Our team

Different disciplines.
Shared responsibility.

Experienced executives and specialists, brought together around the work that needs to be done.

The Nil Plus Ultra team

Depth where the challenge demands it.

Our people bring experience of leading businesses, running functions and delivering complex change. That combination allows us to connect the commercial, financial, operational and organisational parts of an assignment.

A mandate may call for a single interim executive, a focused leadership team or specialist expertise alongside an existing management team. We agree the people and responsibilities around the needs of the engagement.

The proposed team and relevant experience are discussed directly with the sponsor.

Meet the leadership team.

Robert Fedder

Founder · Turnaround & transformation

Robert’s career combines senior operating roles, corporate turnarounds, performance improvement and technology venture building, alongside experience in major advisory firms.

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Amanda Browne

HR & organisational change

Amanda brings senior HR leadership to organisations navigating change, combining a broad people perspective with practical support for the executive team.

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Stephen Benzikie

Strategy, marketing & communications

Stephen advises leaders on strategy, positioning and communication when the stakes are high. His career spans investment banking, financial journalism and senior roles at Edelman and Bell Pottinger.

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Adrian Walters

Programmes & delivery

Adrian helps leadership teams deliver change, with clear priorities and close attention to progress and financial performance.

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Ludwig Schweikl

Technology & digital delivery

Ludwig connects business requirements with the technology needed to deliver them. His experience spans more than 25 years across web portals, mobile applications, ecommerce and IT operations.

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The team around
the team.

Our leadership team is complemented by a wider network of experienced colleagues and specialists. We bring them into assignments where their expertise will make a difference, drawing on established working relationships.

That gives us the breadth to build a team around the task—and the flexibility to adapt as the work develops.

Collective capability

Experience across the business.

The disciplines work together. Each engagement brings the relevant experience into a coherent plan and a clear working structure.

01

Executive leadership

Turnaround, interim general management, business direction and stakeholder alignment.

02

Finance & performance

Financial management, commercial analysis, cost disciplines and performance visibility.

03

Operations & commercial

Operating-model change, procurement, supply chain and commercial performance.

04

People & organisation

Organisation design, leadership, HR and the people dimensions of change.

05

Technology & digital

Digital business, technology-enabled change, online operations and systems expertise.

06

Programme delivery

Programme direction, implementation discipline and coordination across complex change.

What needs to change?

A confidential conversation is a good place to start.

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