Why Nadine

Strategic perspective with the experience to deliver.

Nadine Carey-Whitehead brings more than 25 years of commercial leadership across private, public and regulated markets—combining clear thinking with hands-on execution.

Nadine Carey-Whitehead, Founder and Strategic Commercial Director of Lodestar Direction

Commercial leadership

From opportunity to measurable outcome.

Nadine has built commercial strategies, opened new markets, led teams, secured complex contracts and strengthened routes into the NHS, government and wider public sector.

Her work spans technology, healthcare, public-sector procurement, strategic bidding, market creation and commercial turnaround. She works at board level while remaining close enough to delivery to see where strategy is—or is not—turning into action.

Selected evidence

Experience that gives the recommendation weight.

£7.1mMulti-year Shared Care Record contract secured with Derbyshire ICS
£9mBackbone deal secured with Tiscali as Global Account Director at Getronics
NHS ScotlandMarket opened for Insource and a landmark contract secured with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
12 / 40,000Recognised as one of only 12 Global Super Champs across Getronics worldwide

Board contribution

Commercial judgement with a broader perspective.

Nadine also serves as a voluntary Non-Executive Director and Vice Chair of Alston Moor Partnership, contributing to governance, strategic direction and local economic resilience.

This combination of executive delivery and non-executive responsibility informs a practical, evidence-led approach: clear on outcomes, honest about risk and focused on what the organisation needs next.

Next step

Bring experienced commercial judgement to your next decision.

A focused first conversation will clarify the challenge, the right starting point and what useful progress should look like.

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