Mark Grimley, group director for people and corporate services, government of Jersey

Grimley took up post as the chief people officer for the government of Jersey in June 2019, heading up the largest employer on the Channel Island

Sally Hopper, assistant director of HR, Hertfordshire County Council

Hopper has oversight for the people strategy for the council and associated traded companies

Annette Andrews, chief people officer, Lloyd's of London

?Annette Andrews joined Lloyd’s in January 2015 as HR director

Megan Reitz, professor of leadership and dialogue, Ashridge Executive Education

Megan Reitz is professor of leadership and dialogue at Ashridge Executive Education, Hult International Business School

Rosemary McGinness, chief people officer, The Weir Group

Rosemary McGinness is a commercially-focussed HR leader who has worked across several sectors including hospitality, business process outsourcing, consumer goods and manufacturing

David Smith, author, business consultant, speaker and mentor

?A former executive people director and people and IT director at Asda Stores, David Smith founded his consultancy in 2009

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Jo Davis, group HR director, Mitie

?Mitie is the UK’s leading facilities management business, employing 52,500 people in the UK and Ireland

Shokat Lal, assistant chief executive, Rotherham Council

Shokat Lal is responsible for the council’s people and governance function and part of the strategic leadership team that took Rotherham Council out of intervention and on a rapid journey of...

Tristram Roberts, group HR director, Barclays

?Roberts is the group human resources director and a member of the group executive committee

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

Kerry Smith, director of people and organisational development, British Heart Foundation

Smith joined the British Heart Foundation in October 2013 from the Royal Horticultural Society, where she headed up human resources for eight years and supported transformational change across the...

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

Mark Sandham is a commercially-oriented global HR executive with more than 25 years' experience in HR as well as line business management