Isabelle Claus Teixeira
Leadership coach, TRE® provider, and talent development specialist with 27+ years of experience across 9 countries.
Co-Founder & Director, BHD Asia
Isabelle Claus Teixeira
Leadership Coach & Talent Development Specialist · Co-Founder & Director, BHD Asia
"Helping You Find & Forge Your Own Path"
Isabelle brings 27+ years of Senior HR Business Partnering, Regional Talent Management, and Organisational Effectiveness experience across Asia Pacific, Japan, Russia, the US and Europe. Since 1996, she has held global, regional and country HR roles across Automotive, Software, IT, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, and more.
Having lived and worked in 9 countries — France, UK, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Switzerland, Singapore, and Japan — she connects authentically with clients navigating the human complexities of international business.
Coaching Specialisations
- Executive Coaching
- Transition Coaching (role changes & new leader onboarding)
- Performance Coaching
- Career Coaching
- Self Awareness Development
- 360° Debrief & Multi-Perspective Feedback
- Somatic Coaching (body-based work integrated with neuroscience)
- TRE® Provider & Trainer Trainee (Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises)
Credentials & Certifications
- Certified Leadership Coach since 2012
- 1,300+ paid coaching hours delivered
- Accredited Mediator — Singapore International Mediation Institute (SIMI)
- Forbes Coaches Council Executive Contributor
- Brainz Magazine Contributor (September 2023)
- Accredited in Global Cultural Framework, Stakeholder-Centred Coaching, Neuro Leadership, Somatic Coaching, and Team Coaching
Global Perspective
Fluent in French and English (conversational Portuguese), Isabelle's multicultural background lets her engage meaningfully across cultures and industries. Her career spans Automotive, Software, IT, Clinical Research, Trading, Shipping, Semiconductors, Pharmaceuticals, and Medical Devices.
Working with Isabelle
Isabelle works with senior executives, emerging leaders, and entrepreneurs ready to create meaningful change. Every engagement starts with a diagnostic conversation — no off-the-shelf solutions. Whether navigating leadership transition, burnout, or a major life pivot, she brings rigour, warmth, and deep respect for who you are.
27 Years Across 9 Countries
A career spanning continents, industries, and disciplines — shaped by a commitment to developing people.
HR Career Begins
Joined her first global HR role in the Automotive sector in Paris — the start of a 27-year international journey through HR leadership, talent, and organisational effectiveness.
Regional HR Leadership
Held country and regional HR director roles across the UK, Germany, Spain, Belgium, and Russia — spanning Pharmaceuticals, IT, and Medical Devices. Developed fluency in cross-cultural leadership and international talent strategy.
Asia Pacific & Japan
Relocated to Singapore and Japan, leading HR across Asia Pacific for global multinationals. Built deep expertise in intercultural leadership, high-performance teams, and organisational transformation in Asian contexts.
Certified Leadership Coach
Received her formal coaching certification — the natural evolution of 16 years supporting leaders. Began building her coaching practice alongside her corporate career, focusing on executive transition and performance.
Founded BHD Asia
Co-founded Business & Human Development Consulting — bringing together HR strategy, executive coaching, somatic work and TRE® to serve leaders and organisations across Asia Pacific. SIMI Accredited Mediator. Forbes Coaches Council contributor.
TRE® Provider & Trainer Trainee
Became a certified TRE® (Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises) provider and is completing her Trainer Trainee certification — expanding her somatic coaching practice to help individuals and groups release stress held in the body.
Three Areas of Expertise
All engagements are co-designed with you — bespoke, not off-the-shelf.
Organisation Development
HR strategy, high-performing team facilitation, leadership programme design, culture change, and talent management.
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Resilience Building
TRE®, somatic coaching, stress management, burnout prevention, conflict resolution, and psychological safety workshops.
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Individual Development
Executive coaching, transition coaching, career coaching, 360° debrief, and intercultural competence for leaders ready to grow.
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