About Heather
Heather Ogilvie is a strategic advisor, executive mentor and former Group Board Strategist & CFO with extensive experience across business transformation, leadership, acquisitions and organisational growth.
Originally trained as a Chartered Accountant, Heather built her career within international manufacturing and privately owned businesses, progressing into senior board-level leadership roles focused on strategy, commercial performance and large-scale transformation.
Over more than three decades, she has worked across complex operational environments, supporting organisations through periods of growth, restructuring, transition and change. Her experience includes acquisitions, organisational simplification, leadership development and commercial strategy across UK and international markets.
Experience Highlights
Former Group Strategist & CFO
Chartered Accountant
International manufacturing and growth experience
Acquisitions, restructuring and transformation
Board-level leadership
Turnaround and advisory specialist
Financial Times Women in Business Mentor
Financial Times Non-Executive Director Diploma
Today, through Ogilvie Advisory, Heather works with founders, CEOs, boards and leadership teams who want to build commercially strong, emotionally intelligent and sustainable businesses.
Her approach combines strategic clarity, financial expertise and practical leadership insight with a strong understanding of how people behave under pressure. She is known for bringing calm thinking, honest perspective and clear decision-making to complex situations.
Alongside her commercial work, Heather is also an artist, mentor and advocate for human-centred leadership. Her broader work reflects her belief that long-term business success is built not only through strategy and performance but also through confidence, communication, trust, and clarity.