Meet Irfan

Distinction Coaching’s founded on a lifelong commitment to getting the best out of young people.

Irfan Mahmood

Principal and Founder

Irfan’s warm and welcoming.  He has an extraordinary background that includes the highest positions in professional services, education and skills development.  He is the Founding Head of a University Law Department where he personally oversaw university admissions.  He is also the former Regional Chairman of Coutts & Co., where he implemented essential aspects of organisational change.  His calm temperament and forward thinking are hallmarks of how he gets the best out of people.  Irfan has experience of more than 25,000 contact hours of teaching, training and mentoring to more than 10,000 students and professionals.