Karen Berry LLB
Bamberry Consulting was founded by Karen Berry LLB, an experienced executive resourcing professional with a career spanning law, financial services, education, social care and the not-for-profit sector.
Karen began her professional career in law, before moving into executive resourcing, recruitment, training and coaching. Over the course of 18 years, she developed extensive experience identifying, assessing and supporting senior professionals and leaders, initially within financial services with GAAPs Group and HW Group, and subsequently with Elite Recruitment Specialists in publice sector recruitment.
This breadth of experience has given Karen a distinctive understanding of what makes an appointment successful — not simply whether someone has the right qualifications and experience, but whether their leadership style, values and ambitions are right for the organisation and the challenges it is seeking to address.
A career built around people and impact
Before establishing Bamberry Consulting, Karen also spent four years working in the not-for-profit sector with Peabody Trust and Shaw Trust, supporting projects in some of London’s most economically challenged communities.
Her work in this sector focused on helping to break down barriers and improve life outcomes for disadvantaged young people. This experience gave Karen first-hand insight into the challenges faced by communities and organisations delivering essential public services, and strengthened her belief in the importance of putting the right people in the right roles.
It is a principle that remains at the heart of Bamberry Consulting today.
Founding Bamberry Consulting
Karen founded Bamberry Consulting with a clear ambition: to bring together exceptional organisations and exceptional people, particularly within the public sector, where strong leadership can make a profound difference to communities and the services on which people rely.
Since its foundation, Bamberry has developed a specialist focus on senior public-sector appointments, interim management and consultancy, working across areas including education, children’s services, adult services, property, housing, finance and wider public-sector leadership. The company’s approach combines market knowledge, professional networks and a consultative understanding of both clients and candidates.
Bamberry’s approach
Our philosophy is straightforward:
“Connect great organisations with even greater people, delivering results each and every time.”
That philosophy shapes the way Bamberry works with both clients and candidates and because successful executive recruitment is built on trust, understanding and long-term relationships.
For clients, that means a focus on finding people who can deliver. For candidates, it means taking the time to understand their experience, aspirations and the kind of organisation in which they can make their greatest contribution.
Bamberry Consulting was on the belief that the quality of an organisation is ultimately shaped by the quality of its people. That belief remains at the heart of everything Bamberry does today.