About Ambrose & Bell
Ambrose & Bell supports boards, founders and investors at moments where clarity is critical and the cost of getting it wrong is material.
The firm was established to bring senior operating judgement into situations involving growth, transition, restructuring or heightened execution risk — particularly where leadership decisions, operating model fit or transformation scope are unclear.
Ambrose & Bell’s work begins with board-level operating model diagnostics, assessing whether an organisation’s structure, leadership capacity and ways of working are aligned to its strategic intent and operating context.
Where appropriate, this diagnostic insight is translated into a clear transformation blueprint and, in select cases, supported through execution to ensure continuity between diagnosis, design and delivery.
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About the Founder
Ambrose & Bell is led by Stephen McCormac, a former Managing Director and statutory director with over 25 years' experience leading, scaling, and transforming professional services and technology-enabled B2B organisations.
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Stephen has held full P&L accountability at portfolio level ($80m at Infosys) and company level as Managing Director (Codit UK, 4× revenue growth). He has led turnarounds, growth programmes, and large-scale transformations—and worked directly with boards and investors across complex, multi-country environments.
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His background spans senior leadership roles at Accenture, Capgemini, Infosys, and Slalom, combining big-firm operating discipline with hands-on execution in mid-market and founder-led businesses.
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Selected experience includes:
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Unilever: €300m European transformation (PMO lead, 900 consultants)
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Diageo: Global sales transformation programme leadership
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O2: Automation Centre of Excellence (AI/RPA)
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Waterford Wedgwood: Germany operations turnaround
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Infosys: $80m global client portfolio (Unilever, Tesco, AB InBev, Nike)
Stephen holds a doctorate in engineering from the University of Stuttgart and an executive coaching certification from Henley Business School (EMCC Senior Practitioner).
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