Paul Helmore, Coach-Facilitator-Sales Strategy

Paul Helmore is a career commercial leader and business strategist with over 30 years of experience in sales and marketing optimisation, commercial negotiations, team building, mentoring, and addressing organisational challenges.

Starting with eight years of service in the Royal Navy Paul transitioned to professional sales. He has since built a career spanning multiple international industries, with a strong focus on the energy sector. His extensive global experience includes building high performing commercial organisations, managing complex sales and leading consulting services. Paul has developed a keen understanding of cultural and regional differences while lead sales and marketing organisations ranging in size from a few dozen to thousands.

His previous roles include 21 years at Schlumberger, where he held diverse roles in major account management, operations management, product and technical marketing, sales, and training and development. He later served as EVP of Sales at Wood Mackenzie, pivotal in successfully selling the company to a private equity firm in 2023.

An alumnus of Harvard Business School, Paul holds an Executive MBA from the Program for Leadership Development (PLD 22) and has studied Behavioural Economics at Harvard. He is also a certified coach from Columbia University.