Paula Leach, chief people officer, The Home Office

Paula Leach is the chief people officer for The Home Office, a role which she undertook in April 2016 having joined in October 2014

Althea Loderick, Strategic director of resources, Brent Council

Althea Loderick is the strategic director for resources at Brent Council, where she has oversight of finance, property and FM, HR and OD, ICT and digital services, legal services and procurement,...

HRMI 2017: Siobhan Sheridan tops list of influential practitioners

The 2017 HR Most Influential rankings have been revealed

Jabbar Sardar, HR director, BBC Studios

?Jabbar Sardar is HR director for BBC Studios, the BBC’s main TV production arm which in April 2017 launched as a wholly-owned commercial subsidiary of the BBC. Having joined in January 2016, he...

Helen Murley, executive director-level organisational development and HR specialist

Murley studied Botany and Zoology at Durham University and, following a PGCE at Cambridge University, began her working career as a teacher. She then switched professions to qualify as a chartered...

Caroline Nugent, director of HR and OD, oneSource

?Nugent is director of HR and OD at oneSource, a shared back office with more than 1,000 staff in 22 services

Helen Murley, global HR director, British Council

?Helen Murley joined the British Council in May 2013. She is a member of both the executive and management boards, and leads the British Council’s global network of HR professionals.

Creative and cost-effective engagement strategies

You don't have to spend a lot to engage staff. Public sector people leaders are being cost-effective and creative

Valerie Hughes D'Aeth, group HR director, BBC

?Valerie has worked in HR roles for over 30 years across a variety of sectors and countries. She is currently Group HR Director for the BBC and has been in this role since 2014. She is a member of the...

People

Althea Loderick, strategic director of resources, Brent Council

Althea Loderick is the strategic director for resources in Brent Council, where she has strategic oversight of finance and procurement; property and FM; HR & OD; IT; legal services; customer services...

People

Dean Royles, director of human resources, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Dean Royles has been a leading figure in HR within the NHS for nearly two decades. Chief executive of NHS Employers since December 2010, Royles joined Leeds Teaching Hospitals mid-2014. The NHS trust...

People

Shokat Lal, assistant chief executive, Rotherham Council

Shokat Lal is responsible for the council’s people function and part of the Strategic Leadership Team that is working on Rotherham council’s improvement journey working towards coming out of...

People