Paul Heugh is the Founder and CEO of Skarbek a boutique consultancy specialising in strategy execution. Over the last 13 years Paul has developed an arsenal of talent in Skarbek working with leading companies across the globe to help deliver their most important initiatives.

Prior to Skarbek, Paul spent 22 years at GSK in roles spanning sales, marketing, business development and strategic projects. He played a key role in the establishment of the Future group, GSK's global brand innovation power house.  His last seven years were on the global leadership team of the consumer healthcare business where he was responsible for the cross functional management of all strategic projects from global new products to M&A integrations and transformational change.

Paul commenced his working life in the British Army which shaped his understanding and ability to lead through uncertainty, complexity, fog and friction.  Skarbek is notable in having amongst its people distinguished Generals and senior diplomats.

Over the last several years Paul has written and lectured on strategy execution at leading universities including INSEAD, King’s College London and Manchester Business School. He is a thought leader and conference speaker on project execution.

In 2021 he was the inspiration behind and architect of the book “Making it Happen” in which writer Rebecca Stephens portrays a collection of twelve people’s journeys of strategy execution spanning multiple sectors from education to the arts, business to government, entrepreneurs to activists.

General Stanley McChrystal described the book:-

“An incredibly valuable read. Making It Happen: Lessons from the Frontline of Strategy Execution does just what the title implies – bringing the hard-earned experiences of soldiers, diplomats, educators, and business executives into useful focus for those facing the challenge of translating clever strategies into reality. Practically structured and entertainingly written, it is a compact university-level course in leadership.”