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ABOUT US
Marie Brannan
Marie is a Certified Personne de Confiance en Enterprise (PCE), Executive Coach, and Well-Being Specialist with a background in Finance and over 25 years of experience in international and corporate environments. Throughout her career, she has built a reputation for fostering confidential, trust-based relationships and guiding professionals through complex workplace challenges.
Over the past decade, Marie has dedicated her work to executive coaching and workplace well-being, partnering with individuals and organizations to build resilience, enhance communication, and successfully navigate both professional and personal transitions.
- 25+ years in international and corporate environments
- Extensive experience handling confidential and sensitive matters
- Designs and delivers workshops in Assertiveness training, Effective Communication and Stress Management & Resilience
- Dual UK and Swiss Citizen, in country for 25 years
- Independent consultant
Education and certifications
- Certified PCE – Personne de Confiance en Entreprise by Chambre Suisse de Personnes de Confiance en Entreprise (CSPCE)
- PCC (Professional Certified Coach) with over 5000+coaching hours and accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and a certified Executive Coach, accredited by the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC)
- Certified Neurodiversity Coach by International Association of Therapists (IAOTH)
- Certified Hogan Assessment Consultant
- Certified DISC practitioner
- Diplomas and Certificates in Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy, and Stress Management & Resilience (Hypno-CBT®). Qualifications are accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) and International Stress Management Association (ISMA) respectively
- Qualified Chartered Accountant by Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS)
- BA Hons in Economics, University of Strathclyde, Scotland.
Wendy Perben
Wendy is a Certified Personne de Confiance en Entreprise (PCE) and experienced international business leader with over 25 years of experience in multinational, corporate and entrepreneurial environments. Throughout her career, she has led and developed teams across countries and cultures, building extensive experience in people management, mentoring and navigating the realities of complex international organisations.
In leadership roles with General Mills, Häagen-Dazs, Polaris and Nord Anglia Education, Wendy regularly supported her teams through conflict, performance difficulties, stress, career concerns, challenging team dynamics and organisational change. She has also managed sensitive employee situations including difficult performance conversations, interpersonal conflict, restructures and redundancies, working closely with employees, managers and HR.
Having lived and worked in eight countries across five continents, Wendy brings a strong cross-cultural perspective to her PCE work and an understanding of the particular challenges employees can face when working outside their home country, culture or language.
- 25+ years in international and corporate environments
- Extensive people-management, mentoring and team-development experience
- First-hand experience managing sensitive and complex workplace situations
- American, French and Swiss citizen, in country for 20 years
- Independent consultant
Education and certifications
- Certified PCE – Personne de Confiance en Entreprise by Chambre Suisse de Personnes de Confiance en Entreprise (CSPCE)
- MBA, Harvard Business School, with a focus on international business
- BA in International Relations, Claremont McKenna College
International Perspective
Long-term expatriates in Switzerland with firsthand experience with multicultural workplaces and adapting to a new culture and country.
Independent & Confidential
Qualified to navigate sensitive workplace situations with impartiality, discretion, and strict professional confidentiality.
Professional Experience
Certified PCEs drawing upon decades of previous work experience within multinational organisations in Swiss romande.
How can we help?
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