Movers and Shakers

Gary Cookson, director, EPIC HR

?Gary Cookson’s lightbulb moment came in 2017 when he was speaking at a CIPD conference on the subject of flexible working and how HR should lead by example

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David Smith, author, business consultant, speaker and mentor

?A former executive people director and people and IT director at Asda Stores, David Smith founded his consultancy in 2009

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Melanie Steel, owner, People Change Expertise

?The range of sectors Melanie Steel has worked for is wide, and as such she epitomises the value a multi-sector HR professional can bring

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Karen Beaven, founder, The HR Entrepreneurs Network

Karen Beaven started her career training as a horse riding instructor, has played bass in a band, then moved into retail and then found her calling in HR

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Karen Grave, president, Public Service People Managers Association

?Becoming president of the Public Service People Managers Association (PPMA) in April 2018, Grave has also held a range of senior HR roles over the years

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Jon Ingham, HR and OD consultant, Strategic Dynamics Consultancy Services

Working as head of HR and then HR director at EY between 1997 and 2001, Jon Ingham is today a consultant and trainer working both in the UK and abroad

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Lucy Adams, CEO, Disruptive HR

There will be few in HR who haven’t seen Lucy Adams speak or heard of her work

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Althea Loderick, chief executive and head of paid service, Newham Council

Althea Loderick has been a stalwart of the HR Most Influential Practitioners ranking’s top three for several years now

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Guy Pink, portfolio careerist, Guy Pink HR

?Guy Pink is the former interim chief executive and fromer executive director of HR at Addaction

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Paul Taylor-Pitt, assistant director of organisational development, NHS Employers

?Paul Taylor-Pitt began his career as a care worker in a residential home for people with HIV-related brain impairment

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Norman Pickavance, CEO, Tomorrow’s Company

?Previously HR director at Dell, Marconi and then Morrison’s, Pickavance now heads up independent, not-for-profit think-tank Tomorrow’s Company

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Stephen Dando, Operating partner, Bain

?Stephen Dando has had a stellar HR career with some of the biggest brand names in the world in his portfolio, including Diageo and Guinness