Campbell Macpherson Speaker

Campbell Macpherson Keynote Speaker

  • Author of The Change Catalyst, UK Business Book of the Year
  • International expert in leadership, influence and change
  • Former Strategy Director at Zurich and senior global adviser

Campbell Macpherson's Biography

Campbell Macpherson will inspire your leaders to master the most important leadership skill of them all – the ability to lead successful change. He will inspire your people to master the most important life skill of them all – the ability to embrace change.

Campbell Macpherson is an international leadership and change expert, Executive Fellow of Henley Business School and award-winning author of four books, including ‘The Change Catalyst’, 2018 UK Business Book of the Year.

His client list includes some of the largest organisations in the world (BNY Mellon, T Rowe Price, Invesco, Mazars …), national firms (Howden Insurance, Shoosmiths, UK Police …), local businesses, real estate companies, tech companies and associations large and small.

His executive career spanned decades and includes Senior Adviser to the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Strategy Director of Zurich, HR Director of a 1000-person FS firm, Marketing Director of Virgin Wines and an eCommerce entrepreneur. He still holds the dubious honour of being the worst pilot ever to make it through to jets in the Royal Australian Air Force.

Campbell enables leaders to lead with influence, build extraordinary leadership teams and create extraordinary leaders of change – starting with themselves.

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Campbell Macpherson's Speaking Topics

  • Change is inevitable. Successful change isn’t.

  • Leading in a world of change

  • The power to change

  • Leading with Influence

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Why Book Campbell Macpherson as a speaker?

  • He helps leaders master change, equipping organisations to lead transformation with clarity, confidence and impact.

  • He translates complex change challenges into practical frameworks that enable teams to embrace and deliver change successfully.

  • He brings decades of executive experience across strategy, leadership and transformation in global organisations.

  • He is an award-winning author and Executive Fellow at Henley Business School, shaping thinking on leadership and change.

  • His insights help organisations build influential leaders, strengthen teams and create cultures that thrive in change.

Videos of Campbell Macpherson

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Books by Campbell Macpherson

You Part 2 cover
You: Part Two
The Change Catalyst
The Power to Change

Comments & Testimonials

“Campbell is a dynamic, engaging presenter. Never frightened to challenge his audience, always focused on delivering useful and insightful material with the ability to make the listener think. You never forget a Macpherson presentation.”
James Hay Group
“Unique ability to blend humor with deep insights into strategy and change leadership”
PwC
“Campbell is an engaging public speaker who conveys his passion for the subject. He uses tangible examples to illustrate the topics and his key skill is that he manages to make complex topics accessible.”
Roland Berger
“Campbell is authentic, warm and engaging and this translates extremely well to the stage where I witnessed him build a fantastic rapport with the audience and capture their attention from beginning to end with great presence and energy. I would have no hesitation recommending him as a keynote speaker for your event.”
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