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The Helm Institute operates a deliberately selective partnership and faculty model, bringing together senior contributors, leading business schools, and experienced practitioners with operating experience across European and African contexts.
Contributors are engaged where their insight adds genuine depth, relevance, and practical value to leadership dialogue.
All faculty and partners are aligned to the Institute's philosophy: leadership grounded in sound judgement, credibility earned through experience, and execution shaped by real-world complexity.
FACULTY LEAD
Rob Taiwo
Rob is a senior strategy and transforma- tion leader with over 25 years of experi- ence operating at the intersection of lead- ership, strategy, and execution across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. His work spans FTSE 100 organisations, public institutions, and regulated ebrnviron- ments where decisions carry immediate operational, fi nancial, and reputational consequences. He held leadership roles in corporate strategy within leading European-head- quartered organisations, including Commerzbank (Germany), Capgemini (France), and Diageo (UK), before subse- quently serving as Managing Director of Phillips Consulting, one of Africa’s largest independent professional services firms.
Rob works closely with CEOs, boards, and senior leadership teams across Europe and Africa on strategy execution, culture change, and leadership under pressure. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute (UK), a recipient of the Guardian Impactful CEO Award, and a UN-backed MIPAD Futurist and Innova- tor Award winner. He lectures, mentors, and contributes regularly to global forums and media.