Kirsty Saxby is the new HR director at Capital Partners

The investment firm has recruited a new COO and head of sales and marketing over the past six months and invested heavily in new staff.

Interview with Sally Mitton, HR leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers

It might be a surprise to learn that PricewaterhouseCoopers - a name synonymous with best HR practice - has only recently had an HRD on its board. The first incumbent, Sally Mitton, is bent on...

Tea Colaianni joins the Merlin group as HR director

At Merlin Entertainments, which includes such attractions as Alton Towers and Madame Tussauds, Colaianni will be a member of the group executive board and be based at the firm's HQ in Poole.

What keeps Britain's CEOs awake at night? Jim Moseley, managing director of General Mills

In risk terms, losing our 'family feel' is more of a danger than not hitting targets the company has set itself.

Michelle Quest has been appointed UK head of people at KPMG

Quest, who will lead the UK firm's people strategy and policy development, first joined KPMG in 1997.

Here at HR magazine we have long believed in the power of untapped talent

As we limp out of recession, amid strong signs the recovery is going to be a 'jobless' one, it seems illtimed to write about swelling the number of people in the potential employee pool.

General Election 2010: Interview with Theresa May, shadow work and pensions secretary

With family-friendly policies set to be at the heart of the Conservatives' election manifesto, shadow secretary for work and pensions Theresa May could be the most powerful woman in Parliament if the...

Research shows the three political leaders must work hard to improve their credibility and effectiveness rating

Gordon Brown's 'weak communication' and 'inability to engage' are shown to be turning off potential voters, suggesting he is losing ground in the politics of personality, according to the Institute of...

Changes at the top of the Public Sector People Managers' Association

Dean Shoesmith, executive head of HR at the London Boroughs of Sutton and Merton, will take over as president of the Public Sector People Managers' Association (PPMA) later this month.

Forum of Private Business offers solution for SMEs that don't have an HR director

The Forum of Private Business has launched a support service for small companies that do not have an HR director.

Exclusive: DreamWorks Pictures HR boss talks about keeping a creative workforce constantly inspired

DreamWorks Pictures' global head of HR speaks out about the challenges of keeping his workforce creative and motivated.

Birmingham and Solihull NHS trust recruits Frances Allcock

Frances Allcock joins Birmingham and Solihull NHS Trust as its new organisational and workforce director