Beverly Landais

Beverly read Humanities and Social Studies at Manchester. She qualified as a Chartered Marketer in 1996 and a Chartered Manager in 2013. She holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Business and Personal Coaching (2015). She is accredited as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coach Federation. She is also a Certified Positive Psychology Coach (WBI) and Certified Physical Intelligence Coach (The PI Institute).

In 2017, Beverly qualified with the British Psychological Society as a Certified Registered Test User for Psychometric Assessment for Occupational Use. She is certified as a Positive Psychology Practitioner and a Systemic Team Coach (2018 & 2019).

During her 30-year career, she worked as a senior marketing and business development professional and held leadership roles in the leg l, financial and insurance sectors, including at the board level. Beverly led the successful rebranding and repositioning of four different organisations. Her career includes posts as Head of Marketing at Lloyd’s of London, Head of Brand and Communication at Lombard Asset Finance, and Director of Marketing and Business Development at Baker McKenzie LLP (UK).

Beverly was CEO of Devereux, a leading commercial set of barristers, for five years, during which time she modernised, repositioned and rebranded the chambers. Awarded ‘Chambers of the Year’ at The British Legal Awards in 2013 and ‘Chambers of the Year’ at The Halsbury Legal Awards in 2013.
From 2013 until 2016, Beverly served as a NED on the Board of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). She also chaired the CMI External Affairs and Insight Committee.

Most recently, she led the internal coaching, marketing and business development function at Saunderson House, an independent firm of wealth managers. Beverly was a member of the Executive Committee responsible for strategy, operations and talent management.

She also chaired the Business Development Committee. Beverly was responsible for creating new branding and marketing strategy for the firm and a fresh approach to Corporate Social Responsibility.
During Beverly’s tenure, the firm was awarded the Gold Standard Award in 2016, 2015 and 2014 for Independent Financial Advice and the Money Marketing Awards 2016 – Best Investment Adviser.

Beverly has mentored, coached, and led numerous training programmes and workshops. She now runs her own business – Beverly Landais Executive Coaching – and works full-time as a coach, mentor, trainer and facilitator.