



Paul Dawson
Value Partner - Consulting
A seasoned consultant that has unlocked strategic thinking for clients including Virgin Atlantic, John Lewis, Tesco, and Barclays by creating the conditions where teams move forward with confidence. Now guiding people-first enablement programs, strategy and building the capability within teams that makes transformation stick.
Paul unlocks strategic thinking within client teams and turns it into momentum. He brings the perspective of someone who's worked across nearly every sector imaginable whilst maintaining a maker's mindset. He's spent decades proving that transformation works best when you create conditions for confidence first, perfect plans second. From Director of Product at John Lewis Money to leading Virgin Atlantic's digital work for over a decade and building one of Europe's most effective user-centred design teams, Paul's achievements also include:
Built Europe's leading user-centred design team, earning Forrester recognition
Led critical breakthrough digital projects for household brands like Tesco, eSure and Virgin Atlantic including the redesign of Barclays online banking
Led Digital Innovation as Director of Product at John Lewis Money
Designed key innovation programmes for brands like Time inc, Abellio, News UK and Landsec
Led the development of new lean product and service development approaches at some of the UK’s most well known financial services, media and retail companies.
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