Richard Latham, group HR director, Persimmon

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

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.

Matt Elliott, people director, Virgin Money

Elliott joined Virgin Money in 2011 as people director, responsible for the HR work involved in acquiring and integrating Northern Rock

Lynne Weedall, group HR director, Selfridges Group

Lynne Weedall joined luxury shopping group Selfridges in November 2015 and works closely with owner the Weston family.

Mark Wells, group HR director, Experian

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

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.

Pauline Prow, chief people officer, Monarch Airlines

Pauline Prow joined Monarch in June 2009 as HR director of Monarch Airlines and Monarch Aircraft Engineering. She was promoted to group HR director in March 2010, taking on additional responsibility...

Helmut Schuster, executive vice president, group human resources director, BP

Helmut Schuster became group HR director in March 2011. In this role he is accountable for the BP human resources function.

Sarah Morris, chief people officer, Aviva

Morris joined Aviva in 2015 as the chief people officer? and is a member of the group executive committee. She is responsible for the leadership of Aviva’s HR and communications strategic plan.

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...

Jon Millidge, group HR director, Royal Mail

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