Skipp Williamson is an exceptional entrepeneur - with engineering qualifications - who founded a consulting firm, Partners in Performance, which is now recognised internationally as a leader in performance, operations and capital improvement . The firm has around 500 people and competes directly with the world's most renowned strategy consulting firms. It operates in Australasia, North and Latin America, Africa and Europe. The firm, founded around 20 years ago, has a track record of working with resources and industrial companies but now also works in the services and public sectors.