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

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.

Deborah Yates, SVP HR, RB

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

Richard Latham, group HR director, Persimmon

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

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.

Tracey Killen, director of personnel, John Lewis

?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.

Mark Wells, group HR director, Experian

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

Andrew Stephenson, group people director, Lookers

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

Erin Meyer, professor, INSEAD

?Erin Meyer is a senior affiliate professor in the organisational behaviour department at INSEAD and specialises in the field of cross-cultural management, intercultural negotiations, and...

Chris Roebuck, visiting professor of transformational leadership, Cass Business School

?Chris Roebuck helps organisations improve performance through their people, by working with HR, senior line mangers, CEOs, FDs, chief risk officers and NED to help them understand how they can...

Jacqueline Davies, HR director, FCA

?Jacqueline Davies has been HR director for the FCA since its formation in 2013. Since this time she has focused on establishing the FCA Academy, which sets a new global standard for the capabilities...

Jon Millidge, group HR director, Royal Mail

Jon Millidge was appointed group HR director of Royal Mail in 2014.

Michael Jenkins, CEO, Roffey Park

?Michael Jenkins spent his early childhood years in Malaysia before moving to Uganda. He then returned to the UK where he completed his university education at Durham University in Chinese Studies.