Steve Hinton BSc CEng MIMechE

Executive Chairman of QED

t: 01302 761222

e: steve [at] qedconsulting.co.uk

Steve is the Chairman and owner of the business and focuses his client work on senior level coaching and high level consultancy projects.

He has had a varied and multi-faceted career. He trained as an engineer and worked in manufacturing management and then general management. His entrepreneurial spirit emerged in 1987 when he led a buyout to form a new engineering group in the rail sector. After running that company for 6 years, the desire to do something different again asserted itself and he was one of the founders of QED Consulting.

He has a First Class Honours degree in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College and he is an NLP Business Practitioner. He is a Fellow and past Chairman of the British American Project, a transatlantic leadership development and networking organisation.

Steve is an experienced consultant who works with Chief Executives, Managing Directors, Senior Executives and other leaders. He brings a combination of wide business and consultancy experience and excellent interpersonal and coaching skills. He has a particular expertise in the whole field of business support, enterprise and entrepreneurship. Steve’s style is challenging, practical, business focused and very effective. He helps to stimulate and embed deep changes in behaviour and performance – transforming clients’ personal and business achievements.

Married to Michèle, with three grown up children, he spends his spare time sailing his catamaran. A passionate runner, Steve has taken part in numerous marathons and swears by the problem-solving and de-stressing clarity that a good run provides. With such a healthy outlook on life, we often turn a blind eye to his weakness for the occasional bacon sandwich.

John McIvor OBE S.R.CH., M.I.H.S.M

Non Executive Director

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e: johnmcivor [at] qedconsulting.co.uk

John is currently the Chief Executive of Lincolnshire Primary Care Trust (PCT). He is a highly experienced NHS manager and has worked across all areas of the NHS during his career. His current interests include the role of Health in Economic Regeneration and the future development of Primary and Intermediate care. He brings a powerful insight into the public sector to the QED Board.

Stephen Rutherford BSc CEng MIM

Non Executive Director

t: 01302 761222

e: stever [at] qedconsulting.co.uk

Stephen is currently the Chairman of Bridon International based in Doncaster. The company is part of the FKI Group and Steve has responsibility for all steel, wire and rope operations worldwide. He brings outstanding international business experience to the Board.

Steve North

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e: steven [at] qedconsulting.co.uk

Steve obtained a degree in Business Studies from Northumbria University. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1976 with Coopers and Lybrand (now PriceWaterhouse Coopers).

Steve has over 33 years experience working in the Engineering and House Building Sectors at a senior Financial level. He worked for 20 years in a number of roles within the Bridon Group of Companies latterly as Finance Director of Bridon International. In 1998 Steve was appointed as Finance Director of Ben Bailey Plc.a Yorkshire based House Builder which was quoted on the London Stock Exchange. During his period of office Ben Bailey increased significantly its Turnover, Operating Profits and Share Price. The improvement in performance led to a Takeover of the company in 2007.

Steve joined QED in 2007 as a Part Time Finance Director with overall responsibility for Financial Control and Systems.

Steve has been married to a teacher for 35years and has two adult daughters. His daughters have not followed Steve into a career of Finance but are following a Legal career. Steve spends a lot of his spare time playing golf (very badly) and watching a great number of sports.