About
We help organisations unlock what's locked inside their processes
CogniFlo blends Lean principles with intelligent technology so operations don't just run better — they learn. We believe transformation begins with understanding and optimising, before automating.
Our mission
Every organisation has untapped potential locked inside its processes. Our mission is to unlock it — combining Lean principles with intelligent technology so operations don't just run better, they learn.
Our vision
To be the global leader in process-first enterprise transformation: building self-reliant organisations with a genuine continuous improvement culture and real digital fluency.
What we believe
Transformation starts with understanding and optimising — before automating. Everything else we do follows from that one commitment.
Core values
The principles that guide the work
Empower Every Voice
The best ideas live closest to the work. We elevate the voices of team members at every level, creating inclusive systems where frontline insight is recognised, rewarded and acted upon.
Lead Through Service
We serve first — clients, teams and community. At CogniFlo, leadership is not about authority but about enabling the success of others. We seek first to understand, and always act in service of delivering value.
Pursue Flow with Purpose
We design systems that flow, so people can thrive. Flow is not just technical efficiency — it's a human enabler. By reducing waste and friction, we unlock creativity, clarity and contribution.
Grow Through Curiosity
Learning is our default setting. We cultivate systems of experimentation, reflection and feedback, where growth is not an event but a way of working.
Leadership
Meet our founder
Guy Desormes
Founder & Managing Director
A Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt with more than twenty years driving operational excellence and digital transformation across global enterprises — certified by SBTI, the firm founded by Six Sigma pioneer Dr. Stephen Zinkgraf.
Guy has led enterprise performance improvement at Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Wyndham Worldwide and Bank of America, including post-merger integration on two of the largest M&A deals in U.S. history.
Read the full background
Guy Desormes is a business transformation executive and Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt with more than two decades leading large-scale performance improvement, mergers and acquisitions, and enterprise operational excellence across manufacturing, life sciences, finance and hospitality.
He has led transformational initiatives at Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Wyndham Worldwide and Bank of America, improving cost, quality and delivery performance while driving organisational alignment and cultural engagement. He played a key role in integration efforts for two of the largest M&A deals in U.S. history — revitalising operational capability, optimising complex supply chains and accelerating post-merger value capture.
Guy is certified and trained by Sigma Breakthrough Technologies, Inc. (SBTI), founded by Six Sigma pioneer Dr. Stephen Zinkgraf, and is recognised for translating advanced CI methodology into practical business outcomes. His career reflects an uncommon combination of Fortune 500 leadership discipline and entrepreneurial execution, further demonstrated through ventures in hospitality, real estate and strategic business advisory.
Today he leads CogniFlo, uniting Lean principles with Industry 4.0 technologies to build intelligent, resilient and continuously improving enterprises — integrating AI, process intelligence, IoT, automation and digital supply chain systems.
Guided by servant leadership and the Shingo principles, Guy believes sustainable transformation is rooted in respect, humility and the empowerment of people to solve problems and grow.
Let's talk
What's the one process costing you the most right now?
Tell us about it and we'll tell you what we'd look at first. No pitch, no obligation — just a straight read on where the waste probably is.