The person behind the perspective
Natalie Reed
Turning enterprise ambition into dependable execution.
I help organisations deliver on the promises they make to customers. My work connects operating design, frontline capability and performance discipline so that growth can be supported by a dependable business.
I begin with the work itself: how a request becomes an outcome, where decisions stall and which constraints teams must navigate. An operating model is useful when people understand ownership, can surface problems early and have the means to resolve them.
I value close contact with customers and operating teams. Their experience is often the earliest signal that an apparently strong performance measure is concealing a fragile process.

In my own words
Operations should make dependable delivery repeatable. I make ownership and constraints visible, listen to frontline evidence and improve the whole workflow rather than optimise one function at another's expense.
Natalie Reed
Career
Chapters of accountability
2020 — Present
Chief Operating Officer
Aldermoor Group
Leading enterprise operating performance, delivery reliability and capacity decisions. Connecting commercial commitments with the processes, resources and accountabilities required to fulfil them.
2016 — 2020
Vice President, Operations
Fairhaven Holdings
Managed operating teams through process redesign and service improvement. Built an end-to-end view of quality, productivity and customer outcomes across functional boundaries.
2012 — 2017
Vice President, Supply Chain
Harrow & Vale Industries
Redesigned a fragmented supply network into three regional hubs, improving service and resilience at once.
2006 — 2012
Plant Director
Calder Logistics
Ran the group's largest site and learned that operating discipline begins with the people closest to the work.
Education
Formation
- B.E., Industrial EngineeringNational Institute of Technology1999
- MBA, Strategy & FinanceWestbrook School of Management2004
- Lean Six Sigma Master Black BeltThe Operational Excellence Institute2011
Recognition
Honours
- Operations Leader of the YearThe Operations Excellence Awards2024
- Supply Chain Resilience AwardCapital & Governance Quarterly2022
Working languagesEnglish · Spanish