New Appointment Capitalises on 50% Growth in Business

Berkshire Consultancy, an international management consultancy, has appointed Simon Axup as its new head of Change Implementation. Axup joins Berkshire from Evolve Management Partners LLP with a brief to continue the growth of the firm’s private sector business and help cement Berkshire’s growing reputation in the Change Implementation marketplace.

Berkshire Consultancy, based near Reading, provides services worldwide to private and public sector clients covering all aspects of organisational development and performance improvement. Defying the current downturn, the business has grown by 50% over the last two years and is set to grow 30% during this financial year.

Axup’s appointment reflects a growing demand from clients for Change Implementation programmes which help them react to current market conditions and adapt their business strategies for future growth.

Mike Robinson, a Director at the Berkshire Consultancy, commented:  “In the present climate our clients know they must maintain business-as-usual while planning and implementing complex responses to stay ahead of the game. At Berkshire Consultancy, we help clients to lead their own change initiatives with a focus on hard business results and an approach to partnering that complements our clients’ own capabilities. Simon understands these values perfectly. He is a fantastic addition to our team and will be a major benefit to our clients.”

As well as working with Berkshire’s many long standing clients Axup has a brief to grow the firm’s private sector client base. He comes to Berkshire with over twelve years performance improvement experience ranging from strategic operational restructuring to the implementation of continuous improvement methodologies. He has a track record of developing new accounts in industries including oil and gas, financial services, FMCG, manufacturing, public sector, retail and hi-tech.  He has also experience of a wide range of regions including Europe, Scandinavia, the Caribbean, the Far East, India, Brazil and Argentina.

Axup commented: “I am relishing the opportunity of helping to grow the business at Berkshire further and establishing the firm as the partner of choice with major blue chip organisations across all sectors. Berkshire is increasingly recognised as a significant player in the implementation market-space and is emerging as a force to be reckoned with. I am passionate about the use of major change programmes to develop capability and look forward to driving improved business results for our clients.”

Axup joins Berkshire from Evolve Partners LLP where he was a Partner and was responsible for developing a change implementation consultancy operating in three sectors and multiple countries in the Caribbean and South America. Prior to his position at Evolve, he held roles at Cap Gemini, Ernst & Young, ASDA stores and Sony UK.