Cable and Wireless (C&W), the global telecommunications company, has restructured its HR department, and re-named the function 'People and Brand', HR magazine can exclusively reveal.

Existing HR director Colm Coffey's (pictured) last day at the company was yesterday. His role will not be replaced.

Instead HR will now be led by its director of brand and culture, Mark Beeden, who joined the UK business from an international role in brand and communications in February.
 
Beeden's areas of responsibility will include HR, resourcing, talent management, culture change, corporate communications and brand management across the business.
 
Before joining C&W Beeden was director of brand and marketing at Energis and was a senior advisor on change management and communications for Ernst & Young LLP.
 
It is not yet known where Coffey has moved to, or what he is doing now.