Lesley Coutts
Partner, Advisory - People Consulting
KPMG
With 20 years of global transformation leadership, Lesley drives people-centric change that delivers tangible business outcomes and significant value creation for clients across energy, oil, and gas, among other sectors. Her expertise encompasses optimizing financial frameworks, enhancing global business services, leading digital transformations, and implementing technology-enabled operating models.
Lesley consistently enables energy clients (IOCs and NOCs) to achieve strategic objectives by designing and implementing innovative operating models, substantially reducing operational costs, fostering new organizational cultures, and building robust internal capabilities for sustained change. She is adept at leading complex, global programs that forge leadership alignment, empower employees to embrace new ways of working, and unlock enduring value from transformation initiatives.
Her impactful experience includes spearheading global finance function optimization, orchestrating behavioural change programs across intricate stakeholder landscapes, and developing talent strategies that fuel long-term organizational growth. Lesley's commitment to embedding transformation ensures energy organizations not only adapt but thrive, becoming more agile, resilient, and future-proof in a disruptive industry.