ACCOUNTABLE TRANSFORMATION.
ENGINEERED FOR VALUE.
Operations, engineering and transformation leadership for manufacturers, scale ups and asset intensive organisations.
Strategy creates intent. Execution creates value. Connecting the two is ACED.
From strategy to sustainable execution
Transformation succeeds when strategy, operations, engineering, technology, people and capital move together.
ACED works alongside leadership teams to translate ambition into clear priorities, accountable delivery and operational capability.
Whether the challenge is growth, recovery, integration, industrialisation or transformation, the objective is the same: build an operating system that delivers value and continues to perform after the assignment ends.
What We Do
ACED provides senior operations, engineering and transformation leadership for organisations facing complexity, growth or change.
We combine strategic perspective with hands-on execution, helping leadership teams create clarity, strengthen delivery and build capability that lasts.
- Interim & Fractional Leadership
- Manufacturing Transformation
- Scale Up & Industrialisation
- Capital & Programme Governance
- Digital, Data & AI
- Sustainable Operations
Selected Impact
SELECTED FOUNDER EXPERIENCE
130+
Manufacturing sites supported through global digital transformation. 11+ now WEF recognised for excellence.
€65m
Major transformation programme leadership
110kt → 265kt
Capacity scale up programme
>95%
Reliability achieved following operational transformation
2,000+
People enabled through digital manufacturing capability
Selected outcomes from Ann Donaghey's executive career prior to and through ACED assignments.
Start with the challenge.
Whether you are leading transformation, scaling operations, recovering a programme or need experienced interim leadership, the starting point is a conversation about the challenge and the outcome you need.
UK based • UK and international assignments