Why clients choose to work with Quantic
Deep knowledge and expertise
Our consultants have held senior management positions in a wide range of industries, successfully driving growth and building capability. We have first-hand experience of the challenges that modern brand-owners face.
Practical and relevant solutions
We know that theory doesn’t unlock growth. We are practical people who know what a relevant and realistic solution looks like. We create practical solutions and usable tools that help on the job and create lasting impact.
An international point of view
Every year, we work across 6 continents for some of the world’s biggest brand-owners. This experience gives us a truly global perspective on how major organisations think and work and the challenges they face in a hyper-connected, yet disconnected world.
Immersed in our clients’ culture
Every organisation is different and we see every kind. Clients regularly feed back that Quantic succeeds because we take the time to really understand how their organisation ticks. The biggest compliment is when our clients’ staff think our people are employees of the same organisation.
We’re on it – real world connected
It’s our job to be fully connected to today’s reality – the shifting trends, shopping habits and market moves that define the world we’re operating in.
Enjoyable to work with
Often expertise comes with a big attitude. Quantic’s client feedback tells us that our clients value our helpfulness, humility and above all personal commitment.
Expert team
Tony Stratton – Chairman – tony@thequanticgroup.com

Duncan MacConnol – Director of Consulting – duncan@thequanticgroup.com
A specialist in identifying future growth, Duncan revels in delivering clear, tailored solutions, connecting commercial functions and aligning Consumer, Shopper and Customer strategies. Working with global market leaders and challenger brands, Duncan’s style delivers cross-functional excellence. His commercial passion has led to him being both a speaker and chair at conferences spanning Australasia and Europe. When in the office Duncan leads the company’s quest for the perfect Pop Master Quiz score. When outside of work, his quest to catch the perfect brown trout and to regularly watch a consistent England cricket team are as yet unfulfilled ambitions.
Karen Beddows – Managing Director – karen@thequanticgroup.com
An energising expert focussed on building capability, who can often be found pedalling at speed around Shropshire or further afield in warm climes. Karen has a proven ability to profitably unlock growth drivers across categories, channels and customers through unlocking the capability of both the individual and the organisation in a sustainable way.Fmc
Dave Turnbull – Associate Consultant – dave@thequanticgroup.com
The Springbok in the team with the caps to show for it having played Hockey for South Africa. Dave is an experienced international manager who has held executive positions in Unilever, opened consulting practices in Europe and Latin America and successfully led strategic and operational commercial growth programmes.
Sonia Johnson – Director of Consulting – sonia@thequanticgroup.com
An experienced international consultant with a proven track record of improving business performance across Marketing, Category, Channel and Sales. Sonia thrives on supporting people and teams to perform to their potential leading to bigger commercial results. Our “chef” Sonia’s always cooking up something but rarely sticks to a recipe preferring a more “personalised” approach so you rarely get the same thing twice!Fm
Steve Hildebrand – Director of Consulting – steve@thequanticgroup.com
A commercially minded consultant with 20+ years’ consulting experience from working around the globe and hailing originally from Australia. Steve loves unlocking opportunities to address mental and physical availability which functions can really get behind and bring to life for consumers, shoppers and customers. If you want to know about category strategy, shopper marketing, (fast cars or golf!), Steve’s your man.
Dorian Dacie – Director of Consulting – dorian@thequanticgroup.com
An experienced international consultant, Dorian has worked with numerous clients on category strategy, category leadership, revenue management, customer development and talent development. His expertise lies in understanding the needs of each client to develop bespoke, pragmatic solutions that build capability and drive tangible results. Free time finds Dorian racing around after his children or out and about cycling in rural Oxfordshire!
Jon Norbury – Associate Consultant – jon@thequanticgroup.com
A marketing executive and lifelong Chelsea supporter with extensive experience of successfully building brands for blue chip consumer product companies. Delivers exceptional growth and profitability improvements by developing game changing category strategies. Jon’s experience spans health and beauty, consumer durables and household brands and he’s seen life through a supplier’s eyes whilst being based in Tesco.
Al Forbes – Associate Consultant – alf@thequanticgroup.com
An astute retailer who has had held executive positions within buying, merchandising, marketing and store operations. Al leads change programmes that deliver sales and profit growth. Al’s international retail background is complemented by extensive consultancy experience. A true Scot with a love for the wild outdoors and mountaineering, Al is always up for a personal or business challenge.
Angela Groom – Associate Consultant – angelag@thequanticgroup.com
Angela is an experienced sales trainer across all levels, categories and channels with experience gained in many countries. Angela delivers great learning that sticks and helps sales people get better commercial results. That’s when she’s not “down on the farm” mucking out or helping with lambing.
Dave Jordan – Associate Consultant – davej@thequanticgroup.com
A creative, hands-on senior marketer who has successfully led some of the biggest brands in FMCG retailers and suppliers. Dave has multi-category international experience in developing and implementing innovation, marketing and category strategy. When he’s not working, Dave spends time on two wheels both on and off road or tinkering around with various old vehicles.
Jane Holstein – Associate Consultant – jane@thequanticgroup.com
A truly global consultant, Jane leverages her proven success leading business start-ups and driving market and business performance across several continents to help diverse teams thrive in their commercial reality. Jane’s energetic style has followed her around the world to Mexico where she’s now based. Her passion for experiential learning (“learning-by-doing”) ensures a dynamic experience.
Karen Findlay – Director of Consulting – karenf@thequanticgroup.com
Karen has a consistent track record for helping businesses drive profitable growth, through developing and executing strong commercial and category strategies. She is passionate about building organisational capability, with a naturally collaborative style and engaging training and coaching skills. Away from work, Karen loves the theatre having spent many of her younger years “treading the boards” – maybe one day she’ll get back out there!
Mike Banks – Associate Consultant – mike@thequanticgroup.com
An experienced international manager, Mike has held executive positions in Procter & Gamble and opened consulting practices in all major continents. Mike has successfully led strategic and operational commercial growth programmes across the world. Always worth checking the Premier League scores to see how his beloved Arsenal have performed.
Siân Hughes – Associate Consultant – sian@thequanticgroup.com
A consumer and shopper insight professional who can expertly drive clear decisions out of complex information. Siân thrives on working collaboratively with people to uncover hindsight, insight and foresight. She has two feisty teenage boys, a mad Welsh springer spaniel and her sport loving, photographer husband at home in the Cotswolds to keep her extremely busy out of work.
Stefan Horsnell – Associate Consultant – stefan@thequanticgroup.com
An experienced FMCG marketing leader with a track record of commercial success and award winning launches across brands, categories and countries. Stefan is a self confessed foodie so always a good source of advice on latest trends. He has a passion for leveraging the power of brands away-from-home in order to grow in-home.
Darren Bezani – Associate Consultant – darren@thequanticgroup.com
Darren has an extensive sales leadership background, having led international sales teams and delivered sales transformation for many global enterprises. As a sales psychologist he is passionate to understand how to help customers say ‘yes’, and drive businesses to deliver significant growth through its people. His studies of human nature extend outside of work where you will find him an avid student of the mixed martial arts.
Andreas Vertesi – Associate Consultant – andreas@thequanticgroup.com

Peter Reynolds – Associate Consultant – peter@thequanticgroup.com

Andrew Cowen – Associate Consultant – andrew@thequanticgroup.com

Linda Hall – Associate Consultant – linda@thequanticgroup.com

Laurent Delalex – Associate Consultant – laurent@thequanticgroup.com

Constant Berkhout – Associate Consultant – constant@thequanticgroup.com

Peter Kirby – Associate Consultant – peterk@thequanticgroup.com

Cat Hadfield – Associate Consultant – cat@thequanticgroup.com

Julie Nottage – Associate Consultant – julie@thequanticgroup.com

Camila Lobo-Guerrero – Director of Consulting – camila@thequanticgroup.com
