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Nicole Wakefield

CEO

London, England, United Kingdom28 yrs 2 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 30 years of consulting experience across multiple continents.
  • Expert in driving digital transformation and organizational change.
  • Trusted advisor to C-suite executives in diverse industries.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic leader in Financial Services and Management Consulting.

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Skills

Core Skills

Business TransformationOrganizational Design

Other Skills

Agile MethodologiesManagement ConsultingStrategyTalent ManagementChange ManagementProgram ManagementLeadershipStrategic PlanningHuman CapitalBusiness Process ImprovementBusiness StrategyOrganizational DevelopmentEmerging MarketsFinancial AccountingInvestment Banking

About

PwC’s Global Clients, Industries and Markets Leader and a Financial Services Partner, is renowned for her relentless focus on client success. With over two decades of experience across Asia, the US, Europe, and Australia, Nicki has consistently delivered transformative outcomes for her clients in industries such as Financial Services, Telecommunications, Mining, Public Sector, and Consumer Goods. Nicki's global experience allows her to navigate complex, multicultural business environments with ease, while her leadership is grounded in integrity, self-awareness, and a deep respect for diverse perspectives. Nicki is admired for her courage in addressing complex business challenges, her compassionate leadership, and her ability to foster trust. She leads with resilience, guiding teams through periods of uncertainty and change with steady resolve. Her pragmatic and hands-on leadership style has made her a trusted advisor to C-suite executives across multiple continents. Her expertise lies in driving digital transformation by aligning organizational and people strategies with business objectives. She specializes in organizational design, leadership, culture, and HR—areas crucial to successful digital and business transformations. Recognized as one of the leading strategic thinkers in organizational change, Nicki excels at turning high-level business strategy into actionable, people-focused solutions on a global scale.

Experience

28 yrs 2 mos
Total Experience
7 yrs
Average Tenure
9 yrs
Current Experience

Pwc

4 roles

Global Clients & Industries Leader

Promoted

Jul 2024Present · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Recognised as one of the leading strategic thinkers of complex organisation and people change, Nicki is admired by her clients as a practical, hands-on advisor and implementer.
  • She has spent her career focused on the execution of business and technology strategy through helping clients make it real for their people. With more than 30 years of experience in consulting and industry, Nicki has worked with clients in industries as diverse as Financial Services, Telecommunications, Mining, Public Sector and Consumer Goods. Nicki’s specialisation is in the organisation and people components of business transformation and reinvention—specifically, organisation design, leadership, culture and people.
Agile MethodologiesManagement ConsultingStrategyTalent ManagementChange ManagementProgram Management+31

Global Advisory Clients and Markets leader | Global Financial Services | Client Relationship Lead

Jul 2022Jul 2024 · 2 yrs

Global Advisory Financial Services Leader | Client Relationship Lead | Digital

Promoted

Jun 2020Jun 2022 · 2 yrs

South East Asia Management Consulting Leader

Feb 2017May 2020 · 3 yrs 3 mos

Deloitte

3 roles

Partner- SEA Human Capital Leader and APAC Strategic Change Consulting Leader

Feb 2014Jan 2017 · 2 yrs 11 mos

  • Partner- Human Capital Consulting leader

Partner- Australian Human Capital Consulting Leader

Promoted

Dec 2006Jan 2014 · 7 yrs 1 mo

USA Human Capital Consulting Director

Aug 2002Nov 2006 · 4 yrs 3 mos

Macquarie group

Office of the CFO- Special Projects

Jan 1998Nov 2000 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Australia

Pwc

Senior Consultant

Dec 1995Dec 1997 · 2 yrs · Australia

Education

UNSW

BA — Economics

Jan 1991Jan 1993

University of Wollongong

MBA — Strategy

Jan 1994Jan 1995

Yale University

Introduction to Psychology

Jan 2020Jan 2020

University of Sydney

Positive Psychiatry and Mental Health

Jan 2020Jan 2020

Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

Executive Education

Sep 2025Nov 2025

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