Patrick Wright, Thomas C Vandiver bicentennial chair, Professor, Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina, Director, Center for Executive Succession

Patrick Wright is Thomas C. Vandiver Bicentennial Chair in the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina and the founder and director of the Center for Executive Succession....

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David Fairhurst, chief people officer, McDonald's

David Fairhurst, who received the 2012 HR Lifetime Achievement award, has enjoyed a rich and varied career in human resources. After joining Lucas Industries as a graduate trainee, he became the...

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Pauline Best, global people and organisation director, Specsavers Optical Group

Best joined Specsavers in 2008 as group HRD, responsible for all elements of people and organisation strategy and activity

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Althea Loderick, strategic director of resources, Brent Council

Althea Loderick is the strategic director for resources in Brent Council, where she has strategic oversight of finance and procurement; property and FM; HR & OD; IT; legal services; customer services...

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Dean Royles, director of human resources, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Dean Royles has been a leading figure in HR within the NHS for nearly two decades. Chief executive of NHS Employers since December 2010, Royles joined Leeds Teaching Hospitals mid-2014. The NHS trust...

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Dan Flint, global HR director, Simmons & Simmons

Dan Flint is global HR director for international law firm Simmons & Simmons, which he joined in 2010 after working at Accenture in roles including global compensation and benefits director and UK&I...

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Helen Giles, executive director of people and governance, St Mungo’s Broadway

Giles is executive director of people and governance for St Mungo’s and MD of Real People, an HR consultancy

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Tanith Dodge, HR director, Marks & Spencer

Tanith Dodge joined Marks & Spencer as director of HR in 2008. She is a member of the M&S management committee, leading HR for its 78,000 employees across the UK and 42 territories internationally.

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Siobhan Forey, chief operating officer, HR and operations, Arcadia Group

Siobhan Forey is chief operating officer – HR & operations at the Arcadia Group, which owns nine of the UK’s best known fashion brands, with an annual turnover of over £3 billion and operating in over...

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Celia Baxter, director of group HR, Brunzl

Celia Baxter is responsible for all HR and corporate responsibility activity across distribution and outsourcing group Bunzl, which has 13,000 staff across 28 countries.

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Graeme Cook, group HR director, EnQuest

Now group HRD of oil and gas company EnQuest, Graeme Cook has over 20 years’ experience in both finance and HR leadership roles, spending his early career mainly with oilfield services provider...

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Janet Hogben, chief people officer, EDF Energy

Janet Hogben joined EDF Energy as chief people officer in 2012 following 13 years in the drinks sector.

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