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Lynn Minella, group director of human resources, BAE Systems

?Lynn Minella joined BAE Systems in June 2012 as the group director of human resources and as a member of the company’s executive committee.

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Matt Elliott, people director, Virgin Money

Elliott joined Virgin Money in 2011 as people director, responsible for the HR work involved in acquiring and integrating Northern Rock

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Lynne Weedall, group HR director, Selfridges Group

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Lynne Weedall joined luxury shopping group Selfridges in November 2015 and works closely with owner the Weston family.

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Sandra Thorpe, HR director, Paddy Power

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?Sandra Thorpe has been HR director of Paddy Power since late 2014.

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Paula Porter, senior VP people, Carnival UK

Porter started her career in retail working for Marks and Spencer on its management training scheme. This followed various HR roles in Bodyshop, B&Q and John Lewis Partnership.

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John Whelan, HR director, programmes and support, BAE Systems

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After gaining a degree in business and quailifications in human resource management John Whelan has worked in a variety of HR roles in engineering, technology and manufacturing businesses.

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Deborah Yates, SVP HR, RB

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Deb Yates joined RB (Reckitt Benckiser) in 2004 in the Australian business.

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Richard Latham, group HR director, Persimmon

Richard Latham has been group HR director of Persimmon since August 2001.

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Hannah Foster, director of HR, National Church Institutions of the Church of England

?In 2014, Hannah Foster took a vocational move from a global HR leadership role in a FTSE100 company to become the director of HR for the National Church Institutions of the Church of England.

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Tracey Killen, director of personnel, John Lewis

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?As director of personnel, Tracey Killen is responsible for all areas of personnel policy within the partnership, including the identification and development of future talent.

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Mark Wells, group HR director, Experian

?Mark Wells joined Experian in April 2006 as group HR director.

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Andrew Stephenson, group people director, Lookers

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?Andrew Stephenson is group people director at Lookers?, one of the UK’s leading automotive dealer groups since May 2016.

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