About Us
taking assessment to the next level
Our Story
There is something remarkably unique about people.
Every individual we assess has their own aspirations and capabilities. They have a role to play in the life of an organisation, a contribution that is unique to them, and needs that should be understood and supported.
We help our clients to hire, identify and to develop high potential leaders, to foster an inclusive and diverse learning culture, and to ensure that they have the human edge.
That's who we are. That's what we do. We aim to do so exceptionally well.
Meet the Team
David
Founder of Touchstone Executive Assessment
Head of Assessment & Executive Coaching
David is an expert in psychometric assessment, having worked for most of his professional life with a top global firm of psychometricians. He is an Elected Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society and did his training in advanced psychometric theory and structural equation modelling at the Dept. Of Psychometrics at Cambridge University. He holds postgraduate and advanced research degrees in Cognitive Linguistics, and is a member of the Association for Coaching, the British Psychological Society and the European Association for Work & Organisational Psychology. He is a member of the IMD Switzerland coaching faculty and has worked on IMD programs for over 15 years.
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Stacey
Senior Talent Consultant
Stacey is a Senior Talent Consultant with a passion for and focus on talent assessment and leadership development. She has an undergraduate degree in Applied Psychology & Sociology from UCC Ireland, and a Masters Degree in Work & Organisational Psychology from Maastricht University. Stacey holds memberships in the British Association for Coaching (AC) and the European Association for Work & Organisational Psychology (EAWOP), alongside her certification and experience in many assessment tools including Hogan, Leadership Effectiveness Analysis 360 and the Individual Directions Inventory. She is a registered qualified test user with the British Psychological Society.
Farzana
Head of DEI Coaching
Farzana is a Work & Organisational Psychologist with 17 years’ experience in assessments for selection and development, and executive coaching. She is passionate about providing help and support to organisations and their people by using Organisational Psychology and Executive Coaching. She is a member of The Psychological Society of Ireland, The Association for Coaching and The European Mentoring & Coaching Council. She has extensive international experience as a senior HR professional with one of the largest global hotel chains. Farzana coaches professionals to enhance their leadership skills, to define and support their career objectives and to help organisations to embrace diversity effectively.
Stefanie
Executive Coach
Having worked for one of the largest global technology companies and a FTSE 250 company, Stefanie combines executive coaching with business and digital strategy advisory work. She has an undergraduate degree in digital media and a Masters Degree in Sports Science. She has also been awarded an EMBA from the Kellogg School of Management in Chicago. Her experience and entrepreneurial mindset fits well with clients who are seeking to drive innovation and to integrate leadership, strategy and technology effectively, and with start-up companies and venture capital clients who want to focus on early stage value creation.
Viviana
Executive Coach
Viviana is an Executive coach, Facilitator and Speaker who works with Senior Leaders to unleash their full potential, by supporting them in gaining awareness, navigating emerging issues and uncovering new perspectives to embrace meaningful change. She regularly coaches at IMD on several programs including High Performance Leadership (HPL). ICF certified, Viviana holds an Executive Master in Change at INSEAD, and a Master in Business Administration at LUISS University. Based in Lausanne (Switzerland), she has almost two decades of corporate experience in several senior positions in Leading Multinationals across three countries (Italy, the UK, Switzerland).
Kirsten
Strategic Partner, Mentoring
Kirsten is the founder and Chief Executive of our strategic mentoring partner company, KMP+ House of Mentoring. Based in Copenhagen, Kirsten founded KMP+ in 2000 and has grown her business through a remarkable journey of continuous evolution of the mentoring model, and an international reputation for excellence. She has a longstanding relationship with the European Mentoring & Coaching Council and has co-published numerous articles and white papers in association with EMCC faculty. Her experience in mentoring program design is world leading and is highly valued by international clients.
Pierre
Executive Coach
Based in Brussels, Pierre has led assessment projects all around the world, including North and South America, Africa and Middle East, Asia/Pacific and Europe. His education in coaching and leadership covers executive education in Leadership Development at Harvard Kennedy School (USA), HEC Paris (France), Oxford Saïd Business School (UK) and CTI (Spain). He studied coaching in London and is certified MCC (Master Certified Coach) and CPCC (Co-Active Professional Certified Coach). He holds a M.Sc. in Management from the Louvain School of Management.
Tamara
Head of Operations
A key driver of our success and a real asset for our clients. Tamara is a biomedical scientist by training, she has deep expertise in statistics and holds advanced research degrees in microbiology. She has worked on large scale international client projects both as an assessor and as a project manager. Her current role is to ensure the effective operational management of the business, ensuring that clients are well serviced and that quality levels are high and consistent.
Tony
Executive Coach
Tony is a Master Practitioner in Systemic Team Coaching, gaining his accreditation through extensive study at Henley Business School. He is an astute observer and brings powerful insights into organisational dynamics and political nuances. A long-standing and much valued member of the team, Tony brings his expertise to individual, team and career coaching. Tony has also served as a Non-Executive member of two Boards - Downs Syndrome Ireland and Lucca Leadership, a Social Entrepreneurship project - and has been a mentor for Social Entrepreneurs Ireland.