Our Talented Team

Henrik Thorup - Head of Strategy Practice

Henrik is the founder and managing partner of the firm. Henrik has spent more than 25 years working as a CEO and Non-Executive Director of ASX and NASDAQ listed entities in Australia, Europe, United States and Asia, with a solid track record of implementing progressive growth strategies, transforming companies into high-performing businesses

Henrik is a former Non-Executive Chairman of Pandora Jewellery (ANZ), Nilfisk Asia/Pacific, Pegasus Health Group, Mountcastle, SPOS Group, BLC Cosmetics, and JSB Lighting.

Henrik received a Bachelor of Economics from Aalborg University, Denmark and a Executive MBA from Stockholm Business School, Sweden. He is a Graduate of Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).

Colin Chodos - Head of Change Management Practice

Colin is the founding partner of Corporate Connection Strategies and has been in management consulting for 20 years directly involved in consulting to the not-for-profit sector as well as many other industries. He implements unique, strategic initiatives to his clients including developing their vision and values, change management and measurement of 'employee and customer loyalty' to inform decision making.

Colin also designs & facilitates the CCS Management Academy which achieves highly effective results.  He is a high-profile speaker with the experience of more than 200 corporate engagements including the Telstra Business Awards.

Colin is recognised for his significant facilitation skills, senior level coaching, mentoring and strategic planning capability. 

Alison Pate - Head of Human Capital Practice

With over 20 years of global leadership experience, Alison has designed, implemented and managed strategy, operational systems and processes in complex settings to achieve sustainable results and business outcomes. As an executive coach and facilitator, Alison has assisted major corporations in the finance, hospitality, government, retail and property industries to achieve exceptional performance and is particularly adept in the area of cross-cultural integration.

Alison’s skill lies in her ability to quickly understand the business context and facilitate, through a variety of coaching methodologies, the underlying thought processes that drive behaviour, perception and perspective. This integrated approach enables her clients to develop powerful insights and solutions that result in positive change, personal success and accelerated performance. Alison’s style is described as insightful, supportive and thought-provoking.

Søren Sørensen - Head of Business Transformation Practice

Søren is the founder of Targit Australia, a specialised consulting practice, that provides advice and solutions on measuring and managing business performance.   He has spent 20 years in management consulting and investment banking advising shareholders, boards and senior executives in Europe on M&A, strategy, finance, integration as well as IPOs.

He facilitates Data & AI solutions, to medium and large enterprises and organisations, that enable stakeholders and employees at all organisational levels understand individual and collective impacts and value drivers thereof. This brings clarity to their sales, finance, operations and logistics performance.