Mark Jacobs

Mark graduated from Brighton University with an MSc in Business Technology and has progressed through industry from international sales to management and directorship roles.

Mark has been delivering the Mdina programmes since 1999, developing teams and individuals from board level to operational personnel across a range of industries and market sectors including:-

• Industrial
• Process Automation
• Property management
• PR & Advertising
• Manufacturing
• Telecommunications
• Information Technology
• Local Authorities
• Electronics
• Legal

Passionate about training and development, Mark believes that the programmes (where appropriate) need to be conducted in an open, lively environment that blends enjoyment and the learning to enhance the overall development.

Steve Tarr

Following an engineering apprenticeship Steve progressed into the sales arena and by the age of 24 was a Sales Director of a large blue chip company.

While in this position he identified the need for a bespoke training programme for his staff but at that time was unable to find a company who provided this type of service. So Steve decided to invest heavily in his own development to fill the gap in the market place and subsequently went on to form his own training and development company in 1980.

Since then Steve has successfully delivered bespoke training programmes and has developed people at all levels, across a wide range of industries in the UK and abroad, currently enjoying an average tenure of seven years with each client.

Steve’s development sessions are lively (as applicable), interesting and participative and whilst achieving the objectives for the client, delegates are surprised how enjoyable training can be!

Sue Catchpole

Sue Catchpole started her career in banking and progressed through the finance world in lending, financial services, sales, sales management, marketing, training and development to national training management.

From board level to operational personnel, Sue has been carrying out consultancy and delivering training and development for 15 years. Sue has covered a wide range of industries and marketing sectors including:-

• New Home Developers
• Financial Services
• Education
• Banking
• Building Societies
• Manufacturing
• Retail
• Music
• Insurance
• Logistics

Sue’s passion and enthusiasm for her work is directed towards helping people to develop and grow, assisting companies or organisations to achieve their objectives. The content of the programmes and her style of delivery ensure that people understand how to apply the learning back in the “real world”.

Lisa Griffiths

Lisa is a professional trainer with 15 years experience of personal and organisational development and corporate management. Her experience comes from delivering training solutions in a number of blue chip organisations.

Her main focus is to improve customer experience and therefore a company’s reputation by developing the skills of the customer facing employees.

Her specific areas of interest are sales team development, customer care training and presentation skills. She has worked in a range of industries and market sectors including:-

• Property management
• PR & Advertising
• Manu
• Education
• Retailing
• Energy supply

Lisa is passionate about training, all her programmes are a carefully blended mix of knowledge coupled with enjoyment and learning that can be used in the real world.

Andy O’Callaghan

Andy O’Callaghan was awarded a BA Degree in Physical Education and Business Management & Administration from Leeds University in 1990.

After graduating, Andy spent two years teaching physical education and English as a foreign language in Madrid, Spain.

On his return to the UK, Andy spent 12 years in the Private Health Club sector (including experience at management level in Esporta, David Lloyd Leisure and Fitness First), managing teams as diverse as Fitness, Sales and Marketing, Food and Beverage and Reception, which has given Andy an invaluable insight into team dynamics and leadership.

An Accredited Belbin and SDI Facilitator, Andy also has an ILM Leadership award.

Andy has worked over the past 5 years with a number of companies, (see sectors below), advising them on change management, leadership, integration and team dynamics, as well as managing over 300 events for one of the UK’s leading teambuilding companies.

• Telecommunications
• Government
• PR and Advertising
• Professional Sports
• Electronics
• Social Housing
• Financial Services
• Voluntary Sector
• Logistics
• Pharmaceuticals
• Property Development
• Education

Andy is passionate about personal development as a means to make businesses more successful.

Alex Galea

Alex Galea graduated from The University of Malta with a BSc in Engineering and has progressed through industry into sales and project management.

Before joining Mdina Partnership, Alex managed a team of project managers who lead cross functional teams from various departments including design, manufacturing, operations, purchasing, logistics and quality.

Since then Alex has successfully delivered bespoke training programmes that mix theory with practical experience, meeting the needs of both the organisations and the individuals involved.

He has also provided on the job project management consultancy and assisted organisations to improve their project management capability, through training and development of their own project managers.

Alex believes that the sessions can be more interesting and participative by creating a welcoming and lively environment, and whilst achieving the objectives of the client, training becomes a memorable experience for all the delegates.