Diana Szyperska

To enhance her capabilities as Operations Manager at Hedgehog Security, Diana demonstrates flexibility and adaptability to meet the evolving needs of the company. Her educational background is becoming enriched with courses in Cyber Security, IR and Compliance.

Prior to her current role, Diana honed her leadership skills in the maritime sector, serving as a skipper, first mate, and superyacht manager. In her most recent maritime roles she served as the right hand of a captain with muscular dystrophy on his custom-made 67ft catamaran, and as crew for a delivery of a 45ft catamaran on a challenging route from La Rochelle, through the Red Sea, to Seychelles. Her experience extends to various roles, including office management, project management, and leadership of volunteer organizations. Passionate about empowering teams and nurturing people's talents, Diana also worked as a head of department, coordinator, team leader, careers advisor and educator/examiner in the fields of Critical Thinking, Linguistics, Integrated Humanities, Ethics and Science of Wellbeing in premium international educational institutions. Her diverse background reflects a commitment to excellence, reliability, adaptability and a multifaceted approach to leadership.

Diana possesses one of the rarest personality types on the Myers-Briggs scale, INFJ, embodying a unique blend of vision and pragmatism. Years of personal development and overcoming challenges have contributed to her maturity and resilience, which shines through in her ability to smile into adversity, transform problems into opportunities, and build trust-based culture in organisations.

Outside of work, Diana enjoys creating art, sailing, interior design, DIY, exploring off-grid sustainable lifestyle, training race horses, and supporting people affected by chronic conditions as a certified Radical Remission Mentor.

We consider ourselves privileged to have Diana at the helm of our operational endeavours, where she consistently drives excellence and ensures the smooth execution of tasks at Hedgehog Security.