James Michael Lafferty

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James Michael Lafferty
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Lafferty in 2020
Born1963
United States
Alma mater St. Xavier High School
University of Cincinnati
Occupation(s)Businessman, speaker, journalist, and consultant
SpouseCaroline Lafferty
Website jamesmichaellafferty.com

James Michael Lafferty (born 1963) is an American businessman, speaker, consultant, psychologist, and social media influencer. [1] He is known for his story of starting as a fitness trainer in the Procter & Gamble Company in 1984 and progressing through marketing to become a division CEO for P&G, Coca-Cola, and British American Tobacco. [2] [3]

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He is also an Olympic athletics coach, keynote speaker and trainer, columnist, and women's rights advocate. [4] [5] [6] [7] Further, he is a marathon runner, an honorary coach, and consultant at the Philippine Amateur Track and Field Association, and on the board of the Medical Wellness Association. [8] He transformed the management board of Fine Hygienic Holding, where he served from 2018-2025 as the CEO, to include 30% female members. [1] [9]

Personal life

James Michael Lafferty is married to Carol Lafferty [10] and has six children - Michael, Morgan, Kristen, John-Patrick, Kenji and Mikayla. Kenji is Lafferty's only adopted child. Kenji was an abandoned Filipino orphan, and after a period of foster care with the Lafferty family, was officially adopted by them. [5] [11]

Education

Lafferty graduated from St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati in 1981. [2] He graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a bachelor's degree in psychology and physiology (1985). [12] [13]

Career

Coaching

Lafferty started off his career as a corporate fitness trainer. As a professional track and field coach, he has coached Olympic-level track and field athletes in the United States, Nigeria, and the Philippines for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. [14] [15] [6] He also coached the Nigerian marathon team in the 2012 London Olympics. [16] [17]

He coached 3-time Olympian long jumper, Marestella Sunang who returned from childbirth in 2014 to set a new national record in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and provided her with a team doctor, strength coach, masseuse, dietician and sports psychologist, among others. [18] [19]

Lafferty has also coached Ernest Obiena, Esther Obiekwe, and Kristy Abello - all national level athletes in their various countries. [20] [21] [22] He has co-founded a marathon titled, “The Bull Runner Dream Marathon” which takes place every year. [23]

Business

James Michael Lafferty is currently the CEO of Fine Hygienic Holding. [24] [2] He joined the FHH Board of Directors and officially began his duties as the CEO in April 2018. [23]

Lafferty began his career in 1985 with Procter & Gamble, sprinting through various strategic leadership roles that include General Manager for the Near East region, chief executive officer of P&G for Poland and the Baltic States, Vice President of Paper in Western Europe, and CEO of the company's operations in the Philippines. [24] [14]

After Procter & Gamble, Lafferty continued his career journey as the CEO of Coca-Cola Nigeria and as the CEO of British American Tobacco in the Philippines. He also worked as a consultant for P&G, Coca-Cola, HP, Newell Rubbermaid, Nestlé, Microsoft, Intuit, L'Oreal, General Electric, Hershey, Wal-Mart and many other Fortune 500 companies. [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31]

Teacher and Columnist

Lafferty is a regular columnist for The Philippine Star and teaches at the University of the Philippines, Ateneo de Manila University and De La Salle University. [5]

His column on “Why Diversity is still a business challenge” was a finalist under the CMMA Best Business Column category. [32]

Philanthropy

Adopt an Olympian program

Lafferty aimed to gather CEOs for his “Adopt an Olympian” program. The objective of the program was to help the country win the elusive gold, preferably as early as 2016. With the help of the program, one CEO funds the full range training of one Filipino athlete. Along with financial support, the program assists in the setting up of an entire system involving selection and hiring of a coach, yoga instructor, dietician, sports psychologist, as well as the design of an appropriate training program. [33] [34]

Administering CPR at the airport

Lafferty was widely covered by Filipino media after he saved the life of a stranger, Romeo Silva, in October 2006. Lafferty administered CPR after the man collapsed at the Nagoya Airport, Japan due to a heart attack. [11] [35] [36]

Team Obiena Pledges P500K Donation to Lydia de Vega

James together with his wife Carol, and EJ Obiena Pledge a PHP 500,000 donation to the sprint queen Lydia de Vega who was battling cancer. James and Carol are EJ's long time supporters, advisors and Nutritionist. [37] [38] [39]

Media

James Michael Lafferty has appeared on The Chrissy B Show, SKY 203, sharing his thoughts about the qualities needed to succeed. [40]

He has also been interviewed by Barbara Be about how he started his career and reached the position he is in today. The interview was titled "Climbing the Ladder". [41] He also appeared on Expat Insights with Raju Mandhyan where he talked about winners and champions. [42] He was a speaker at AESC and Tissue World 2005. [43] [44]

Publications

Articles

Speech

Awards and recognition

Lafferty has been awarded CEO of the year 21 separate times in his career by various organisations and government-affiliated associations, as of 2021. Lafferty is the winner of the 2019 Burj CEO Of the year Middle East Award as well as GCC 2019 CEO of the year, [50] and Daman Corporate Health and Wellness Visionary 2019 Award. [51] He has been listed in the 2019 Top 50 International CEOs list by Forbes Middle East, [52] and Best CEO of the Year 2022 in the Wellness and Hygienic Products sector. [53] [54]

The following table lists the awards Lafferty obtained:

Awards and Recognition
YearAward/RecognitionAwarded by
2009CEO Excel Award (Communication Excellence in Organizations)International Association of Business Communicators
2013Expatriate CEO of the Year - Finalist Asia CEO Awards [55]
2014Expatriate CEO of the Year - Finalist Asia CEO Awards [12]
2015Best Business Columnist - FinalistCatholic Mass Media Awards Philippines [3]
2018BEST CEO'S LEADING ON GENDER DIVERSITYThe Leonie Award [56]
2018MALE CHAMPIONS FOR GENDER DIVERSITYThe Leonie Awards [56]
2019BEST MENTOR OF THE YEARThe Leonie Awards [57]
2019BEST CEO'S LEADING ON GENDER DIVERSITYThe Leonie Awards [58]
2019THE DAMAN CORPORATE HEALTH & WELLNESS VISIONARYDaman Corporate Health & Wellness Awards [59]
2019MIDDLE EAST CEO OF THE YEARThe Burj CEO Award [60] [61]
2019CEO OF THE YEARGCC Best Employer Brand Awards [62]
2019MOST INFLUENTIAL CEO OF THE YEARForbes Middle East [63]
2020BEST HEALTHCARE CEO OF THE YEARUAE International Business Magazine [3]
2020CEO WITH HR ORIENTATIONThe Golden Globe Tigers [64]
2020BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEARThe Middle East Business Leader of the Year [65]
2020CEO OF THE YEARCEO Monthly [66]
2021CEO OF THE YEARThe Business Leader of the Year Award by World Leadership Awards[ citation needed ]
2021BEST HEALTHCARE CEO OF THE YEAR - JORDANWorld Business Outlook [67]
2021BEST HEALTHCARE CEO OF THE YEAR - UAEInternational Business Magazine [68]
2021TOP 100 CEOs IN THE MIDDLE EASTForbes Magazine [69]
2022BEST CEO OF THE YEAR 2022 - UAEGlobal Business Review Magazine [70]
2022MOST SUSTAINABLE CEO 2022World Sustainability Leadership - 9th Edition [71]
2023HIGHLY COMMENDED CEO OF THE YEARFacilities Management Middle East Awards [72]
2024THE MIDDLE EAST'S TOP CEOs 2024Forbes Middle East Magazine [73]

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