.

Paul has MA, DipPsych and MSc degrees. He is a Chartered Psychologist through the British Psychological Society.

Morag McCay

Morag was an Executive Director on UK company Boards for 12 years. She built strategic propositions in large service businesses where people were core to the brand experience and which had challenging ambitions for growth. She led overseas business development in the USA, Japan and Hong Kong. She has had significant line leadership and change management responsibility.

She is experienced in attracting, developing and retaining talented individuals in home and overseas markets. She is skilled in workshop facilitation, team building and coaching. She is an accredited Hogan psychometric assessor.

Morag's original background was in consumer marketing. She has built powerful strategies on the foundations of new customer and market insight, and is skilled in communicating brand propositions to different cultures.

Morag has an MBA from Otago University. Her early and formative work experience was in New Zealand.

Morag is a Beachhead Adviser for New Zealand Trade and Enterprise. She has been a Director and Chair for leading New Zealand enterprises. She is Board Advisor for Wai Manuka and Manukora.