Philip has started his role as an Industrial Tutor on the ISMM MPhil course in the 2024-25 year.

Philip is the founder and Managing Director of Leading with Lean, a Consultancy Service which provides companies with a People-centred approach to Business Transformation.

Until late 2023, he was Senior Vice President, Operational Excellence at GKN Aerospace, the world’s leading multi-technology tier 1 Aerospace supplier and previously Vice President, Continuous Improvement & Intelligent Automation at Travelport, a leading Travel Commerce Platform. Prior to that he held several senior Lean Leadership roles within Royal Philips, most notably Head of Continuous Improvement for Philips, Head of Continuous Improvement for the Consumer Lifestyle sector, and Head of Operational Excellence, Accounting Operations. Philip was the lead author of the Philips Lean Excellence Model.

Philip has over 30 years of business experience in leadership roles spanning the customer value chain, in Industry Leading Companies such as GKN Aerospace, Philips, Gillette, and Travelport. During this time he has built up an impressive reputation in Lean Leadership practices and is a regular speaker at industry conferences.

He studied at Manchester Metropolitan University, Warwick Business School, and the University of Pennsylvania (Wharton School).

Leading Lean by Living Lean: Changing how you lead, not who you are; is his third book, following the Axiom 2020 Business Book Awards Bronze Medal winner, The Simplicity of Lean: Defeating Complexity; Delivering Excellence and the success of Leading with Lean: An Experience-based guide to Leading a Lean Transformation.