A true ability to build rapport and trust with teams and individuals.

Benita received her doctorate in coaching and mentoring in 2022, where she conducted the first empirical research study on duty of care in coaching.

With more than 30 years’ experience in learning and development, Benita has built a strong reputation as an executive coach, coach supervisor and facilitator or leadership development initiatives. She is a former senior Human Resource leader at Citigroup, Merrill Lynch and the oil and gas industry, and now works with leaders, organisations, and coaches globally in the development of people through one-to-one coaching, group programmes and coaching supervision.

With extensive experience in helping leaders navigate the contemporary complexities they face, she brings a pragmatic and supportive coaching philosophy to her work. She is also a visiting lecturer at Henley Business School, where she teaches on their MSc Coaching for Behavioural Change, and also a visiting lecturer at Oxford Brookes University on their Doctorate in Coaching and Mentoring.

She is a Board Director at EMCC (voluntary role), a published author, an academic journal peer reviewer, a presenter at global research conferences, and a speaker.

Her first book, ‘Duty of care in coaching: a comprehensive approach to navigating the complexities of contemporary practice’, published by Routledge Taylor and Francis Group, is out now.