Interviews

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Interview with Tracey Killen, group personnel director at the John Lewis Partnership

David Woods, 04 Jan 2012

I had been talking handbags with Tracey Killen, group personnel director at the John Lewis Partnership...

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Rank insider: interview with Sue Waldock, group HRD of the Rank Group

David Woods, 12 Dec 2011

What could silver screen siren Celia Johnson, troubled comedian Michael Barrymore and staid old photocopiers...

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Driving Change: interview with Hannah Thomson, UK HR director at Avis Rent-a-Car

David Woods, 15 Nov 2011

It would be completely inappropriate for HR magazine to include a profile photograph of an HR director...

Retirement: interview with Ros Altmann, director general of Saga

Peter Crush, 11 Oct 2011

Depending on what you read, Dr Ros Altmann, who was an adviser to the Number 10 Policy Unit and an...

Exclusive: interview with Deborah Marriott-Harrison, senior vice president for government affairs at Marriott International

Siân Harrington, 07 Oct 2011

Deborah Marriott Harrison (pictured), grand-daughter of the founder of the eponymous hotel group, came...

Interview with Deborah Baker, director of people at Sky

David Woods, 04 Oct 2011

No-one working in the media could fail to be impressed by the brand personality Sky exudes and I was...

Strategic Benefits: interview with David Kast, head of HR at Hogg Robinson Group

David Woods, 13 Sep 2011

If one word could be used to sum up the past three years in the business world, it would have to be:...

Sweet success: Interview with SK Sathyavrdian, VP HR at EID Parry

David Woods, 09 Sep 2011

Wales has given so much to the world over time: coal, top rugby players, Tom Jones, Charlotte Church...

Interview with Jabbar Sardar, director of HR and OD at Cafcass

David Woods, 07 Sep 2011

In 2007, the case of Baby P dominated the news headlines, sickened the nation and shook the social work...

Chocks away: Interview with Tina Oakley, HR director at Gatwick Airport

David Woods, 10 Aug 2011

On the train from Victoria Station to Gatwick Airport, I couldn’t help but feel like I was going on...

HRD at heart: Fil Adams-Mercer, CEO of Parcel2Go

Peter Crush, 09 Aug 2011

When most businesspeople glibly boast about ‘ripping up the rule-book’, you can bet your bottom...

Interview with Nalin Miglani, chief HR and communication officer at Tata Global Beverages

Siân Harrington, 06 Jul 2011

How do you make old Rosy Lee sexy? That is the challenge facing Nalin Miglani, HR boss of Tata Global...

Interview with Neville Hounsome, HR director at May Gurney

Peter Crush, 15 Jun 2011

You almost couldn’t write the script. On one side of town – at County Hall, on a cold February day...

Fine and Dando

Peter Crush, 19 May 2011

Stephen Dando (pictured), chief HR officer at news and financial information conglomerate Thomson Reuters,...

Interview with Jill Shedden, people director at Centrica Energy

David Woods, 17 May 2011

Jill Shedden has been appointed group HR director for Centrica. She takes on her new role in July, but...

Interview with Caroline lucas, leader of the Green Party

Peter Crush, 09 May 2011

When Lord Davies finally delivered his much-anticipated recommendations about how to increase female...

Interview with Darren Hockaday, HR director of London Overground

Siân Harrington, 11 Apr 2011

Perhaps it was a childhood spent watching Ivor the Engine or just the love of seeing new places, but...

The HRD as entrepreneur

David Woods, 01 Mar 2011

Sahar Hashemi bitterly regrets selling Coffee Republic, saying she lost her way as it grew. She believes...

Pizza to go

Peter Crush, 01 Mar 2011

Addio, British reserve, ciao, Italian theatre: Pizza Express is reinventing itself. Change isn't just...

HMV's Master

Siân Harrington, 26 Jan 2011

Times are tough at the UK's biggest entertainment retailer, but its group HR director Steve West tells...

Latest Issue - January 2012

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Exclusive: The six competencies to inspire HR professionals for 2012

Modern HR must take on many roles to demonstrate competence and effectiveness, say DAVE ULRICH, JON YOUNGER, WAYNE BROCKBANK and MIKE ULRICH, who celebrate...

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