OUR TEAM

ALISTAIR ADAM

Founder & Business English Coach & Trainer

Alistair holds a CELTA from the University of Cambridge for teaching English to adults and has over 30 years of experience in the business world. He is fully bilingual and bicultural. He has worked in international branding agencies in London and Paris (Conran Design Group, CBA…). He also worked as a headhunter in financial markets for major international investment banks such as Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas, Morgan Stanley, and Nordea.

He was born in France and educated at Harrow School in the UK. He holds a degree in European Business Administration from Regents University London-EBS and a business degree from the Paris Chamber of Commerce. He also attended classes at Cours Florent and performed stand-up comedy in both English and French for over a year in Paris. This gives him an excellent understanding of the art of presentation and connecting with an audience.

KARINE WALLACE

Business English Coach & Trainer

Carine is a Franco-British national and holds a CELTA from the University of Cambridge for teaching English to adults. She worked for over two decades in the United Kingdom in sales and marketing, operations, human resources and general management for major international brands and SMEs in the travel, hospitality and charity sectors. She is a graduate of Paris-III Sorbonne Nouvelle and University College London and holds a Master’s degree from the University of Westminster. She also holds an Associate Diploma in People Management from the CIPD (the UK’s leading professional body for HR and people development).