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Chris Merriman

Associate Director of Practitioner Services

Specialisms

  • Operational excellence

  • Shingo

  • Six Sigma

  • Lean Competency System

  • Cultural transformation

  • Leadership development


Industry expertise

  • Engineering

  • Manufacturing

  • Professional services

  • Aerospace

  • Automotive


Skills

  • Certified Shingo Facilitator

  • Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt

  • Chartered Engineer

  • Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology


Education

  • BA, MEng, Manufacturing Engineering Tripos (MET), Robinson College, Cambridge University


Experience

  • Chair of the Board of Trustees – Hospice Africa UK

  • Board Member – Catalyst Consulting

  • Principal Practitioner – The Manufacturing Institute

  • Independent consultant and coach



 


Chris brings his extensive global experience in business improvement to help companies deliver operational excellence, build organisational capability and increase effectiveness. An early adopter of process improvement methodologies, he has coached thousands to lean certification and led successful assessments and development programmes for organisations including GSK, Haleon, Prism Healthcare and Abbott.


As leader of Practitioner Services for Manufacturers Network, his team supports transformation and development as well as delivers expertise through recognised quality and improvement frameworks.


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