The CIPD has launched a search to find a new chief executive.

Lynette Eastman has joined Healthcare Locums (HCL) Group as chief people officer.

Appleby, a provider of offshore legal, fiduciary and administration services, has appointed Janet Naylor as global director of HR for the Appleby Group

Law firm Ashurst has appointed Sasha Hardman as its new global HR director

Chris Roebuck (pictured), visiting professor of transformational leadership at Cass Business School, received the Freedom of the City of London on Friday 16 December.

Five leading names in the HR field have been appointed as honorary officers to the CIPD.

Simon Linares (pictured) has been appointed group HR director for Telefónica Digital, the global unit created by Telefónica

Recruiter Orion Group has appointed Ross MacRae (pictured) group HR director

Only last month, HR magazine questioned whether an HR director could have the drive, courage, commitment and commercial accumen to make it to CEO. As if by magic, Mike Cooke (pictured), who was once...

Global insurance company Aviva has appointed Carole Jones (pictured) as its director of global HR strategy and organisational development

Fairplace Cedar, the talent management organisation, has appointed Penny de Valk (pictured) as its new CEO.

InterContinental Hotels Group has appointed Tracy Robbins (pictured), executive VP global HR and group operations support, to the board as an executive director