Sarah Schol
Lane End,Buckinghamshire
Summary
Executive coach with extensive HR, talent and transformation experience. Demonstrates exceptional adaptability, creativity and curiosity to enable individuals and teams to reach their full potential by harnessing strengths to maximise engagement and inclusivity, while fostering innovative solutions and continuous growth.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Director/Executive Coach
Flexology Ltd.
Buckinghamshire
10.2014 - 03.2025
- Company Overview: Consultancy practice with a focus on coaching and developing strengths to optimise flexibility, wellbeing and performance in the workplace.
- Client projects include coaching individuals and teams across a wide range of organisations from boutique to large multinationals in a variety of sectors, including technology, pharmaceutical, beauty, financial, manufacturing and FMCG, to increase self-awareness, capability, engagement, inclusivity and performance.
Associate Learning Consultant
Gallup
01.2024 - 03.2025
- Company Overview: A global analytical and management consulting firm dedicated to helping create exceptional workplaces and engaged customers.
- Assignments to date has been coaching clients and teams to understand and leverage their strengths using CliftonStrengths to increase overall performance, engagement and wellbeing.
Associate Consultant
EY Lane4 Management Consultancy
09.2014 - 12.2023
- Company Overview: A management consultancy based in the UK focused on helping organisations around the world reach their fullest potential and build sustainable competitive advantage through individual and team development.
- Specific work to date has been co-production and delivery of workshops for clients undertaking large transformation projects and embedding culture change.
HR Vice President, Great Britain
Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd.
04.2008 - 06.2014
- Company Overview: Now Coca-Cola Europacific Partners.
- Overall responsibility for leading the HR commercial business partner function in Great Britain, (5000 employees).
- Coaching support for the GB Executive Team.
- Key Achievements: Leadership of a major change programme in 2012/3 to support significant restructuring (-260 jobs) and digital transformation to drive efficiency and effectiveness of the GB business unit (2500 employees).
- Design and delivery of the People strategy for the London 2012 Olympic Games in partnership with the Coca-Cola Company, focusing on delivering 'Personal Best Performance' as one Team GB.
- Creation and implementation of a diversity and inclusion plan with priority given to increasing women in leadership, (+11% over 3 years) and ethnic minority groups in the workplace.
- Leadership and development of 10 HR business partners, following new model implementation, (previously 180+ in HR team prior to restructuring).
- Redesign of the labour relations strategy in GB to enable better relations with employee representation partners and facilitate smooth change management efforts, (over 15 major change projects undertaken during tenure without business interruption).
- Employee engagement increase of 18% in three years supported by a strong coaching and development programme.
- Facilitation and leadership of the people development strategy for a transformation agenda in the GB Business Unit to profitably increase sales to £2bn over 5 years (20%).
- Successful implementation of a new HR delivery model in Great Britain as part of a global transformation project.
Director of HR Transformation – Europe
Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd.
02.2007 - 04.2008
- European responsibility for creating and leading a project targeted at transforming the HR function from a generalist approach, to the Ulrich model globally and contributing to a projected £20m saving.
- Full global HR benchmarking study undertaken with Hackett and a successful transformation proposal accepted by the board.
- Recruitment, engagement and development of the European HR Transformation team of five and SME's to drive ambitious project delivery schedule over 2 years.
- Coordination of global tender process for the recruitment of implementation delivery consultants.
- Design and delivery of process workshops to engage business and HR leaders in transformation and restructuring of people workflows enabled by new SAP technology, (80% reduction from original 750+ base processes).
- Coordination of the organisational design to support the new HR organisation, which delivered a 30% reduction in headcount.
- Design of the change management programme to support successful delivery of the transformation.
Head of HR – Corporate Functions
Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd.
08.2003 - 02.2007
- Development and implementation of an integrated HR strategy across Corporate Functions.
Head of Human Resources
GAME Stores Group Ltd.
07.1999 - 07.2003
- Responsible for the overall HR and training function for 3500+ employees across 450+ retail outlets UK, Sweden, France and Spain including Corporate Head Office and Distribution Centre.
Corporate Recruitment & Training Manager
GAME Stores Group Ltd.
06.1995 - 07.1999
Personnel Officer
GAME Stores Group Ltd.
12.1993 - 06.1995
Various Management Roles
McDonalds Restaurants Ltd.
East Finchley, London
09.1991 - 12.1993
Education
Advanced Gallup Strengths Coaching Certification
Gallup
London 12.2016 - 12.2016
Certified Gallup Strengths Coaching Certification
Gallup
London 12.2014 - 03.2015
Graduate - Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
Farnborough College of Technology
Farnborough, Surrey 01.1993 - 01.1995
Volunteer Work
- MS Society, Independent Committee Member – Nominations and Remuneration Committee, 01/01/25, present
- MS Society, Vice Chair – Board of Trustees, 01/01/20, 12/31/24
- MS Society, Board Trustee, 01/01/18, present
- MS Society, England Council Chair, 02/01/16, present
- MS Society, England Council Member, 01/01/11, 01/31/16
- Adab Trust, Board Member, 09/01/08, 10/31/17
Accomplishments
Scholarship to study Flute and Piano 1982 - 1990
Guildhall School of Music and Drama (Junior Exhibitionist) - Barbican London
Timeline
Associate Learning Consultant
Gallup
01.2024 - 03.2025
Advanced Gallup Strengths Coaching Certification
Gallup
12.2016 - 12.2016
Certified Gallup Strengths Coaching Certification
Gallup
12.2014 - 03.2015
Director/Executive Coach
Flexology Ltd.
10.2014 - 03.2025
Associate Consultant
EY Lane4 Management Consultancy
09.2014 - 12.2023
HR Vice President, Great Britain
Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd.
04.2008 - 06.2014
Director of HR Transformation – Europe
Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd.
02.2007 - 04.2008
Head of HR – Corporate Functions
Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd.
08.2003 - 02.2007
Head of Human Resources
GAME Stores Group Ltd.
07.1999 - 07.2003
Corporate Recruitment & Training Manager
GAME Stores Group Ltd.
06.1995 - 07.1999
Personnel Officer
GAME Stores Group Ltd.
12.1993 - 06.1995
Graduate - Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
Farnborough College of Technology
01.1993 - 01.1995
Various Management Roles
McDonalds Restaurants Ltd.
09.1991 - 12.1993
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