
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.