Ann Pickering joined O2 (Telefónica UK) in 2004 and was appointed to the UK board as HR director in 2008

Louise Smalley joined the board of Whitbread in 2012, making the hospitality brand one of the most diverse in the FTSE 100 in terms of number of female board members

Bernie Kingsley joined the group as head of human resources in March 2009

Des Pullen is responsible for ABF’s people agenda. He also leads the group’s activities in health, safety and environment, as well as procurement

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,...

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

Chamorro-Premuzic is an international authority in psychological profiling, talent management, leadership development, and people analytics

Rachel Brace has more than 20 years’ experience in HR

Andy Dodman is chief officer of HR at Leeds City Council, the second largest local authority in the UK

Holden joined Schroders in 2007 as head of corporate communications

Liz McGivern has worked at Red Carnation Hotels for more than 10 years, first as training and development manager, then as director of human resources and training, and now as vice president for HR

Josephs joined Historic Royal Palaces as HRD in 1999, shortly after it became an independent self-funding charity