Ella Bennett, Group HR director, Home Retail Group

Ella Bennett was appointed as Argos and Homebase owner Home Retail Group’s group HRD in 2015.

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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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Valerie Todd, talent and resources director, Crossrail

Valerie Todd has been talent and resources director at Crossrail (Europe’s largest infrastructure project) since 2009.

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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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Julie Welch, group HR director, Bunzl

Julie Welch is the group HR director of Bunzl. The group is quoted on the UK stock market and is in the FTSE 100 with revenues worldwide of over £7.4bn. The head office is in Marble Arch, London.

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Andrew McEachern, global director of people and talent development, Norton Rose

Andrew McEachern joined Norton Rose Fulbright as global director of people and talent development in 2009. He is responsible for hiring, developing and retaining the best talent for the legal...

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William Hague, chief people officer, HM Revenue & Customs

HM Revenue & Customs’ chief people officer, William Hague, previously led the reform of the civil service’s pensions, pay and wider workforce when he was executive director for civil service workforce...

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Mark Sandham, senior vice president, and chief operating officer human resources, Thomson Reuters

Mark Sandham is a commercially oriented, global HR executive with over 25 year’s experience in HR as well as line business management.

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Gifford Tanser, head of corporate organisational development, Boehringer Ingelheim

Gifford Tanser is responsible for creating and developing Boehringer Ingelheim’s global organisational development capability.

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Rob Jones, head of organisational effectiveness, Crossrail

Rob Jones leads Crossrail's teams accountable for organisational effectiveness, organisation and cultural change, talent, performance, leadership and learning, employee engagement and internal...

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Sue MacDonald, group head of HR, Wood Group

Group head of HR Sue MacDonald joined international energy services company Wood Group in 2010 as HR director for production facilities and was seconded to lead the integration team for the...

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Robert Potter, group HR director, Hays

Robert Potter is group HR director and executive board member at recruitment service Hays. In 2015 he launched The Guild of HR Professionals in order to raise standards in HR.

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