Angela O'Connor steps down from role of chief people officer at NPIA

Angela O'Connor, chief people officer at the National Policing Improvement Agency, has left the organisation to take up new opportunities in the HR field.

From dependence to independence: it’s a huge transition. The emotional rollercoaster of this forges the bond

Later this month, I will be heading up to Manchester to attend the grad-uation ceremony at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School (MMUBS), where I have the privilege of being a visiting...

Interview with Nalin Miglani, chief HR and communication officer at Tata Global Beverages

How do you make old Rosy Lee sexy? That is the challenge facing Nalin Miglani, HR boss of Tata Global Beverages, whose Tetley brand is the UK’s second-biggest in market share. He is confident he can...

Rob Barnett appointed HR director of Friends Life

Friends Life has appointed Rob Barnett as director of HR following its merger in March

Business Environment promotes Nazia Ahmed to HR director

Serviced office operator, Business Environment, has promoted Nazia Ahmed to HR director

Fairy Jobmother joins forces with Fish4jobs to boost jobseekers' employability skills

Generalist job site, Fish4jobs, has recruited Channel 4's 'Fairy Jobmother' Hayley Taylor (pictured) to boost its campaign to provide people with the resources they need to find a new job.

HR Excellence Awards 2011 - Rising Star: Jo Sims, group head of HR at Access

While not having a traditional HR management background, Jo Sims has imprinted her own personality and enthusiasm on the role, single-handedly creating an HR department within her company and aligning...

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HR director of the Year 2011 - Catherine Taylor, HR director, Mercedes-Benz UK

Since 2008, Catherine Taylor has transformed an outdated function that was being considered a candidate for outsourcing – and that operated the practices of old ‘personnel’ – into a truly integrated...

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Interview with Niall Howard CEO of Hakkasan Group

The first thing Niall Howard does most mornings after waking up must be to wonder: “Where am I?”

Clare Chapman leaves Department of Health to take the role of group people director at BT

Clare Chapman is leaving the Department of Health to become the group people director for BT, following four and a half years as director general of workforce for the NHS and Social Care

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Interview with Chan Abraham, CEO of Luminus

According to Chan Abraham, CEO of social housing company, Luminus, all of his staff say Sunday is the best day of the week. Why? “Because it means tomorrow they go back to work.” Where, naturally, the...

A different slant: How can a talent or HR professional make a convincing case about key people?

How can a talent or HR professional make a convincing case about key people to an executive who is heavily quantitative and a sceptic to boot?