Althea Loderick, chief executive and head of paid service, Newham Council

Althea Loderick has been a stalwart of the HR Most Influential Practitioners ranking’s top three for several years now

People

Guy Pink, portfolio careerist, Guy Pink HR

?Guy Pink is the former interim chief executive and fromer executive director of HR at Addaction

People

Nigel Sullivan, chief people officer, Bupa

?Sullivan is the chief people officer at global health and care company Bupa, which is guided by its purpose of helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives

Simon Linares, group HR director, Direct Line

Direct Line's group HR director Simon Linares has international experience across several sectors including consumer goods, telecommunications and digital

People

Sharon Benson, HR director, Studio Retail

Sharon Benson is an experienced HR executive with a proven track record of partnering with board members and private equity stakeholders

Brett Terry, people director, NSPCC

?Brett Terry is the people director at NSPCC, a role he has held since January 2018

Elizabeth Cowper, VP HR, Tapestry Europe and Coach International

Elizabeth Cowper joined Tapestry in October 2016. Tapestry is a global house of brands comprised of Coach, Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman

Rob Warwick, reader in management and organisational learning, University of Chichester

Rob Warwick is a reader in management and organisational learning at the University of Chichester

John Greatrex, group HR director, Unipart

?Greatrex has held a number of HR leadership roles in a variety of sectors both in the UK and internationally

People

Kathy Callaghan, group HR director, Rotork

?Callaghan is the group HR director of Rotork, a world leader in flow control and instrumentation operating in 37 countries

Fiona Evans, HR director, Zoological Society of London (ZSL)

Fiona Evans is HRD at ZSL and won HR Director of the Year in 2017 at the HR Excellence Awards as well as scooping the Gold award, Best HR team, and a high commendation in the Best learning and...

Thomas Heier, people director, EVP people and international, Wagamama

Heier joined Wagamama in Autumn 2017. Before that he spent 15 years in various HR and ops roles and has worked across a number of multi-site hospitality and leisure businesses, including Travelodge...