Meet Beth Callen
A combination of senior leadership experience, deep organisational insight, and professional coaching and consulting training.
My Background
I began my career with a first-class degree in Modern Languages from the University of Cambridge and have lived and worked in both the UK and France. I am fluent in English and French and have spent much of my professional life working internationally.
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For over 20 years, I held senior HR and leadership roles in multinational organisations, primarily in the energy sector. I worked across operational and strategic functions—manufacturing, exploration, trading, finance, strategy, M&A, and alternative energies—designing and leading global organisational strategies in complex, matrixed environments.
Throughout my career, I have worked closely with leaders and executive teams, supporting them through business transitions, performance challenges, and relational dynamics. I have partnered with professionals at all stages—from early career to C-suite—giving me a grounded understanding of the realities of organisational life. I also navigated a significant mid-career transition myself, which gives me particular empathy for leaders considering ways to change or shape the next phase of their working life.
After leaving corporate life, I completed an MSc in Executive Coaching and have spent the last four years running my own coaching and consultancy practice. I focus primarily on one-to-one executive coaching, complemented by selective organisational consulting and leadership development training. I work as an associate coach for Hult Ashridge Center for Executive Coaching and I am a qualified Coaching Supervisor.
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As a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD, I continue to mentor other HR practitioners on a pro bono basis—a way of staying connected to the profession and supporting the next generation of leaders.
20+
Years in multinational organisations
1500+
Hours of coaching
50+
Countries worked/coached in