The archangelica™ faculty

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Her passion is enabling people to thrive and excel. She has almost 30 years work experience in a variety of roles within the Financial Services industry (Retail Bank, Commercial Bank, Learning & Development, Customer Experience, UK and Global roles) which has equipped her with a wealth of knowledge and expertise, relevant at all career stages. 

She is an expert facilitator, mentor, career coach and DISC certified and accredited to deliver assessments, with a gift of creativity, and innovation which she uses to always seek out opportunity to empower and enable others through the design and delivery of accelerator diverse talent programmes.  

Fiona is the CEO and Founder of FD2I a diversity, equity and inclusion consultancy working with organisations to enable them to move from diversity to inclusion with a strategic, holistic, evidenced based approach.

 She holds a post graduate qualification in HR and a degree in Law, with hands on experience of leading and growing the diversity & inclusion agenda for HSBC one of the largest global banking and finance service organisations in the world, including  first Global Head of Employee Networks, and leading HSBC UK as the first Head of Diversity and Inclusion to name a few.   All experiences which have led her to successfully lead her own business with tangible impact for clients.

Fiona comes from a place of  humility, lived experience and from doing, which she pays forward by passing on proven techniques, practical know how as a business leader, and entrepreneur.  She is a speaker, thought leader, a DEI practitioner who combines both business and passion with leadership and inclusive leadership specifically. 

Fiona is a WB Directors (previously Women On Boards UK) presenter and ambassador and uses her strategic, risk and business knowledge and acumen to serve as a Non-Executive Director on 2 boards, a  Chair of the People & Culture Committee, a Trustee and member of Advisory Boards.

Tom is an executive coach and organisational development expert with extensive leadership experience from a long career in leading people functions and operating at c-suite level. 

Tom  understands the challenge facing executives and senior leaders and is adept in exploring systems, strengths,  development areas, and relationships to encourage positive cognitive and behavioural change. 

He is passionate about inclusion and supports organisations to improve their cultures and leverage the opportunities diversity brings.

Tom has extensive corporate experience

 Lisa  has been working in the diversity and inclusion space for over 10 years. With a background in financial services and telecommunications, having a wide variety of roles in customer experience and leadership prior to moving into the DEI space. 

Lisa is experienced in leading inclusion strategy and making change that you can measure, that people can see as well as feel. Lisa has proven track record of making impactful change in driving inclusive culture as well as improving the diversity demographics.    

She is passionate about enabling people to achieve their personal and professional goals, mental health and wellbeing, employee engagement, inclusive communications, employee networks and an advocate and change maker for the LGBTQ+ community.

Jax has deep experience spanning 3 decades and 4 continents within Global organisations.  

She has led teams, transformed P&L's and improved customer outcomes within HSBC, 

Barclays, Lloyds, ANZ and Ambank.
 

Jax is an experienced retail banking strategic executive with a tenured and proven track record of
developing sustainable customer solutions, driving innovation to improve regulation and building succession programmes that build sustainable diverse talent pipelines.  She is adept at building highly engaged, agile teams that collaborate to drive the business agenda to another level.

She has a wealth of global experience in executing transformational change management deliverables with design and implementation of organisational culture shifts and organisational design changes. Jax builds strong business visions and executes the strategy to deliver sustainable results, innovative change and builds market share growth.
 

Jax has a degree in Creative Arts and a post graduate degree in Corporate Management.
These two things seamlessly come together and give Jax her edge - creativity combined with the ability to deliver and execute. Jax has been trained extensively in change management methodologies , that have given her depth of capability to drive operational challenges, mitigate and manage risk, whilst delivering efficiency gains that result in long term shareholder return
 

Jax is an accredited Focalpoint Business and Executive Coach, certified in the Science of
Well-being , is Certified Mentorloop qualified , accredited to deliver DISC/EQ assessments
and accredited to coach Positive Intelligence . Jax has hosted many external panel
discussions, led regulator and union meetings, facilitated team days, hosted development conferences and delivered keynote addresses.
 

Jax brings a strong sense of confidence and energy to her work. Having lived and worked
across the globe, Jax has an innate ability to work adaptively within the fabric of organisations and
cultures to deliver the desired outcomes. She boldly but thoughtfully challenges and drive leadership accountability, ensuring that improved performance outcomes are at the heart of her transformations.

Cheryl is an accomplished Communications and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Director with a distinguished career in financial services, publishing, and pharmaceuticals. She brings a wealth of experience in delivering profitable propositions while driving Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives.

As the Head of Client Success at Lumorus, Cheryl has spearheaded transformative projects, placing a strong emphasis on CSR, DEI communications, and large-scale organisational change. Her collaborative approach has significantly enhanced employee engagement and satisfaction, leading to the successful implementation of DEI and communication strategies across startups and billion-pound enterprises.

Cheryl's strategic leadership is further exemplified by her pivotal role as the Chair of the Advisory Board at CandidateX. At Bonhill Media Group, Cheryl served as Editorial Director of DiversityQ, a leading DEI platform. She drove significant readership growth and established a robust subscription base, managing teams effectively to deliver substantial thought leadership, governance, event sales and enhancing employee engagement through internal DEI strategies.

Cheryl holds certificates in strategic management and leadership and strategic DEI. She is a certified cultural competency delivery lead, executive coach and mentor.  Her BA in Broadcast Journalism further complements her extensive professional expertise.

Cheryl is dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace environment, aligning perfectly with Lumorus's mission to drive positive change through innovative DEI strategies and comprehensive client success management.