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Russell Watkins

I'm the Co-founder of Sempai®, assisting organisations serious about improving

the performance of their business - real lean, real results

My Lean transformation work has taken me to shopfloors and boardrooms in the UK, Europe, the US, China, India, Japan and South America. I also lead a digital business - SempaiGuide - around lean skills, whilst helping manufacturers with my keen eye for identifying and supporting Industry 4.0 opportunities

I've held Operations, Materials and Lean positions within the Automotive, Aerospace and Construction Equipment sectors.


I wrote “Adventures in Leanland”, am a speaker and awards judge and love factories, they are the ambient soundtrack to my life. Training & coaching a thousand+ people creates a lot of stories to share

https://www.sempai.co.uk