Who are we?

Paul Bridle

CEO

The man on the move, Paul has a passion for travel, people and innovative ways to do things better. His whole life he has been told he is “different” and clients say he sees the world differently to most people. Being a Founder of Excellence Squared, it has been an opportunity to grow a business of the future. He believes, “A leaders job is to provide a place where talented people come and do magical things”. He wants people to be proud to work for this company.

Mark Jesty

PRESIDENT – LENYA

Mark is based in Toronto and can best be described as the quintessential ‘people person’ who loves providing people with great learning experiences. For twenty years Mark has been seeking innovative ways to help organizations improve the performance of their people. Mark is a great networker and always seeking to find innovative ways to do things better. With LENYA, Mark is leading on innovative talent management software and creative learning programs for organisations.

Richard Adkins

LEAD ON FINANCE

A man with a head for numbers! Richard looks after our accounts and you better have your receipts in on time as well. However, don’t be mislead. He may be an accounts guy, but he is never boring! Always something happening in his life and don’t start him off on sports unless you have plenty of time to spare.

David Bridle

VP Media & IT

David is our IT and all things digital man. He understands our business and makes sure we find the right technology to meet our current and future needs. Although he is in a demanding position, he also has a passion for design and photography. This unique combination of skills means he makes sure we aren’t stagnant and remain up to date with many trends that can benefit our growing businesses.

Lorna Bainbridge

HR & Payroll

Lorna is also one of our Commercial Leads and has extensive experience in assessments and leading a team on an assessment. Her background in retail, leisure, meetings, training and the service sector, means she comes with a high level of focus on getting it right for the customer. She is part of our North American operation and is based out of Toronto a lot of the time. She is also in charge of HR and Payroll and so she makes sure everyone is paid on time and she works with Edwina to make sure we conform to the rule regarding employment.

Susan Smith

TENDERS & RFP’S

Susan has sat on both sides of the fence in procurement and so is ideally placed to understand how to pitch a tender or RFP. She is also an excellent assessor and has a wonderful way of making people feel comfortable with what she needs to share with them. She is always smiling, but never more than when she has a jar of Nutella in her hand!

Michael Kilkenny

CANADIAN ACCOUNT – ex2 ACADEMY

Michael has been part of Canada’s financial and business community holding some very senior positions in major institutions. But to us, he is our Michael, who helps us stay in check and makes sure we do things right. A great sense of humour and happiest when he can sneak off and lay in the sun.

Ruth Regan

CONTENT DEVELOPER – ONLINE LEARNING

Ruth likes things to look right and loves sharing new ideas with people. This makes her ideal for her role as Editor of our on-line learning and development channels. She will spend hours doing her research and then seeking ways to make it easy for people to understand. She has personal experience in leadership and management roles, and so is capable of recognizing what works and what will be of benefit to people who use our services.