Valerie Hughes-D’Aeth, group HR director, BBC

?There have been few higher profile HR jobs over the last few years than heading up HR at the BBC

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Diana Breeze, group HR director, Bunzl

Breeze became group HRD at Bunzl at the beginning of this year

Susan Vinnicombe CBE, Professor of women and leadership, Cranfield School of Management

Susan's research interests focus on the lack of women in leadership, specifically on corporate boards; women's leadership styles and the issues involved in women developing their executive careers.

Alison Bell, HR director, MTR Crossrail

Alison Bell has been a HR professional for more than 15 years, starting in healthcare, waste management and aviation before moving into rail in 2012

Helen Webb, chief people and services officer, Co-op

Helen was appointed as Co-op’s Chief People and Services Officer in April 2017.

Tracey Killen, director of personnel, John Lewis

Tracey Killen became director of personnel at the John Lewis Partnership in 2007

Will Serle, chief people officer, Capita

In April 2018 Serle was appointed as chief people officer, a new position at Capita that gives him the responsibility for all elements of HR

Des Pullen, group HR director, Associated British Foods

Des Pullen is responsible for ABF’s people agenda. He also leads the group’s activities in health, safety and environment, as well as procurement

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Peter Cheese, chief executive, CIPD

Peter is the chief executive of the CIPD, the professional body for more than 150,000 HR and people development professionals around the world.

Natalie Bickford, group HR director, Merlin Entertainments Group

After graduating in French and international relations from the University of Warwick in 1992, Natalie Bickford developed a varied HR career with roles in high-profile companies such as Kingfisher,...

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Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Professor of business psychology, University College London and Columbia University

Chamorro-Premuzic is an international authority in psychological profiling, talent management, leadership development, and people analytics

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