Education / Training / Certifications

  • Master’s degree from London School of Economics

  • Certified Master Coach, Behavioural Coaching Institute (2006)

  • Advanced Professional Practice Certificate in Mentoring Senior Executives, Oxford Brookes University (2006)

  • Ontological Approaches, Newfield Certified Coach (2010)

  • Accredited Professional Executive Coach, Association for Coaching (2013)

  • PCC, International Coaching Federation (2013)

  • Advanced Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring, EMCC (2013)

  • Systemic Team Coaching, AoEC (2014)

  • Somatic Certified Coach, Strozzi (2014)

  • Systemic Team Coaching & Constellations, Ashridge Business School (2016)

  • DiSC, Hogan, Firo B, Leadership Circle 360, 15PF+, Enneagram, Harthill Leadership

  • Facet5, AEM Cube, Team Accelerator, Lencioni for Teams, Psychological Safety for Teams, Leadership Circle for Teams, Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument

 

Languages

  • English

Neela Bettridge PCC, MSc

Location: United Kingdom

Neela Bettridge, PCC, MSc, is a seasoned executive coach with over 20 years of experience supporting senior leaders and teams across Fortune 500 and FTSE companies. Drawing from a background in commercial leadership and sustainability consulting, she helps clients lead with greater purpose, resilience, and strategic clarity. Her approach blends pragmatic business insight with somatic and holistic methods to create deep, lasting behavior change—especially during periods of complexity and transformation.

Neela’s coaching has helped executives enhance their leadership presence, navigate political landscapes, manage conflict, and accelerate career growth. She’s particularly known for empowering women leaders, guiding executive transitions, and aligning teams around purpose and accountability. Her client list includes GSK, HSBC, Microsoft, eBay, UniCredit, and the British Army. Neela holds a Master’s degree from LSE and is accredited in multiple coaching and psychometric tools.

 

 

Notable Engagements

  • In the insurance industry, Neela coached a Chief Underwriting Officer into a CEO role over 12 months, helping him build executive team capability and revise the company’s strategic plan. The result: a 10% profit increase and improved employee engagement.

  • In the banking sector, she helped a struggling Board clarify roles, values, and accountability, transforming a politically tense environment into one with stronger performance and talent retention.

  • In the technology space, Neela supported a UK-based CTO transitioning into a global leadership role, enhancing his stakeholder management and leadership presence, which led to high engagement scores and praise from the CEO.

  • In the pharma industry, she coached a VP of Global R&D through strategic transformation during uncertainty, resulting in her promotion to President and a 15% profit uplift.

  • In the mining sector, Neela guided a CFO in managing complex stakeholder relationships and communication, enabling a CEO-led transformation initiative to gain buy-in.

  • Within FMCG, she designed and led a program accelerating senior women into leadership roles, successfully promoting 4 out of 5 participants.

Specialties

  • Career Development
  • Collaboration
  • Confidence
  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • Empowering Others / Delegation
  • Executive Presence
  • Fostering Teamwork
  • Managing Conflict
  • Political Savvy
  • Self-Development / Self-Insight
  • Strategic Leadership
  • Vision and Strategy
  • Women in Leadership

Client List

Neela has coached senior leaders across a wide spectrum of global organizations. Her Fortune 500 clients include Apple, Bank of America, Chase, Goldman Sachs Group, Johnson & Johnson, JPMorgan, Microsoft, PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble, Verizon Communications, Walt Disney, Walgreens Boots Alliance, and Wells Fargo. She also brings deep experience with FTSE companies such as Barclays, BG Group, BHP Billiton, BNP Paribas, British Airways, the British Army, BP, Canopius, Chubb, CISCO, Columbia Threadneedle, Dentsu, eBay, East West Railways, the Financial Conduct Authority, Generation Investment, GSK, Haleon, HS2, HSBC, Lloyds Markets, Macquarie, Marsh, Nestlé Purina, Roche, SABIC, Skanska, S&P Global, the Tony Blair Foundation, UniCredit, Willis Towers Watson, and WWF.