Operational Excellence Board

The Operational Excellence Board is a self-selected private forum of business improvement leaders from companies operating in different UK and European service industry sectors, but with a primary focus on Financial Services.

Personal invitations are extended to senior executives who have an interest in Six Sigma and Lean and in sharing best practice in these and other process improvement methods on a completely confidential basis with their industry peers. The Operational Excellence Board is a non-commercial venture managed on behalf of the group’s Members and is entirely free from all vendors selling their "wares". Most other groups in this field meet as part of a seminar, conference or other body organised commercially. These are therefore usually sponsored by entities whose primary interest is in promoting their products and services. They also tend to attract participants at less senior management levels.

The Board’s aim is to create Europe’s leading Think Tank for senior management in this field. The objective is to hold private, invitation-only, meetings, where fellow leaders can exchange information, seek each other's opinions, and share their experiences confidentially without the prospect of consultants or others pouncing on them with "solutions". These invitations are strictly personal and may not be delegated to lower management.

The Board events will be discussion-based rather than "death by PowerPoint presentation". Each discussion will be led by a senior industry practitioner, who will first very briefly present his views and issues and then open the subject for group discussion. Board meetings will thus be restricted to a relatively small number of participants in order to allow for proper dialogue and detailed discussion of each topic. Equally, the size of the meeting will enable other matters to be debated as they arise, so that Members can also bring their own issues and views into the conversation. Each meeting will also provide the opportunity for private networking amongst the Members. Ultimately, though, since the Board exists solely for the benefit of its Members, the Members will determine how the meetings will be run.

If you are interested in receiving an invitation to become a Member of the Board or for further details, please contact Alan Noble, Managing Director, on

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