Practitioners

Claire Gore, director of HR and OD, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Gore has worked in HR for more than 30 years across a variety of public sector organisations

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

Sharon Ashcroft, HR director, TrustFord

During her 13 years within the business, Sharon Ashcroft has played a strategic role in building a distinctively positive culture; one that rewards, nurtures and inspires the 3,200 employees that make...

Natalie Bickford, group HR director, Merlin Entertainments Group

After graduating in French and international relations from the University of Warwick in 1992, Natalie Bickford developed a varied HR career with roles in high-profile companies such as Kingfisher,...

People

Adrienne McFarland, group people operations director, Utilitywise

McFarland holds a BA in politics and social policy and began her career in 1991 with roles in KPMG, Ford and Accenture

Claire Hall, Global executive vice president of people, Menzies Aviation

Hall joined Menzies in October 2017 to oversee a global workforce of 35,000

Paul Chesworth, chief people officer, Perform Group

Paul Chesworth has just celebrated his 30th year as a human resources specialist

Ronald Schellekens, group HR director, Vodafone

Ronald Schellekens is the Vodafone group HR director and a member of the Vodafone executive committee

Susan Martindale, group HR director, Mitchells & Butlers

Susan Martindale was appointed group HR director for Mitchells & Butlers in November 2012 having previously been group purchasing director and divisional operations director

Julie Welch, Group HR director, Bunzl

Bunzl is a FTSE 100 support services company with revenues worldwide of more than £8.5 billion

Kate Guthrie, group HR director, Clydesdale and Yorkshire bank

Kate Guthrie joined the group in January 2016 immediately prior to its demerger from National Australia Group and the subsequent IPO and listing on the UK Stock Exchange

Ben Bengougam, Senior vice president HR, EMEA, Hilton

Bengougam is responsible for leading HR across EMEA, which includes more than 50,000 employees in 60 countries