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Edward E Lawler, director, Center for Effective Organizations and distinguished professor of business, University of Southern California

Edward E Lawler has been honoured as a top contributor to the fields of organisational development and behaviour, corporate governance, compensation and HR management. As well as being a director of...

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Jacky Simmonds, group director, people, easyJet

Jacky Simmonds is an experienced HR executive, having worked in a number of sectors.

Sandy Begbie, chief people officer, Standard Life

Sandy Begbie is responsible for the group’s people function and lead executive for the joint venture Heng An Standard Life in China and the Asia business based in Hong Kong

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Catherine Ward, group director of HR, Interserve

Catherine Ward’s career has covered strategic HR leadership, transformation, and communications, in roles in the public, private and private equity sectors, and as a consultant.

David Frost, joint managing director, Produce World

?David Frost's journey into the HR profession began in the early 1990s when he realised as a graduate engineer in the manufacturing sector that genuine excellence originates from creating highly...

Paul Sparrow, director Centre for Performance-led HR, professor of international HRM, Lancaster University Management School

?Paul Sparrow's research interests include cross-cultural and international HRM, HR strategy and the employment relationship.

Lynn Minella, group director of human resources, BAE Systems

?Lynn Minella joined BAE Systems in June 2012 as the group director of human resources and as a member of the company’s executive committee.

Julia Ingall, group HR & talent management director, Ogilvy and Mather Group

?Julia Ingall is the group HR & talent management director for the Ogilvy and Mather Group, across the EMEA region, overseeing HR & talent management across 35 countries, 44 cities and 7,500 people.

Will Davies, director of HR, OS

Will Davies joined OS (Ordnance Survey) in October 2015 and is responsible for the organisational people strategy, with a focus on building capability and capacity to enable the delivery of OS’...

Amy Cuddy, Associate professor, Harvard Business School

?Amy Cuddy is known around the world for her 2012 TED Talk, which is the second most-viewed in TED’s history

Susan Vinnicombe, professor of women and leadership, Cranfield School of Management

Susan Vinnicombe's research interests focus on the lack of women in leadership, specifically on corporate boards; women's leadership styles and the issues involved in women developing their executive...