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Optima Partners work across sectors with many clients to deliver value and build enduring relationships with customers. In a dynamic, digital landscape, Design Thinking transforms even the world’s largest brands, giving them tools to succeed.

People are always at the core of our approach. We’re able to draw from decades of industry experience, thought leadership, data science and the latest technology to deliver increased profitability, based on astute customer insight.

What we believe at Optima Partners

Optima Partners foster an ethical workplace that supports diversity, inclusion and sustainability.

Leadership Team

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Alan Crawley

Chief Executive Officer

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Karen Thomas-Bland

Non-Executive Chair

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Justine Muir

Chief Financial Officer

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Chris Foley

Chief Data Scientist

Mark Pollard

Chief Client Officer

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Ross Robinson

Director of Design & Transformation

Danilo Blagojevic PhD

Director of Decision Sciences & Machine Learning

Zhana Kuncheva PhD

Director of Health Data Science

Ed Knight

Director of Banking & Financial Services

Julie Kinnear

Director of People & Culture

Leanne Gunn

Director of Marketing

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Murray Allan

Director of Customer Strategy & Engagement

Andrew Donald

Director of Engineering

Jotpreet Sohi

Commercial Director

Richard Seabrook

Client Director

Andrew Campbell

Commercial Director

Sam Riddington

Commercial Director