Ian Kerr

Founder

Ian’s career has spanned over two decades helping leadership navigate growth from “Start Ups” to Fortune 100 companies. Ian is the creator of the AGILE DRIVE VALUE Leadership program. He brings a rich blend of operational and consulting experience to clients including:

  • 16 years as a senior international strategy, market and customer executive with Guinness U.K, The Coca-Cola Company Asia/Pacific/Middle East, Gillette U.K and Cadbury Schweppes Australasia

  • 2 years as a market strategist with Andersen Consulting

  • 3 years as Vice President responsible for global strategy with a U.S.A. based N.G.O. operating in 15 countries

  • 2 years as a Director with KPMG Australia

  • 6 years building a Strategic Leadership Learning firm

  • Ian has worked across a broad range of sectors including management consulting, medical services, architecture, legal, advertising, alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages, cosmetics, I.T. and a variety of N.G.,O’s

  • Over the past 25 years Ian has worked in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Canada, U.S.A , South Africa and Costa Rica

  • In terms of executive education Ian has completed:

    • Led three brand/business transformations with Gillette U.K, Guinness U.K, and The Coca-Cola Company South Pacific Division (Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and Pacific Islands) applying The Breakthrough Organisation Transformation U.K . methodology

    • Customer Management Development Program, The Coca-Cola Company Worldwide, 1 year development program leading a cross cultural team to asses and develop a customer management program to address Middle and Far East ( M.A.F.E. 41 countries) needs. 3 months in the U.S.A. attending in house retail universities - Kroger, 7-11, Burger King combined with developing cross cultural leadership skills. 7 months assessing M.A.F.E. markets and developing/presenting recommendations to the President The Coca-Cola Company Worldwide

    • Strategic Retail Marketing Program at Babson College, Virginia, U.S.A. (ranked the number 1 college for entrepreneurs in the U.S.A.)

    • Three year program at the ADIZES Institute, California, U.S.A. ( ranked in the top ten instituitions for organization transformation in the U.S.A.)

  • Ian also has Bachelor Degree in Business Marketing from the David Syme Business School, Monash University, Australia