?Frank Douglas is one of the most influential UK voices in diversity and inclusion.

Gail Clark is currently the head of workforce change

Orme's just under four-year tenure at the helm of the CIPD was marked by her goal to deliver a stronger, more strategic and confident profession

Alison Wilcox joined BT in July 2015 as group HR director

Briner is professor of organisational psychology at Queen Mary University of London and also scientific director of the Center for Evidence-Based Management

Paula Leach is the chief people officer for The Home Office, a role which she undertook in April 2016 having joined in October 2014

Francis has functional leadership responsibility for human resources and communications across 5,500 employees and a much larger extended supply chain.

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

Rosemary McGinness is a commercially-focussed HR leader who has worked across several sectors including hospitality, business process outsourcing, consumer goods and manufacturing

?Want an HR Hero for Hire? Then Shakil Butt is your man.

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

?Morrissey started her career in New York with Schroder Capital Management