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...

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Valerie Hughes D'Aeth, group HR director, BBC

?Valerie has worked in HR roles for over 30 years across a variety of sectors and countries. She is currently Group HR Director for the BBC and has been in this role since 2014. She is a member of the...

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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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Guy Pink, interim CEO, Addaction

Residential rehabilitation service Addaction's interim CEO Guy Pink has substantial expertise within the not-for-profit sector, currently responsible for all HR services for the charity’s 1,200 staff...

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Karen Beaven, HR director, River Island

Beaven joined River Island as HRD in 2012 and has led a significant HR transformation programme

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Valerie Todd, talent and resources director, Crossrail

Valerie Todd has been talent and resources director at Crossrail (Europe’s largest infrastructure project) since 2009.

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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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