Kirsty Hutchison

Kirsty is a Senior Partner at Catalyst with over 30 years’ cross-industry experience in continuous improvement and 20 years delivering Lean and Lean Six Sigma programmes globally.

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Professional Background

Kirsty is a Senior Partner at Catalyst with over 30 years’ cross-industry experience in continuous improvement and 20 years delivering Lean and Lean Six Sigma programmes globally.

Recent Experience

Kirsty works across sectors, supporting leaders and teams from strategy alignment through to shopfloor Kaizen and Belt project coaching.

Agile Transformation & Leadership

Kirsty blends strong facilitation with disciplined improvement methods and a passion for root cause analysis and Lean thinking.

Major Achievements

Kirsty developed her Lean expertise through Japanese mentorship at Fujifilm and Nissan and later led global value stream improvements at TRW.

Catalyst & Industry Roles

Previously Director of Business Improvement Programmes for a global provider, Kirsty now designs bespoke Catalyst programmes with high ROI.

Qualifications & Professional Background

Kirsty holds a BSc (Hons) in Mathematical Science from Strathclyde University and is a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt.

International & Enterprise Expertise

Kirsty has delivered programmes worldwide, adapting approaches across cultures, industries, and organisational maturity levels.

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