Stuart is a Partner and Head of Development at Pearn Kandola. He is a chartered occupational psychologist with a strong background in management development, leadership and coaching. Before joining Pearn Kandola, Stuart worked for a specialist management development consultancy and was a senior manager within the HR Strategy business group at Deloitte.

At Pearn Kandola, Stuart has been the lead psychologist and project director for a number of our most significant assessment and development projects, including the development of recruiter training for London Underground and the identification and development of potential Directors and Partners for PwC. He has also directed a number of major international projects, including redeveloping recruitment processes for Total (Nigeria) and running Executive and Senior Management Development Centres for Sara Lee/Douwe Egberts across Europe, the US and Asia. Stuart has particular experience of the retail, oil and finance sectors and specialises in identifying leadership talent, developing potential through one-to-one coaching and designing innovative development methodologies.

Stuart is a co-editor of The Selection and Development Review and regularly contributes commentary to the national press. He has recently featured in articles in the Guardian, The Sunday Times and The Times, as well as making regular contributions to the HR press.