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

Des Pullen, group HR director, Associated British Foods

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

People

Peter Cheese, chief executive, CIPD

Peter is the chief executive of the CIPD, the professional body for more than 150,000 HR and people development professionals around the world.

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

Ronald Schellekens, group HR director, Vodafone

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

Meghan Biro, strategist analyst, author and speaker

?Meghan M. Biro is a globally recognised HR technology analyst, author, speaker and brand strategist

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

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

Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Professor of business psychology, University College London and Columbia University

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

People

Paul Chesworth, chief people officer, Perform Group

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

Anthony Kirby, Group HR director, Serco Group

Anthony Kirby is the group HR Director of Serco Group

Danny Harmer, Chief people officer, Metro Bank

Harmer is the chief people officer for Metro Bank, Britain’s first new high-street bank in more than 100 years