Jean Pousson
Jean is a management consultant and trainer with over 30 years of experience advising boards in 36 countries on finance, strategy, and governance.
Business Experience
Originally from Mauritius, Jean Pousson brings over 35 years of management consultancy, training, facilitation, and coaching experience to the table, having worked in well over 35 countries.
His formative years were in banking with Barclays Bank (15 years in Retail and Corporate Banking) where he spent many years assessing risks of small to medium sized businesses and Corporates.
He was also with the UK TSB Banking Group for a few years where his last appointment was Group Director of Studies responsible for providing academic leadership to the Group.
He has Board experience (Executive and non executive) and has been involved in well over 100 Board Effectiveness Reviews as an evaluator. The organisations have ranged from mid sized businesses to larger entities.
Professional credentials and training experience
Jean holds a business degree from the University of Witwatersrand (South Africa), a business Diploma from the University of Warwick Business School,and is a Certified Associate of The South African Institute of Bankers.
He also holds the Institute of Directors Certificate and Diploma in Company Direction. He was twice voted “Lecturer of the Year” for UK Finance the professional body of the asset finance industry in the UK. In a typical year Jean will interface with approximately 500 company directors and about 8 to 10 Boards. He has written many articles and made a number of book contributions by writing specialised chapters.
His banking career of assessing risks in businesses across a wide spectrum of different industries has made him well qualified to conducted many strategic reviews. He has also undertaken numerous strategy facilitation assignments with Boards and executive teams. He brings a practical feel to his lectures born out of continuing experience and has been known to make his courses fun and lively.
Past clients have included Daimler Financial Services , Lloyds Banking Group, Paypal, Mercedes Financial Services Group, The Banks Group, and many clients under the auspices of Euromoney Learning and The Institute of Directors. He is also a regular contributor Vistage the San Diego based world’s largest network of Chief Executives.
