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Lechlade-On-Thames, England, United Kingdom

A Level3 Personal Trainer specialising in GP referral and falls prevention alongside running group exercise classes. I am also an ERCA qualified adventure park (High ropes, climbing walls, zip lines etc) instructor.

United Kingdom

HR Interim leadership and management. Consulting in Reward, Performance Management, Change Management and Leadership. Executive coaching and career coaching on an individual basis or as part of a corporate program.

London, England, United Kingdom

Reporting to CPO, partnering with our Engineering, Product, Security and Business Development staff at this fast paced, rapidly scaling Fintech. Implemented a light touch Performance Management approach across the whole business.Leading on Cultural change and EngagementResponsible for OD and restructuring across all Client groupsGlobal lead on Reward and Job architecture

London, United Kingdom

A Private Equity backed Travel Business incorporating Scott Dunn and Imagine Travel. LTG has operations on two sites in the UK, San Diego, Singapore and Hong Kong. With a Turnover of £100m and 300 permanent staff LTG offers high end bespoke holidays to discerning guests. Reporting to the CEO this was a very mixed, hands on role due to nature and size of the team whilst taking a global strategic view given the overhaul of the executive team and the core offering. Managed transition of outgoing CEO and incoming CEOWorking with CEO review (and exits) of Executive teamIntegration of Asian acquisition including closure of Dubai and China officesManaging impact of Brexit on seasonal staff employed in mainland EuropeManaging exit of flagship serviced Ski Chalets and Villas offering and consequent redundanciesSet up Remuneration and Human capital committees with incoming Chairman

Leading HR through the integration of Matthew Clark and Bibendum Wine.

London, United Kingdom

Maternity cover, reporting to CEO and leading all aspects of HR and Payroll.Introduced a new suite of Learning a Development interventions from the boardroom to the shop floor to drive organisational capabilitySupported the restructure and transformation of IT function to AgileMoved Resourcing from RPO back in house to improve service and reduce costsIntroduced Succession planningPut in place a simple job levelling approach to provide structure and a career planning framework

Leading Heads is a consultancy with a difference.We help our clients to become more effective leaders, to improve performance and achieve meaningful, lasting change within their own organisation and beyond.

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Took control of migration of Distribution Centre to the MidlandsImplemented Staff Pulse ‘engagement’ SurveyImplemented Hay job evaluation process and salary benchmarkingImplemented a Sharepoint intranet and Yammer to radically improve internal communication and collaborationReview of all policies and procedures across HR including: o Recruitment process o Redesign of Management Bonus structure o Redesign of Performance management processSupport across the business for Business Process re-engineeringResponsible for driving a customer centric culture

A fast paced, private equity backed value fashion retailer with over 1,000 outlets and 20,000+ staff globally.Took control at short notice in a crisis situation and stabilised the senior populationA member of the team that transformed New Look Retailers from a loss making business with a major debt problem to a refinanced business posting a strong positive set of results with +29% EBITDA, +2.5% sales (LFL) and +50% sales growth online in 2013Restructured HR function and reduced cost from £6.3m to £4.6m with a 37% reduction in headcount from 80 to 50. Introduced a Business partner model and centres of expertise.Supported a reduction in the overall cost base of £90m, largely achieved through staffing efficiencies and improved OD.Transformed operational HR with the implementation of a HRIS and new payroll system in April 2013. This not only drives efficiencies but most importantly provides real-time information on which business decisions can be based.Developed and launched a Learning and Development Academy to transform the effectiveness of all our people. The New Look Academy launched in April 2013, providing a leading edge approach to development of competence and capability across the Group from Sales advisors to Executives. This supports a refreshed approach to managing performance which launched shortly afterwardsCreated a Leadership development program with the emphasis on delivering a transformational change across the whole business. An authentic Purpose and Vision and corresponding set of values were co-created and cascaded to all staff, including every store manager attending a one day immersion session (23 day long sessions in 8 working days). This was not a poster campaign but a genuine change in the way New Look operates.Implementation of revised private Equity share plans and incentives designed to support a rapid turnaround.Executive Coaching of colleagues within New Look and externally

Developed and delivered a Pay and grading structure based on robust job evaluation and salary management principles across the entire business.Responsible for Reward, Employee Relations and HR administration functions in this rapidly growing private equity backed Fashion Retailer.

Interim Director of Reward and Policy at New Look. Oversight of the Reward team, ER team and employee services (payroll and admin).Other clients include:Providing HR support to a local economic development agency, bringing together public and private sector employees under TUPE.Reward advice to a Financial services distribution company including design and implementation of a Long term incentive plan for selected executives

Working very closely to support the European Head of HR on all matters relating to pan European HR Key role in the European HR Leadership team providing co-ordination between the centres of expertise (Talent, Learning, Recruitment and Compensation) and Country HR HeadsParticular emphasis on change management, strategic projects and problem resolutionWorking closely with Global HR team to influence the transformation of HR organisation and capabilities Close relationships with the Global HR leadership team and key Group ExecutivesStrong impact on European (and large contribution to the Global) HR strategic change agenda and development of people strategies that support growth such as employee engagement and diversity

Dual reporting to Global Head of Compensation and Performance Management and European Head of HRAccountabilities include ensuring all employees in Europe (including South Africa) are appropriately remunerated within Group policy and governanceOwnership of the performance management and compensation cycle across EuropeCreated Compensation and Performance management networks which have now developed into a regional pan European teamResponsible for the functional management of the European Compensation and Performance Management teams in all European countries (26 FTE) Developing a high performance culture through best practices and tools supporting performance managementOwnership of executive compensation for the European General Insurance Business Division.HR lead on all M&A activity in EuropeHR lead on restructuring of the European General Insurance DivisionGlobal lead on Grading systems, including introduction of Watson Wyatt GGS globallyOwnership of The Zurich Way of Benchmarking - the global rules regarding the approach to benchmarking and salary managementGlobal lead on salary data provision including ownership of global data contracts2005 - 2007 UK Head of Compensation & Performance ManagementReporting to the UK Head of HR and Global Head of Compensation6 direct reports with ultimate responsibility for the whole range of reward and performance management issues for the UKCompensation lead for Global Life Insurance with primary responsibility for Executive Compensation for the Life Division Globally2003 - 2005 UK Reward ManagerReporting to the UK Head of Compensation Responsibilities covered the whole range of reward issues for the UK and Ireland with particular emphasis on Directors contracts, executive incentives and share plans

Leading and driving improvements in HR policies and operations across the entire Direct Business in EuropeAccountable for all HR services to this newly created unit operating in 5 main European countries (and 4 smaller units) with a controlled headcount of 1,220 Making Direct 'The place to be' whilst retaining strong Group valuesDevelopment and coaching of the Executive team especially the CEOStrategic workforce planning to ensure appropriate resources are in place for this growing business

In parallel with the compensation role (below) successfully manage this high profile Business Partner roleAccountable for HR support to the Emerging Markets team based in Vienna and all HR services in Russia and Turkey Managing the local HR Directors and HR teamsIntegrating newly acquired businesses into the Zurich Group, building a Zurich culture and supporting local HR through the change processBuilding capability in both HR and the business as a wholeLeading M&A activity for HR

Responsible for leading teams of consultants on various HR related consulting assignmentsProvided strategic guidance and technical input on larger and more complex assignments Advised on HR due diligence and post merger integration for all General Electric acquisitions in the UK

Day to day responsibility for the Midlands Global Employment Solutions practiceManaged a budgeted income in excess of £2 million and staff in excess of 15Designing and implementing cost effective reward plans for a range of clients from small family businesses to PLC's

Mixed taxManaging a mixed portfolio of clients ranging from wealthy individuals and small businesses to PLC's; a major insurance company, and the trusts and individual family members who own and run an international merchant bankOverall responsibility for the office's payroll taxation offering including profit related pay

Responsibilities included: dealing with tax affairs of directors, wealthy individuals and partnershipsOverall responsibility for the assessment of all self employed individuals in the area with a staff of twelveSelecting and investigating the affairs local businesses suspected of tax evasion

Coaching For Organisational Consultants

Education record

Geography Bsc (Hons) 2Ii

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Geography