About Us

"Our experiences working with Bourton have been excellent. Against a background of previously stalled change, the results across the board are very impressive"

HR Director, MOD Agency

Bourton Group

Management Team

Keith Bissett, Managing Director


Keith Bissett is Managing Director of Bourton Group and a seasoned practitioner in change management and Lean deployment.  He has over 20 years experience in consultancy, working in the public and private sectors.

Keith has a Diploma in Management Studies and is a Member of the Institute of Management, CIPD, IPD, IOD and a Fellow of the RSA.

He works with several universities in assisting research programmes in Best Practice, sits on the Warwickshire Magistrates Advisory Committee and is a Governor on the Audit Committee of Coventry University.  He is also a Council Member for the Management Consultancies Association.

Stuart Smith, Chairman


Stuart Smith is Chairman of Bourton Group.  He has over 20 years consulting experience in a range of industry sectors and has worked with many clients leading and implementing strategic change programmes as well as Six Sigma and Lean deployments.

Stuart has held board level appointments and managed organisational change and performance improvement programmes throughout his career in industry. He is a Six Sigma Black Belt, a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants and has a BA (Hons) in business studies.

Jim Cresswell, Finance & Operations Director and Company Secretary


Jim Cresswell is Finance & Operations Director and Company Secretary of Bourton Group and has over 20 years experience of the management and implementation of financial systems and procedures.

Jim is a member of The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and graduated from the University of Warwick with a BSc (Hons) in Management Sciences.