Hospitality, leisure and travel

Kathryn Pritchard, group chief people officer and director of strategic programmes, ODEON Cinemas Group

Kathryn Pritchard is group chief people officer and director of strategic programmes of ODEON Cinemas Group, Europe’s largest cinema operator

Louise Smalley, Group HR director, Whitbread

Louise Smalley joined the board of Whitbread in 2012, making the hospitality brand one of the most diverse in the FTSE 100 in terms of number of female board members

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Natalie Bickford, group HR director, Merlin Entertainments Group

After graduating in French and international relations from the University of Warwick in 1992, Natalie Bickford developed a varied HR career with roles in high-profile companies such as Kingfisher,...

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Rachel Brace, HR director, the Football Association

Rachel Brace has more than 20 years’ experience in HR

Liz McGivern, vice president, HR, Red Carnation Hotels

Liz McGivern has worked at Red Carnation Hotels for more than 10 years, first as training and development manager, then as director of human resources and training, and now as vice president for HR

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Helene Speight, HR director, ABB FIA Formula E Championship

Helene Speight is HR director for the ABB FIA Formula E Championship: the world’s first fully-electric international single-seater motorsport series

Rachel King, group HR director, Camelot

?Rachel King joined Camelot, operator of The National Lottery in 2016, after working for a number of other high profile brands across the media, retail and consumer sectors.

Kathryn Austin, chief people and marketing officer, Pizza Hut Restaurants

Kathryn Austin has played a core leadership role in Pizza Hut's brand turnaround

Ben Bengougam, Senior vice president HR, EMEA, Hilton

Bengougam is responsible for leading HR across EMEA, which includes more than 50,000 employees in 60 countries

Susan Martindale, group HR director, Mitchells & Butlers

Susan Martindale was appointed group HR director for Mitchells & Butlers in November 2012 having previously been group purchasing director and divisional operations director

Kathryn Austin, chief people and marketing director, Pizza Hut Restaurants

Kathryn Austin has played a core leadership role in Pizza Hut's brand turnaround

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Claire Hall, senior VP and chief people officer, McDonald's

Hall joined McDonald’s UK in June 2015, to oversee the 115,000-strong workforce

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