Niamh is the Chairman and Founder of First100™. Niamh set up the company in 2004 in response to an observation that the first 100 days represented a significant opportunity for leadership performance acceleration.

Niamh is responsible for strategic oversight and shaping of the First100 company, and also works as a First100™ Coach to our senior clients at Chief Executive level. Niamh's career background includes working for 8 years as a strategy consultant with Accenture and 2 years as a financial services headhunter in the City of London.

This experience provided Niamh with the right platform for creating the First100™ offering and establishing a premium 'first 100 days' offering. Niamh is also the author of ‘Got Promoted? Get Promoted (Again): your first 100 days’, the first in a series of inspired books on the theme of accelerated leadership success.

Fiona joined the team in early
2009 as Global Marketing Director. Having previously held international Marketing roles in the US and the UK, including Marketing Manager for Europe at John West Foods and Senior Brand Manager at Northern Foods, Fiona brings a wealth of experience in the area of brand development.

In a short time she has successfully implemented new branding and positioning for the First100™ brand, as well as viral and mainstream marketing communication campaigns.

Fiona holds a Bachelor of Commerce honours degree and has subsequently attended executive education at London Business School. Fiona also brings a strong international perspective to First100™, and is involved in senior marketing operations in the UK, US, Ireland and Europe.

Fiona took over as MD of First100 in June 2011 and is based in New York City.

Garrett is our Senior Consultant and brings a wealth of experience from his background as Head of Regional Sales at BT, ensuring a style of delivery that is grounded in commercial realism. He manages the team of First100 Consultants globally.

Garrett specialises in working with leaders in blue chip organisations as they assume a new role, and has worked with over two hundred senior executives in their first 100 days since joining First100™ in 2006.

Alongside a Bachelor of Commerce honours degree, Garrett has also received qualifications from the Harvard Business School, and holds a coaching qualification from the Tavistock Institute London. Garrett excels in guiding individuals through career change events, and in aligning teams on a shared vision.

Kirk Joined First100 in November 2011 as Commercial Director.

Kirk brings a wealth of wide-ranging commercial experience to First100, including four years heading up the Microsoft Account at FTSE100 firm De La Rue plc, the world’s largest commercial security printer and paper maker.

Kirk then worked in internet and publishing start up’s, corporate trading, and, since 2005 as a consultant advising and supporting organisations during periods of transition.

These included running a large-scale multi £m efficiency programme for Daimler-Chrysler, Managing Director of one of England’s nine regional Business Links and Chief Executive of an environmental technology support services organisation.