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Paul Norris
Founder
Paul established Gerron to bridge the gap between large consultancy firms, whose fees are often beyond the reach of many SMEs, and publicly funded business support programmes that, whilst valuable, are often limited in scope and duration.
Drawing on extensive board-level, commercial, and entrepreneurial experience, Paul works with business owners and leadership teams to develop clear strategies, unlock growth opportunities, and improve organisational performance. His expertise spans business growth, strategic planning, leadership, organisational development, commercial strategy, and business transformation.
Since founding Gerron, Paul has built a growing team of highly experienced consultants and specialists who provide practical, real-world advice across a broad range of business disciplines. Together, they help ambitious organisations overcome challenges, strengthen capability, and achieve sustainable growth.
Known for his pragmatic and commercially focused approach, Paul believes the most effective business advice comes from experienced practitioners who understand the realities of leading and growing organisations. Today, he continues to support ambitious businesses seeking to accelerate growth, improve performance, and create long-term value.
Dr Denis Hyams-Ssekasi
Senior Associate
Dr Denis Hyams-Ssekasi is an academic and practitioner in the field of entrepreneurship, with extensive experience in training, consultancy, and enterprise development.
He has developed and delivered modules across a range of disciplines and provides consultancy support to start-ups, in the UK and overseas. His research focuses on entrepreneurship education, and he has edited books and published extensively in the field.
Denis believes that entrepreneurship begins with recognising and utilising the opportunities available in one’s current circumstances. His philosophy is simple: everyone has the potential to become an entrepreneur.
Nick Williams
Senior Associate
Nick is an economic development and market entry specialist, supporting businesses, investors, private and public-sector organisations to identify, develop and realise commercial opportunities in new markets.
His experience spans SME advisory, business growth and scale-up, foreign direct investment (FDI), international trade and economic development. He works across the public and private sectors, leveraging an established international network of strategic partnerships and commercial relationships, delivering an integrated, full- service approach to international business development and market entry, providing expertise across Business Development & Commercial Growth, Government Relations & Stakeholder Engagement, Market Intelligence & Research, Strategic Planning & Market Entry and Strategic Partnerships & Partner Development.
Yateesh Kamath
Associate
Yateesh is a marketing and business growth consultant who helps organisations improve lead conversion, customer retention and revenue performance. He specialises in identifying missed commercial opportunities across the customer journey and developing practical strategies that drive sustainable growth.
Working across sectors including automotive, education, property, hospitality, professional services and technology, Yateesh supports businesses in strengthening sales and marketing effectiveness through data-led analysis and performance improvement.
His expertise includes customer acquisition, conversion optimisation, retention strategies and growth frameworks that help businesses increase customer value and improve commercial outcomes.
By combining strategic insight with a practical approach, Yateesh helps leadership teams turn opportunities into measurable business results.
Tanya O'Tool
Accountant
A Chartered Fellow Management Accountant, Tanya combines strong technical expertise with a commercial, strategic approach helping business owners and leadership teams use their financial information to make better decisions, improve performance and plan for growth.
Rather than simply reporting on what has happened, Tanya helps clients understand what the numbers mean, identify opportunities for improvement and develop practical strategies for the future.
Her expertise includes business planning, financial forecasting, cash flow management, budgeting, financial modelling, pricing strategy, profitability analysis, KPI reporting and board reporting. She also supports businesses in strengthening their finance functions through improved reporting, streamlined processes and effective financial controls.
She works closely with directors to challenge thinking, provide commercial insight and ensure financial decisions are aligned with the wider business strategy.
Tanya also supports start-ups and growing businesses with business plans and financial forecasts, helping them build strong financial foundations and prepare for future growth
Mike Hill
Asociate
Mike Hill is an internationally experienced SME finance specialist, strategic adviser and business transformation consultant. He works with financial institutions, development organisations and leadership teams to improve commercial performance, strengthen capability and expand access to finance.
His expertise spans SME banking strategy, business planning, organisational transformation, product innovation, credit risk management and operational improvement. Throughout his career, Mike has advised boards, executives and operational teams on designing and delivering strategies that create sustainable growth and measurable business outcomes.
Mike is also an author and Lead Tutor for the Frankfurt School Certified Expert in SME Finance Programme. His international consulting experience includes assignments across Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East, supporting banks, regulators and development organisations on SME banking transformation, sustainable finance and institutional capacity building.
Having worked with organisations in more than 25 countries, Mike combines strategic insight with practical implementation, helping clients translate ambition into effective action and long-term commercial success.