Practitioners

Helen Murley, global HR director, British Council

?Helen Murley joined the British Council in May 2013. She is a member of both the executive and management boards, and leads the British Council’s global network of HR professionals.

John Stewart. director of HR, SSE

?John Stewart is the director of HR for SSE and reports the CEO, Alistair Phillips-Davies.

Diana Breeze, group HR director, Land Securities

Diana Breeze joined Land Securities, the UK’s largest FTSE100 commercial property company, as group HR director in 2013. In this role she has total accountability for the definition and delivery of...

Hugh Mitchell, chief HR and corporate officer, Royal Dutch Shell

Hugh Mitchell has a large portfolio at Royal Dutch Shell, being a regional director for Sub-Saharan Africa in addition to his HR role and responsibility for internal and external communications, real...

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Neil Morrison, director, strategy, culture and innovation, Penguin Random House

After starting his working life as a lecturer in psychology, Neil Morrison worked in a variety of HR roles at FTSE100 companies, including Rentokil Initial and GUS (which later became Home Retail...

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Gillian Quinton, executive director (resources), Buckinghamshire County Council

Gillian Quinton started her career in retail management with the Kingfisher Group and has since focused on public sector roles. She joined Buckinghamshire County Council in 2005 as director of HR and...

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Julie Welch, group HR director, Bunzl

Julie Welch is the group HR director of Bunzl. The group is quoted on the UK stock market and is in the FTSE 100 with revenues worldwide of over £7.4bn. The head office is in Marble Arch, London.

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Andrew McEachern, global director of people and talent development, Norton Rose

Andrew McEachern joined Norton Rose Fulbright as global director of people and talent development in 2009. He is responsible for hiring, developing and retaining the best talent for the legal...

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Mark Sandham, senior vice president, and chief operating officer human resources, Thomson Reuters

Mark Sandham is a commercially oriented, global HR executive with over 25 year’s experience in HR as well as line business management.

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Robert Potter, group HR director, Hays

Robert Potter is group HR director and executive board member at recruitment service Hays. In 2015 he launched The Guild of HR Professionals in order to raise standards in HR.

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Claire Thomas, senior vice president, HR, GlaxoSmithKline

Claire is Senior Vice President HR for GSK and a member of the Corporate Executive Team.

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Mike Westcott, global HR director, National Grid

Mike Wescott joined National Grid in January 2007 as group HR director. He is responsible for setting and delivering the global HR agenda in line with the commercial strategy of the group.

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