Leaving university in the mid-1990s without a plan, Taylor-Pitt began his career as a care worker in a residential home for people with HIV-related brain impairment

Shokat Lal is responsible for the council’s people, performance and OD function and part of the Strategic Leadership Team that is working on Rotherham council’s improvement and change journey.

?Martin Tiplady is one of the most well-known leaders in HR.

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

?Frank Douglas is one of the most influential UK voices in diversity and inclusion.

Gail Clark is currently the head of workforce change

Orme's just under four-year tenure at the helm of the CIPD was marked by her goal to deliver a stronger, more strategic and confident profession

Alison Wilcox joined BT in July 2015 as group HR director

Briner is professor of organisational psychology at Queen Mary University of London and also scientific director of the Center for Evidence-Based Management

Paula Leach is the chief people officer for The Home Office, a role which she undertook in April 2016 having joined in October 2014

Francis has functional leadership responsibility for human resources and communications across 5,500 employees and a much larger extended supply chain.

Sharon Benson is an experienced HR executive with a proven track record of partnering with board members and private equity stakeholders