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

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

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

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...

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

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

?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

Tippin was appointed the group people and productivity director for Lloyds in July 2017

?Harmer is the chief people officer for Metro Bank, Britain’s first new high-street bank in more than 100 years

Direct Line's group HR director Simon Linares has international experience across several sectors including consumer goods, telecommunications and digital

?Sullivan is the chief people officer at global health and care company Bupa, which is guided by its purpose of helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives

?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

Seljeflot joined Costa in September 2016. She leads Costa’s global people strategy, with a particular focus on building the right organisation and capabilities to support the business’ ambitious...

?GVC is a FTSE 250 company with global revenues of more than £2.9 billion

Pirri and his team are responsible for all aspects of human resources, learning, employee and guest engagement, workplace equality, corporate responsibility and The Dorchester Collection Academy...

Marco Reick has spent his career in HR within a number of businesses in the UK hospitality industry

Heier joined Wagamama in Autumn 2017. Before that he spent 15 years in various HR and ops roles and has worked across a number of multi-site hospitality and leisure businesses, including Travelodge...

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

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

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

Des Pullen is responsible for ABF’s people agenda. He also leads the group’s activities in health, safety and environment, as well as procurement

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

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

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

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

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

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

Alison Wilcox joined BT in July 2015 as group HR director

??Peter Reeve is the head of HR for the MND Association and chair of the Charity HR Network

?Corinne Mills joined Alzheimer’s Society in 2018 as director of people and organisational development and a member of the executive leadership team

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...

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

?Brett Terry is the people director at NSPCC, a role he has held since January 2018

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

Morgan has been director of HR at the University of Essex since May 2014. The institution is currently the Times Higher Education University of the Year

Sue Shutter is currently the director of human resources at Regent’s University London, a role she has held since 2009

?Robin Wilkinson is the chief of corporate services in the Metropolitan Police Service, a role in which he has board-level oversight of HR, finance, commercial, property, transformation, strategy,...

Parkes joined Essex County Council in 2016 and is responsible for a 140-strong HR team and a workforce of 6,700

?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

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

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

Carol Kavanagh is group HR director for Travis Perkins, which is the UK's largest distributor of building materials, with a prestigious history dating back more than 200 years

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

Verma joined Sodexo UK and Ireland in 2007 as an HR director. Following several international roles, including time living and working in Australia, he was appointed as senior vice president, human...

?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

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

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'

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

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

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

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