As head of HR for AEG Europe, US owner of high-profile live music venue The O2, Genevieve Glover's priority is to ensure staffing and customer service stand up to scrutiny. Sian Harrington reports.

Camelot's CEO, Dianne Thompson, is one of a rare breed: a leader whose personal experiences help her to identify with her staff and appreciate good HR when she sees it.

Justine Steele has been appointed group HR director of facilities management company Operon. She was previously HR director at motor company JCT600.

Claudette Bedeau has been appointed corporate HR manager at BrightHouse

Richard Smelt has been appointed HR director at Northern Rock

When I left school, aged 18, my first job was on an NHS management training scheme.

Philippa Hird is to step down from her post as director of HR at ITV

Keith Lockton leans back in his chair, looking contemplative. The HR director of motorway services company Roadchef is sitting in his office - one that would be totally bare except for a couple of...

The Economist Group's Paul McHale and Chris Stibbs understand each other perfectly - an unusual state of affairs for an HRD and FD

Teri Ellison has been appointed head of HR UK and Ireland, SAP. She joins the company after running her own consultancy

Robert Halton has been appointed by the College of Law as its first director in charge of human resources.

I graduated from university in the late 1980s and joined the Marks & Spencer graduate management training scheme on the commercial side. Having done business studies as a degree, I wanted this...