Julie joined the Carey Group at Executive Board level in the newly created role of Chief People Officer in February 2019 where she is responsible for the creation and delivery of the people strategy...

Richard Latham has been group HR director at Persimmon since August 2001

Raby has been group HRD for Balfour Beatty, an international infrastructure group, since 2005

McCarthy & Stone, a FTSE 250 company, is the UK’s leading developer, manager and owner of retirement communities

?As group director of people at Places for People, Sally Smith oversees more than 12,500 colleagues across the group’s diverse businesses

?Helene Speight is interim HR director for Millbrook, a leader in automotive testing, design and engineering

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

Jim Devine joined Spirax-Sarco Engineering as group HR director in 2016

Geoff Tranfield has worked in HR for almost 30 years, in a variety of industries including rail, automotive, utilities, oil and gas and manufacturing?

?Kate Griffiths-Lambeth joined Charles Stanley as group HR director in 2015 and was appointed to the executive committee in 2017. She is the first HR professional and woman to hold such a role since...

Gawarecka-Green is responsible for the human resources function

?Matt Elliott joined the Bank of Ireland in early 2019 as a member of the executive team delivering a strategic plan to transform the business

?Roberts is the group human resources director and a member of the group executive committee

?Annette Andrews joined Lloyd’s in January 2015 as HR director

Coronavirus presents an opportunity for HR to create a culture that encourages women's progression, despite the pandemic's detrimental impact on gender equality in the workplace.

To progress on equality, we need more pay transparency.

A new report commissioned by Vodafone found 50% of women experiencing menopause symptoms at work feel there is a stigma attached to talking about it, prompting a third (33%) to hide how they’re...

Starting Monday 15 March, a four day conference hosted by The Whitehall and Industry Group (WIG) will examine the importance of diversity and inclusion within organisations.

Crisis consumes a leader’s attention, and so it has been with the pandemic. There’s been little time to think of anything except the steps companies took to keep people safe and keep the lights on....

Emma Rose has been the HR director for Kerry Foods since January 2016

Nair's purpose is “to ignite the human spark in everyone – to build a better business, and a better world”

Valerie Todd is the HR director for Siemens UK and Ireland

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

Giovanni Giordano joined the management board of British American Tobacco (BAT) in June 2011

Mark Sandham is a commercially-oriented global HR executive with more than 25 years' experience in HR as well as line business management

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

Neil Foulger represents Liberty Global's HR interests in the Dutch joint venture with Vodafone

Paul Chesworth has just celebrated his 30th year as a human resources specialist

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

Jacky Simmonds is an experienced HR executive having worked in a number of sectors including media, medical research, travel and aviation

Alison Wilcox joined BT in July 2015 as group HR director

Kang has more than 25 years of operational and strategic HR experience across sectors including private, public, voluntary and not-for-profit

Martyn Dicker is the director of people for Unicef UK, having joined early this year

Smith joined the British Heart Foundation in October 2013 from the Royal Horticultural Society, where she headed up human resources for eight years and supported transformational change across the...

?From 2012 to 2019 Coalter was director of people at United Learning, responsible for HR, talent management, leadership development, marketing and communications

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...

Ronan Cassidy is chief human resources and corporate officer at Royal Dutch Shell, a position he has held since January 2016

Helmut Schuster became group HR director in March 2011. In this role he is accountable for the BP human resources function.

Rupert McNeil was appointed as government chief people officer in January 2016, joining the civil service from Lloyds Banking Group where he was group HR director

Siobhán Sheridan joined the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in July 2017 as civilian HR director. She is responsible for the workforce of 57,000 civil servants, the broader civilian and contractor...

?Foulkes has experience in the NHS, in the acute and mental health sectors

Mortimer has headed up NHS Employers, the employers’ organisation for the English NHS, since November 2014

?With an annual operating budget of more than £1.3 billion and employing 18,500 people, the City of Edinburgh Council delivers more than 700 public services to the people who live, work, study in or...

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

Cartwright has led the business through rapid growth, international diversification and a change of executive leadership

?During her 14 years at TrustFord Sharon Ashcroft has played a crucial role in building a positive culture; one that rewards, nurtures and inspires 3,200 employees

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

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

Jane Storm starts her new role as chief people officer and executive committee member of Saga Group, the financial services and travel business, in October 2019

?Mitie is the UK’s leading facilities management business, employing 52,500 people in the UK and Ireland

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

Nicholas sits on the global board of REED, alongside the CFO and the chairman and chief executive James Reed. The three of them oversee all group operations

Paula Leach is the global chief people officer for FDM Group, a role which she undertook in April 2019 having previously been chief people officer for The Home Office

Garrett joined the EMEA employee experience team at Adobe in May 2016

?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'

Hockaday has more than 18 years in HR with experience in transport, infrastructure, aerospace, engineering, retail and manufacturing

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

?Hall joined Menzies in October 2017, to oversee a global workforce of 35,000

?Jo MacPhail joined CrossCountry trains in December 2016 as HR director

Alison Bell has been a HR professional for more than 15 years, starting in healthcare, waste management and aviation before moving into rail in 2012

Neil Morrison is the director of HR for Severn Trent, one of the UK's largest water companies and a member of the FTSE 100

John Stewart is the director of HR for SSE, one of the biggest energy companies in the UK