The Leadership Team 

Karen Walker
Strategic Advisor, Client Experience

Karen has a background in senior operations and strategic transformation, helping household names such as first direct, Centrica and Virgin Media optimise the customer and people experience and improve overall business performance.  Karen currently works within the public sector as Director of MP Services, Strategy and Change for regulator Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA), where she is driving improvements to the customer experience and business processes to ensure seamless regulation and better outcomes for the taxpayer. 

Karen is also a Non-Executive Director at Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust.

Karen supports Gallop Executive in an advisory capacity, offering a valuable strategic perspective for business direction and client outcomes

Fiona Parker
Principal, Sales Support

Fiona has over 25 years experience in sales having spent over 21 years as a Recruitment Director for a successful high end boutique search business that specialised in FMCG, hiring for businesses including Coca-Cola, Molson Coors, Reckitt Benckiser, GSK and many other instantly recognisable global consumer brands. Fiona is currently a Director at a prestigious equestrian consumer goods organisation and travels globally securing contracts with some of the most well known figure heads in the equestrian industry and other high net worth clients. 

Fiona supports Gallop Executive in an advisory capacity to offer sales support where needed ensuring as much as possible that well rounded decisions are made in favour of delivering the best outcomes for clients. 

Myles Stuchbery
Head of client success

Myles is a trusted high performing colleague from Korn Ferry, and has been operating solely in the executive search space since he left university. Myles has experience of executive search in the large corporate world, as well as smaller niche boutique search businesses, operating in innovation and technology across industries including technology, industrial and consumer. Myles supported Hannah to deliver senior executive and leadership talent within the Customer Experience segment whilst they worked together at Korn Ferry. 

Myles has a Batchelor of Arts degree in Business Management, Marketing and Related Support Services, giving extra credibility, understanding and deep knowledge within Gallop Executive’s specialist areas, and also the wider professional services landscape. Myles is fundamental in ensuring superior delivery outcomes for clients, as well as supporting Gallop Executive to maximise the benefits of client relationships.