?The range of sectors Melanie Steel has worked for is wide, and as such she epitomises the value a multi-sector HR professional can bring

?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'

?Jayne Billam is HR director at Nottingham Trent University (NTU) and has worked in HR for almost 30 years

Kathryn Pritchard joined Nord Anglia Education in July 2019 from her role as chief people and strategic programmes officer at ODEON Cinemas Group

Cartwright has led the business through rapid growth, international diversification and a change of executive leadership

King has worked in retail, the civil service, an NGO, and the NHS

Jane Storm starts her new role as chief people officer and executive committee member of Saga Group, the financial services and travel business, in October 2019

Jabbar Sardar is HR director for BBC Studios, the commercial subsidiary of the BBC that oversees TV production, channels and distribution globally

Bushe’s career spans more than three decades of transforming organisational structures, cultures and processes

?Becoming president of the Public Service People Managers Association (PPMA) in April 2018, Grave has also held a range of senior HR roles over the years

Linda Holbeche is adjunct professor at Imperial College London, and visiting professor of SHRM and OD at Cass Business School and three other UK universities

Hlupic is an international award-winning thought leader, an activist for humanising management, and author of The Management Shift and Humane Capital