Phil has worked in financial services for over 30 years, having first qualified as an accountant at Eagle Star, before moving to KPMG. After five years of working for the consultancy in Europe and the Middle East, Phil moved to RBS/ NatWest Group to run the mortgages, collections and recoveries team. After 12 years Phil became Global Head of Anti Money Laundering for the RBS/NatWest Group with teams in the UK, Poland, Singapore, USA and India, a position which he held for eight years. Phil then set up his own financial crime consultancy FS101, which supported large organisations navigating the choppy waters of regulatory change. FS101 was acquired by P2 Consulting in 2015. Phil originally led the financial services practice at P2 before becoming CEO in 2019.

Key driver
Delivering business value to our clients and watching our people learn and develop.

Having qualified as a chartered accountant with PwC over 25 years ago, Barry held a number of roles in FTSE 100 group finance departments. He then headed the European finance function for a retail outlet village developer before becoming financial controller for a major private security company with global operations, including a presence in Iraq and Afghanistan. Next Barry became European Finance Director at British Car Auctions and then spent six years as COO of an engineering firm specialising in oil and gas. Barry moved to become CFO of P2 Consulting in 2018.

Key driver
Being part of a strong team with a common purpose and seeing our reputation in the industry grow.

Richard has 20 years’ experience of operational and commercial roles. From early in his career running large delivery teams in Europe, he moved into the UK technology sector. An experienced, entrepreneurial business leader, he has worked with several fast-growing technology companies, helping them grow from exciting start-ups to successful technology and digital brands. At P2, Richard works with clients to steer them through a journey of digital transformation. He also oversees the growth of the P2 brand, consolidating the firm’s position as a challenger consultancy.

Key driver
“Anyone will tell you I am about keeping things as straightforward as possible. There’s so much needless complexity in our industry and P2 does a great job of cutting though the noise, making us easy to work with.”