Practitioners

Andrew Dodman, chief officer of HR, Leeds City Council

Andy Dodman is chief officer of HR at Leeds City Council, the second largest local authority in the UK

People

Anne Billson-Ross, group HR director, Taylor Wimpey

Anne Billson-Ross joined Taylor Wimpey in 2014 as group HR director

Erica Coletta, Chief human resources officer, pladis

Erica Coletta is CHRO at pladis, a qualified lawyer, and is on the board of Health Right International

Claire Gore, director of HR and OD, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Gore has worked in HR for more than 30 years across a variety of public sector organisations

John Stewart, Director of HR, SSE

John Stewart is the director of HR for SSE, one of the biggest energy companies in the UK

Stephen Pierce, deputy managing director and chief HR officer, Hitachi Europe

Stephen Pierce is deputy managing director and chief HR officer of Hitachi Europe, part of a Japanese company with a vision of creating ‘a better society through technology’

Helene Speight, HR director, ABB FIA Formula E Championship

Helene Speight is HR director for the ABB FIA Formula E Championship: the world’s first fully-electric international single-seater motorsport series

Kathryn Austin, chief people and marketing officer, Pizza Hut Restaurants

Kathryn Austin has played a core leadership role in Pizza Hut's brand turnaround

Gail Clark, Head of workforce change, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

Gail Clark is currently the head of workforce change

Rachel King, group HR director, Camelot

?Rachel King joined Camelot, operator of The National Lottery in 2016, after working for a number of other high profile brands across the media, retail and consumer sectors.

Paul Taylor-Pitt, assistant director of organisational development, NHS Employers

Leaving university in the mid-1990s without a plan, Taylor-Pitt began his career as a care worker in a residential home for people with HIV-related brain impairment

Shokat Lal, Assistant chief executive, Rotherham Council

Shokat Lal is responsible for the council’s people, performance and OD function and part of the Strategic Leadership Team that is working on Rotherham council’s improvement and change journey.