Practitioners of the Decade

Stephen Dando, operating partner, Bain Capital

Prior to joining alternative investment firm Bain Capital Dando was CHRO at Thomson Reuters

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Sandy Begbie, chief people officer, Standard Life

Sandy Begbie is responsible for the group’s people function and lead executive for the joint venture Heng An Standard Life in China and the Asia business based in Hong Kong

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Hugh Mitchell, chief HR and corporate officer, Royal Dutch Shell

Hugh Mitchell has a large portfolio at Royal Dutch Shell, being a regional director for Sub-Saharan Africa in addition to his HR role and responsibility for internal and external communications, real...

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David Fairhurst, chief people officer, McDonald's

David Fairhurst, who received the 2012 HR Lifetime Achievement award, has enjoyed a rich and varied career in human resources. After joining Lucas Industries as a graduate trainee, he became the...

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Caroline Waters, founder, CW Consulting Box

Caroline Waters is deputy chair of the Equalities and Human Rights Commission, vice president of Carers UK, associate at Marylebone Executive Search and founder of CW’s Consulting Box.

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Tim Miller, non executive director

Tim Miller has extensive experience as a board level executive across a range of sectors. During his 14 years at Standard Chartered Bank, he held a number of director level positions with global...

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Angela O’Connor, founder and CEO, The HR Lounge

Angela O’Connor is the founder and CEO of The HR Lounge. Her experience in HR spans over 30 years with roles as the chief people officer at the National Policing Improvement Agency, HR director at the...

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Helen Giles, executive director of people and governance, St Mungo’s Broadway

Giles is executive director of people and governance for St Mungo’s and MD of Real People, an HR consultancy

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Gillian Quinton, executive director (resources), Buckinghamshire County Council

Gillian Quinton started her career in retail management with the Kingfisher Group and has since focused on public sector roles. She joined Buckinghamshire County Council in 2005 as director of HR and...

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Claire Thomas, senior vice president, HR, GlaxoSmithKline

Claire is Senior Vice President HR for GSK and a member of the Corporate Executive Team.

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