The Department of Healths HR director, Andrew Foster, is at the heart of plans to modernise the NHS. Peter Oborne talks to him about the sheer scale of his task

Denise Kingsmill of the Competition Commission makes a powerful advocate for the greater involvement of women in senior management, says Adam Leyland

Time was running out for Foyles, the quirky London bookshop, until Christopher Foyle took charge and set about bringing it into the 21st century. Adam Leyland reports on progress

PricewaterhouseCoopers head of search and selection Hamish Davidson challenges conventional mind-sets and techniques in search of talent. By Peter Oborne

LOral UKs new HR director, Nikki Rolfe, is bursting with enthusiasm for the challenge of adapting her traditional UK-based skills to the dynamic, fleet-of-foot, very French company. Joy Persaud...