Making Waves

Karen Bates, HRD, Drax

Karen Bates joined Drax in May 2017 with a responsibility for the people agenda across retail

Alison Rumsey, Group HR director, Network Rail

Alison Rumsey is group HR director and an executive committee member at Network Rail

Ed Evans, HR director, KFC UK&I

Evans joined KFC in 2013 and leads the development of its 27,000-strong team across more than 900 restaurants in the UK & Ireland

Jo Davis, Group HR director, Mitie Group

Jo Davis is the group HR director of Mitie

Anthony Kirby, Group HR director, Serco Group

Anthony Kirby is the group HR Director of Serco Group

Jane Storm, Group people director, Connect Group

Jane Storm is the Group people director at Connect Group

Kessar Kalim, Director of HR, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Kessar Kalim is the Director of HR at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), a position he has held since September 2017.

Kathryn Pritchard, group chief people officer, ODEON Cinemas Group

?Kathryn Pritchard is group chief people officer of ODEON & UCI Cinemas Group, Europe’s largest cinema operator

Janet King, director of HR and corporate services, Frimley Health Foundation Trust

King has worked in retail, the civil service, an NGO, and the NHS

Fiona Cicconi, executive vice president, human resources, AstraZeneca

?Fiona Cicconi joined AstraZeneca in September 2014 as executive vice president, HR

Karen Shepperson, director of people and operations, Ofsted

Karen Shepperson joined Ofsted in 2010 as head of HR, becoming HR director in 2013 and director of people and operations in 2016

Erica Coletta, chief human resources officer, Pladis

Erica Coletta is CHRO at pladis, a qualified lawyer, and is on the board of Health Right International