The practitioners on the 2013 list display commercial credibility and pragmatism, are good at networking and influencing varied stakeholders and have a strong understanding of the internal and external environment. They also have vision. They are not just showing exemplary day to day HR practice but are driving the function forward through strong leadership
| HR Most Influential Practitioners 2013 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2012 | Name, position and organisation |
| 1 | 1 | Dean Royles, CEO, NHS Employers |
| 2 | N/A | Kath Durrant, group HR director, Rolls Royce |
| 3 | 8 | Deborah Baker, director for people, BSkyB |
| 3= | n/a | Geoff Tranfield, group director of HR, Petrofac |
| 4 | 7 | Helen Giles, HR director, Broadway and MD, Real People |
| 5 | n/a | Louise Smalley, group HR director, Whitbread |
| 6 | 6 | Hugh Mitchell, chief HR and corporate officer, Royal Dutch Shell |
| 7 | 11 | Gillian Hibberd, strategic director (resources and business transformation), Buckinghamshire County Council |
| 8 | n/a | Darren Hockaday, HR director, LOROL |
| 9 | n/a | Celia Baxter, director of group HR, Bunzl |
| 10 | n/a | Robert Potter, group strategic HR director, Jardine Lloyd Thompson |
| 11 | 29 | Althea Loderick, director of HR and transformation, London Borough of Waltham Forest |
| 12 | 12 | Tracy Clarke, group head of people, compliance, communications and culture, Standard Chartered Bank |
| 13 | 10 | Valerie Hughes-D'Aeth, group HR director, Amey |
| 14 | n/a | David Russell, group HR director, William Hill |
| 15 | n/a | Martyn Phillips, CEO, B&Q UK & Ireland |
| 16= | 16 | Geoff Lloyd, group HR director, Serco |
| 16= | 5 | Claire Thomas, senior vice president, HR, GlaxoSmithKline |
| 17 | n/a | Andrew McEachern, global director of people and talent development, Norton Rose Fulbright |
| 18 | n/a | Tim Jones, group head of HR, London Stock Exchange Group |
| 19 | n/a | Des Pullen, group HR director, Associated British Foods |
| 20 | n/a | Jacky Simmonds, group HR director, TUI Travel |
| 21 | 19 | Tracy Robbins, executive vice president, HR and group operations support, InterContinental Hotels Group |
| 22= | n/a | Amanda Brown, group HR director, Hiscox |
| 22= | n/a | Fiona Deal, executive director corporate services, AmicusHorizon |
| 23= | n/a | Derrick Crowley, group HR director, News UK |
| 23= | n/a | Helen Maye, chief HR officer, Smith & Nephew |
| 24 | n/a | Gifford Tanser, HR director, Boehringer Ingelheim |
| 25 | n/a | Fiona Ryland, HR director, Compass Group UK & Ireland |
HR Most Influential 2015 Results At A Glance
HR Most Influential 2015 Practitioners
HR Most Influential 2015 Ten of the decade: Practitioners
HR Most Influential 2015 Practitioners by Sector
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HR Most Influential 2015 Ten of the decade: Thinkers
