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Team Members

Ketan Varia
Director

Ketan Varia, founder of Kinetik Solutions, has over 25 years of Management and Consulting experience. He is focused on leading and guiding strategy and improvement programmes within an operational context.

Ketan has led over 30 change assignments, across ten countries, for a variety of FT Global 500 companies at Kinetik and in previous roles at Capgemini and Ernst & Young. He has managed project teams of up to 20 senior management staff. His extensive experience includes development projects with ADP, Abbey National, British Airways, BAE, Blind Veterans, EMI Music, Hertz, Office for National Statistics, Land Rover, Motorola, Port of Milford Haven, several NHS Trusts, Nations Trust Bank, Network Rail and Xerox.  

Ketan is a former non-executive director for The North West London Hospitals Trust, where he sat on their Audit and Governance & Risk Committees. He is a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transportation.

Ketan is an active volunteer in neighbourhood mediation, an engineering ambassador for the STEMNET and provides mentoring for members of the Prince’s Trust and the Institute for Electrical Engineering (IET). 

Ketan is the author of the book ‘The Art of Transformational Change – a handbook for leaders and managers’.  

James Crawford
Senior Consultant

James is an experienced Business Change Director and catalyst. His career has spanned the entire business change process; the identification of transformation opportunities, setting up complex programmes and leading third-party relationships and continuous improvement. He has served on the senior management team in five organisations in the commercial sector and not-for-profits.

The immediate impact of artificial intelligence (AI) is a particular interest, recognising that it will impact every team, organisation and sector. He employs a range of approaches to stimulate and deliver change, whether implementing new processes, teams or systems. Troubleshooting, project reviews, facilitation/training, org design and stakeholder management are also key.

James was the Conference Chair of the UK Deming Transformation Forum for ten years.

Christian Lucke
Senior Consultant

Christian Lucke is an economic graduate with over 20 years of experiences in consulting, training and coaching various companies in Germany and The Netherlands. His specialism is in process and quality improvement.

With clients from the healthcare and service sectors, the construction industry, public administration and retail, he has worked with companies such as Hertz, Compass Group and OBI.

Christian Lucke is a member of the international Association for Social Development.

Christian’s approach connects the improvement of processes and structures with the peoples’ learning processes, to create sustainable changes in the client organisation.

Ian Robertson
Senior Consultant

Ian has 16 years of consulting experience, and specializes in managing change and coaching individuals and teams to achieve both personal and business results. Recently, Ian has led a process improvement training and coaching intervention within the Americas Sub Business Unit of a global coatings company.

Ian has a BSc Hons in Mathematics and has a Postgraduate Certificate in Design, Manufacture & Management from Cambridge University. He is a qualified Six Sigma Black Belt and a certified NLP Trainer, and he has high capability in methodologies to improve process and personal performance.

David Thomson
Senior Consultant

David is a learning specialist who began his career in banking. After 10 years teaching and a period of professional research in Cambridge, he took a senior management role which involved significant and challenging change management, working up-front and in-depth with 50 staff – improving professional performance and achieving world-class standards in the field.

He has been providing training and consultancy on strategy thinking, effective leadership, handling conflict, organisational learning and change management since 2001 for clients in the NHS, Educational & Business arenas. He works with MDs, senior management teams and staff to inspire new ways of working.

David’s Cambridge MPhil is in implementing innovative change in institutions and highlights the fundamental role of the personal perspective in creating effective change. He is a member of the Society of Authors and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

Alan Clark
Senior Consultant

Alan Clark has 17 years of experience working as a consultant, coach and mentor with managers in the public, private and voluntary sectors. In the previous ten years, as a General Manager, he successfully built up a specialist distributor of engineering products.

Recent assignments have included projects on treatment pathway improvement and service user employability profiling in a multi-agency environment for the NHS National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse and analysis of trends in Quality Management for a consumer hi-tech multi-national. He is currently delivering Lean Six Sigma training in the insurance sector./p>

Alan is a chartered engineer and has been founding Chair of the Deming Special Interest Group at the Chartered Quality Institute for the last nine years.

Romeo St. Paul Effs
Senior Consultant

Romeo has over 15 years experience at a Senior Executive level in industry and consulting, in the areas of Supply Chain, Operations, Manufacturing, Corporate Strategy, Project Management, Consultancy, the 3rd Sector and Aviation. He has worked with some of the world’s leading companies, including Accenture, Air Jamaica, Caribbean Airlines, Caribbean Star, EC Express, Air Canada, ARC Systems, Rosslyn Analytics, Marks & Spencer, DHL, Change Capital, and MITIE. Throughout his career Romeo has always pioneered new and innovative ways to drive efficiency and excellence in the way things are done.

He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Transport and Logistics and the Project Management Institute.

He has a BSc in International Business and a dual MSc in Supply Chain, Finance and Trade and numerous other Executive and Leadership qualifications. He is an author and an international speaker and has developed numerous methodologies and techniques to drive change successfully and efficiently.

Lisa Cunningham
Senior Consultant

Lisa has over fifteen years experience as a consultant, including big 4 management consultancies specialising in transformation management. Her expertise includes communication, coaching and team optimisation.

She has worked with a wide range of organisations: global blue-chip companies such as HP, Nestle and Landrover; UK government departments, international NGOs and agencies; SME’s and micro- businesses. She has experience in manufacturing, logistics and consumer products in countries across the globe – particularly the UK, Europe and Asia.

Lisa has guided clients in using business process re-engineering to maximise value through focusing on and developing their people. She has an understanding and appreciation of the importance and impact of organisational and national cultures on business effectiveness.

Lisa has a BA Hons in Modern Languages, speaks fluent French and Italian, a good level of Japanese, basic Khmer and is developing Serbian language skills.

Jeewan Ramlugun
Senior Consultant

Jeewan is an expert in Senior Executive Development and organisation capacity-building.

His expertise is in implementing/facilitating seminars and workshops in legislative drafting, reputation & risk management, communication in crisis management, and leadership and management development. He is also proficient in design.

He has been a consultant to the African Capacity Building Foundation for 10 years, currently specialising in strategic studies. He is also a member of the African Think Tank Networks and a member of the African Community of Practice.

He holds the Chartered Fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development, Fellowship of the Chartered Management Institute, Fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts, and Membership of the Institute of Directors.

Jeewan has published in refered journals, in a university handbook, and in a number of poetry publications.

Richard Lee
Senior Consultant

A highly experienced and self-motivated consultant and senior leader with 20 years’ experience of driving successful strategic business improvement and change for global blue chip organisations.

Richard is expert at applying his skills in business analysis, change management and project delivery to drive improvements in effectiveness, efficiency and quality of service in a wide range of sectors and industries.

An accomplished trainer, with a proven track record of delivering results through others, applying excellent communication and interpersonal skills. A Fellow of the Chartered Quality Institute with a Master’s Degree in Quality Management.

Anjena Seewooruthun
Senior Consultant

Anjena Seewooruthun is a qualified change specialist and trainer with over 15 years of work experience in transformation projects. With a proven track record in project management and change management, she has led major change operations in the African and Southeast Asia regions for private and public entities.

She has experience managing change in digital transformation projects, business process re-engineering and organisational restructure across different sectors.

Working with different levels of the organisation, from the people impacted by change to the project sponsors, she co-creates customised change strategies with organisations. For a smooth transition to new ways of work, her focus is on the people side of change: it involves preparing, engaging, equipping, and supporting people to adopt changes.
Anjena is the author of the book “Facilitating Change: Connecting People to the Change”, available on Amazon.

Kruti Varia
Head of Finance & Resources

Kruti has been part of Kinetik Solutions since the conception of the company in 2007 and manages the back office operations including Kinetik’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Programme.

Kruti has 20 years of experience in the financial sector, specialising in the back office operations for SMEs including: designing of finance, payroll, HR, event and office management processes and IT support systems. As well as being in the finance sector, Kruti is an experienced event manager and has provided her event management skill to our seminars, forums and training courses.

Kruti has a degree in Economics and Finance, in addition to a Diploma in Payroll Management. She was a school governor at local primary school and currently giving her voluntary service as project lead to a community organisation to establish a children’s play area.

Gautam Pujari
Front End Developer

Gautam loves writing code in a high-paced and challenging environment with an emphasis on using best practices to develop high quality software that meets project requirements, budget, and schedule. He enjoys learning Graphic Designing.

Sanya Sowani
Social Media Intern

I’m Sanya, a part-time Social Media intern at Kinetik Solutions and a full-time strategic marketing student at Cranfield University. When I’m not crushing it in the marketing world, you can find me busting a move on the dance floor. I can also be found exploring new places and experiences.

I’m an extrovert at heart, and I love making new friends and learning about their unique life stories. Connecting with people and sharing experiences is what makes life exciting!

Ariba Baig
Client Engagement Marketing Intern

I am an undergraduate student at City, University of London, studying BSc Accounting and Finance and a Client Engagement marketing intern at Kinetik. I am passionate about learning and applying my knowledge to real-world situations and contributing my talents to a dynamic and innovative environment.

I love stracciatella gelato, mountains and enjoy exploring.

“At Kinetik there was always innovation, openness to new ideas and constructive feedback. Working with Kinetik taught me that there should be a continuous learning process for a company to grow, you just have to be open to change.”
– Burcu Atay

“Kinetik is a fantastic company to work for. They constantly work to foster an environment innovative thinking and open feedback loops. They allow for flexibility in how you achieve goals but expect pride in your work and well reasoned solutions. Kinetik is a hub of talented and driven individuals who love what they do.”
– Ludo Maguire

“The company always listening to people from all areas of the company, ensuring that innovative ideas can be fed through from a myriad of places. If you wish to see dedication, communication, passion, and results, look no further than Kinetik.”
– Jodie McIlwain

“Kinetik was a great team to be a part of – innovative, challenging, and always focussed on delivering real, lasting change to their customers. The wide range of backgrounds and areas of expertise on the team guaranteed that all aspects of solutions were properly thought-out and effective.”
– Matthew Gibson