Ed Sparkes, Client Executive Director – Head of Change
With 17 years of consulting experience across LACE and Accenture, Ed is a senior change leader who helps organisations navigate complex, high-stakes transformation with clarity, creativity and confidence. He has worked across Energy, Media and Government, supporting clients throughout Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
Ed has led multiple major organisational change programmes including restructures, relocations, acquisitions, outsourcing, and large-scale AI adoption and optimisation.
Outside of work, Ed is an avid traveller and aspiring professional sunbather.
Skills
- Change Management
- Complex HR Transformation
- People Experience and Solutions
- Marketing and Communications
- Programme Management
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