The HR Most Influential Making Waves list recognises the HR practitioners that are making an impact in their organisation. They may have just moved role or joined a larger organisation, or put HR on the map in their business for the first time. What is clear is that we expect to see them on our main Sector list in the future! Below is the 2017 list in alphabetical order
| Alison Rumsey | Group HR director | Network Rail |
| Anthony Kirby | Group HR director | Serco |
| Dale Haddon | HR director and director of BBC industrial and employee relations | BBC News Group |
| Ed Evans | HR director | KFC |
| Jane Storm | Group people director | Connect Group |
| Jo Davis | Group HR director | Mitie |
| Karen Bates | HRD | Drax Retail |
| Kessar Kalim | Director of HR | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine |
| Rosemary McGinness | Chief people officer | The Weir Group |
