Imtiyaz Foolat
Professional Experience
Director and Lead Coach at Imtiyazfoolat, a consultancy and coaching provider specialising in Inclusion & Diversity leadership development
23 years of corporate experience working in change, operations and business leadership roles
Led and delivered change programmes focused on operational efficiencies, strategy development and team effectiveness
Headed a multimillion-pound commercial insurance business through engaging and leading large numbers of people serving thousands of customers for over 7 years
A business leader primarily who found a calling towards Leadership & Development and now facilitates, coaches and develops other leaders
Expertise
Associate Certified Coach – International Coach Federation
Advanced Facilitator – Sheppard Moscow
Internal Leadership Coach – Aviva
Systems Thinking Practitioner - Aviva
Six Sigma Black Belt - Centrica
BA Human Resource Management – DeMontfort University
Major Achievements
Set up and operationalised a professional global coaching faculty within a major global financial services organisation
Designed, facilitated and coached on talent development programmes to improve gender diversity at senior levels in the insurance industry
Coached and facilitated senior leadership teams on Leadership Accelerator partnership with Heidrick & Struggles
Developed a bespoke coaching programme aimed at supporting ethnic minority professionals navigate into senior leadership roles
Designed and delivered leadership interventions to create inclusive cultures and build the necessary skills in leaders through my own inclusivity models
In partnership with other consultants, delivered interventions that built coaching skills in leaders for better performance conversations driving growth and capability