People

Ros Altmann, age at work and pensions campaigner

?Ros Altmann is a British peer, leading UK pensions expert, and political campaigner. She was appointed to the House of Lords following the 2015 general election as a Conservative, but describes her...

Andrew Scott, professor of economics, London Business School

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Andrew Scott is professor of economics and former deputy dean at London Business School and author, with Lynda Gratton, of The Hundred Year Life

Helen Webb, HR director food, The Co-operative Group

Helen has 25 years’ experience in retailing and financial services. Before joining Co-op as HR Director for the Food business in January 2014, Helen held senior positions in Morrisons, ASDA, Aviva,...

Arianna Huffington, author of Thrive

?Arianna Huffington is the cofounder and editor in chief of Huffington Post, a nationally syndicated columnist, and the author of 13 books.

Mary Humiston, group drector of HR, Rolls-Royce

Humiston has held a variety of senior positions in HR, across a number of companies and sectors, most recently as senior vice president human resources at Applied Materials, a global leader in...

Paula Porter, senior VP people, Carnival UK

Porter started her career in retail working for Marks and Spencer on its management training scheme. This followed various HR roles in Bodyshop, B&Q and John Lewis Partnership.

Sandra Thorpe, HR director, Paddy Power

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?Sandra Thorpe has been HR director of Paddy Power since late 2014.

Richard Latham, group HR director, Persimmon

Richard Latham has been group HR director of Persimmon since August 2001.

Hannah Foster, director of HR, National Church Institutions of the Church of England

?In 2014, Hannah Foster took a vocational move from a global HR leadership role in a FTSE100 company to become the director of HR for the National Church Institutions of the Church of England.

John Whelan, HR director, programmes and support, BAE Systems

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After gaining a degree in business and quailifications in human resource management John Whelan has worked in a variety of HR roles in engineering, technology and manufacturing businesses.

Deborah Yates, SVP HR, RB

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Deb Yates joined RB (Reckitt Benckiser) in 2004 in the Australian business.

Matt Elliott, people director, Virgin Money

Elliott joined Virgin Money in 2011 as people director, responsible for the HR work involved in acquiring and integrating Northern Rock