?Gillian Quinton is one of the highest profile directors in the public sector, having moved into the field after starting her career in retail management at Kingfisher.

Evans joined KFC in 2013 and leads the development of its 27,000-strong team across more than 900 restaurants in the UK & Ireland

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

Anne Billson-Ross joined Taylor Wimpey in 2014 as group HR director

Erica Coletta is CHRO at pladis, a qualified lawyer, and is on the board of Health Right International

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

Matthew Syed is one of the world’s most influential thinkers in the fields of high performance and cultural change

?Jennifer Duvalier is one of the most influential women in technology, having been executive vice president, people for FTSE40 firm and world’s leading semiconductor intellectual property supplier.

Jo Davis is the group HR director of Mitie

Holden joined Schroders in 2007 as head of corporate communications

?It was no surprise to find Priscilla Vacassin, then group HR director at Prudential, on Cranfield University School of Management’s first 100 Women to Watch list in 2009