About Philip A. Hofstetter

Philip is a coach, advisor, facilitator, and speaker with extensive experience working globally with CEOs, athletes, and leaders across various industries.

Philip has been a coach, advisor, facilitator and speaker for more than a decade, working with CEOs, professional athletes, top sports coaches, entrepreneurs and senior leaders across multiple countries, cultures and industries.

He has extensive experience in sectors including finance, consulting, energy, media, technology, life sciences, transport, retail, hospitality, automotive, academia, sports and NGOs. His global career has spanned more than 20 countries across four continents, giving him a deep understanding of organisational culture, leadership and high performance.

Philip’s style is defined by authenticity, curiosity and an unwavering commitment to growth – both for himself and those he works with. He helps individuals and teams make small but powerful shifts in mindset and behaviour that unlock lasting change, enhance trust and strengthen collaboration. Clients often highlight his ability to “walk the path” himself, bringing lived experience, discipline and integrity to his coaching.

He partners with organisations, boards and senior teams to co-create leadership development programmes that foster alignment, resilience and performance. Fluent in five languages and shaped by a diverse professional journey – from law and finance to entrepreneurship and social impact – Philip brings a unique perspective to every engagement, supporting people and organisations to maximise their potential.

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Personal

  • Legal background and has trained as a lawyer in Switzerland and Canada

  • More than a decade of consulting experience and held in-house roles in the financial services sector, including heading up a group department at a large asset management firm

  • Associate Certified Coach (ACC)
  • Co-active Coach, Coaches Training Institute (CTI)
  • Neuro-Linguistic Programing (NLP)
  • Practitioner with Neuroscience (ITS)
  • Master of Law (UNBE/UBC)
  • Bachelor of Law (UNIBE)

Experience

  • Passionate executive coach, consultant and facilitator

  • Specializes in innovation, high performance, impact communication and authentic leadership
  • Delivers 1:1 executive and business coaching, leads team-building retreats, runs neuroleadership training sessions, facilitates international conferences and consults for global companies as part of large leadership development and culture changes programs in English, German, French and Spanish
  • Strong business acumen with strategy and analytical background, board level senior stakeholder management and P&L experience

Client impact

  • Lead consultant for post-merger integration of two senior management teams for one of the biggest mergers in the history of Vodafone. The 24-month project included design and facilitation of five top management offsite, two "all-hands" meetings with 250 delegates each, 1:1 coaching of key stakeholders and leading a team of three co-facilitators

  • Rolled out a global culture change program for a British Telecom in Germany, France, Spain and South Africa. This program entailed a minimum of five workshops with 24 delegates in each region over the course of three years. Led a team of four co-facilitators and delivered events in English, German, French and Spanish

  • Facilitator for one of the biggest and most ambitious culture change programs worldwide at HSBC, impacting 250,000 employees over the course of two years. Delivered workshop in the UK, France and Switzerland in French and English

  • Delivered workshops to Nissan Europe in Switzerland, UK, Spain, Hungary and Germany as part of an 18-region-wide culture change program and diverse topics focused on change and learning. The program runs over approximately two years and is aimed at middle managers and individual contributors

  • Coach CEO's of different medium to large organizations across Europe.  Work focuses on strategy, vision and execution of personal and business goals.  The work often includes improving leadershp capabilities and changing organizational culture