Meet our team

We’re specialists in change with a level of expert skill, knowledge and authority that gives clients confidence.

Claire Clayton

Co-Founder & Managing Director

Advisor, business leader and strategic provocateur.
Blue Seed understand that change is never ‘one size fits all’. We guide the development of fit-for-purpose solutions through our extensive experience, delivering transformative results with an approach that’s right for every situation.

Matt Taylor

Director - Change & Transformation

A commercially astute and outcome-driven analytical Change and HR professional with hands-on experience in leading the end-to-end management of change initiatives within complex and dynamic FMCG and public sector environments

Phil Gray

Director - AI & Capability

Change & Transformation innovator
Experienced lead consultant, change architect and facilitator with significant capabilities in change management, transformation, innovation and organisational change

Duncan Smith

Operations Director

The business side of the business
Duncan is responsible for the commercial operations at Blue Seed including Marketing, Finance, and Commercial Operations. Duncan has a track record of identifying opportunities for growth and helping shape client value propositions and business models. 

David Hudson

Associate Director

David Hudson is a skilful change and transformation leader experienced in major technology program/project delivery across operating model and structural change, systems implementation and technology adoption in a wide range of sectors. David’s experience gives him a strong understanding of strategy, transformation and associated program delivery methods combined with strong business acumen.

Vickesh Kambaran

Associate Director

Organisation Design & Workforce Transformation
Designing organisations around people, from strategy through to structure. Vickesh Kambaran leads Blue Seed's Organisation Design & Workforce Transformation practice, bringing 16 years of experience working with CEOs and boards across Australia, New Zealand and the UK. He's known for being as rigorous about outcomes as he is human about the process.

Jacques Schutte

Associate Director

Specialist in organisational development, cultural transformation and change.
Jacques Schutte is a strategic leader known for delivering tailored, people-centric change strategies. With a background in organisational psychology, Jacques has led operating model transformations and capability uplift programs across sectors including defence, energy, and finance.

Mavis Chan

Senior Manager

Designing better ways to work, at scale, for people.
Mavis Chan is a transformation leader with over 20+ years' experience helping complex organisations redesign how they work. From Canva to nbn® Australia to Allianz, she brings a designer's eye and a pragmatist's instinct to every engagement.

Cate Maguire

Manager

Cate Maguire is an award-winning organisational change leader renowned for her ability to integrate change management with human-centred design to address complex cultural, technological, and operational challenges.

Maite McAdam

Manager

Passionate about positively impacting the way organisations go through and adapt to change, uplifting people's capability and increasing digital awareness, Maite developed her expertise by collaborating with global teams across diverse industries to support large-scale transformation programs

Dan Cottey-Hill

Manager

Specialist in change and transformation across complex, high-stakes environments.
Dan Cottey-Hill is a change and transformation specialist with a background in some of the UK's most complex and high-stakes environments, including the Ministry of Defence, Heathrow Airport, and the UK Home Office. He brings rigour, trust, and practical delivery instinct to every engagement.

Claire Prichard

Finance Manager

Finance and business process specialist

Helena Pilling

Marketing & Operations Manager

Marketing and continuous improvement specialist