On 1 October Neil Roden ended his 10-year reign as group HRD at RBS. But he refuses to be the scapegoat for everything that went wrong at the bank.
Starbucks' HRD, Sandra Porter, can't understand why so many HR professionals don't get on with their bosses. She and CEO Darcy Wilson-Rymer have a close working relationship.
Pierre Barnabe used to be the boss of Alcatel-Lucent (France). Now he is vice-president, corporate HR and transformation for the global business. It's not the usual career move. David Woods finds out...
Entrepreneur and Dragons' Den star Duncan Bannatyne is clear. HR people are essential: they know about people issues, but they don't need to know how the business works.
Elaine Arden has been appointed group head of HR at the Royal Bank of Scotland Group.
Fresh from scooping the HR Gold Award from HR magazine, Liz Bell, HR director, B&Q, was named Leader of the Year at the Specsavers Everywoman in Retail Awards held last night at the a glittering...
David Fairhurst senior vice president/chief people officer at McDonald's Restaurants Northern Europe, has been voted HR magazine's most influential practitioner for the third year running, while Dave...
Despite a slowing down in the growth in recruitment, research suggests HR professionals are bucking the trend - but their job roles will have to evolve.
Stephen Moir, corporate director for people, policy and law at Cambridgeshire County Council, is set to influence future development of local government while on secondment as national adviser,...
Recruitment agency chain Reed is celebrating 50 years in the business. The father and son duo who run it reflect on half a century of change in the industry.
Rapid growth by acquisition left healthcare and pharmaceuticals company Abbott with a mixed bag of staff perks and conditions. But the harmonisation process was a challenge HRD Amanda White thrived...
When Peter Crush travelled to war-torn Afghanistan to interview office workers-turned Army reservists, little did he know he was about to experience a life-threatening situation himself.
