Ann Pickering joined O2 (Telefónica UK) in 2004, was appointed to the UK board as HR director in 2008, and appointed CHRO and chief of staff in January 2018

?Deborah Lee joined Compass as its first group engagement director in August of this year

?Alison Rumsey joined Associated British Ports (ABP) as chief HR officer in July 2019

?Stephen Pierce is deputy managing director and chief HR officer of Hitachi Europe, part of a Japanese company with a vision of creating ‘a better society through technology'

Fanshawe has spent decades improving opportunities for LGBT+ people, and calling out where bias and discrimination still exists

?Since Giles joined the senior team of St Mungo’s in 2014 following a large-scale merger she has led a major programme of integration and process and cultural transformation

Karen Beaven started her career training as a horse riding instructor, has played bass in a band, then moved into retail and then found her calling in HR

Frost's career started in automotive manufacturing after he graduated with a degree in manufacturing engineering

Bushe’s career spans more than three decades of transforming organisational structures, cultures and processes

Linda Holbeche is adjunct professor at Imperial College London, and visiting professor of SHRM and OD at Cass Business School and three other UK universities

?Becoming president of the Public Service People Managers Association (PPMA) in April 2018, Grave has also held a range of senior HR roles over the years

Jabbar Sardar is HR director for BBC Studios, the commercial subsidiary of the BBC that oversees TV production, channels and distribution globally