Stewart Friedman, practice professor of management, University of Pennsylvania

Friedman has been on the Wharton business school's faculty since 1984

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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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Kate Guthrie, group HR director, CYBG

Guthrie was appointed group HRD in 2016, with responsibility for establishing and leading HR strategy

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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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Ella Bennett, HR director, Sainsburys Argos

Bennett is responsible for all people aspects in the creation of the new business that is Sainsbury’s Argos

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Tim Jones, group head of HR, London Stock Exchange

Tim Jones joined the London Stock Exchange Group in 2010 and was appointed group head of HR in 2011

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Veronica Hope-Hailey, dean and head of school, University of Bath School of Management

Hope-Hailey is university vice president, dean of the School of Management and holds a chair in management studies

Marijke Cazemier, director organisational effectiveness, Inmarsat

Cazemier is responsible for Inmarsat’s talent, L&D, performance management, organisation design and change – globally

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Tracy Clarke, regional CEO, Europe and Americas, Standard Chartered Bank

Clarke joined Standard Chartered Bank in 1985 and has worked in both the UK and Hong Kong

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Mee-Yan Cheung-Judge, founder, Quality & Equality

Cheung-Judge is known as a 'scholar-educator-practitioner' in the field of organisation development

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Elisabeth Kelan, professor of leadership, director of the global centre for gender and leadership, Cranfield School of Management

Kelan's award-winning research focuses on gender and leadership, generations in organisations, leadership, and diversity and inclusion

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Wendy Hirsh, independent researcher and principal associate, Institute for Employment Studies

Wendy Hirsh is an independent researcher and consultant on a range of people management issues

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