- Responsible for delivery of key legal services and advice across EMEA which are of financial or strategic significance, including: - Commercial Contracts - Litigation - Senior Employment Disputes - Acquisitions - New product/solution/country design- Member of the EMEA Leadership Team responsible for EUR 1bn revenue for the Kelly Group- Member of Data Protection Committee- Member of Strategic Supplier Governance Committee

Kelly Services is a $5bn+ Fortune 500 global staffing business.

Executive Board Director of a £70m turnover staffing company with over 20 branches in the UK and internationally. Strategic and operational responsibility for the following central departments for the Huntress Group companies in both the UK and Germany:- Legal- Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management (UK & International)- Human Resources & Internal Recruitment- Contracts and Commercial Support- Business Process and QualityHuntress Group operates in specialist IT vertical markets, Life Sciences, Accountancy & Finance and Office Secretarial.

Executive Board Director of a £90m turnover, 3000 contractor, engineering staffing company with both strategic and operational duties. Full accountability and budget/P&L/staff management responsibility for the following central functions:*Commercial & Legal*Human Resources*Compliance*Quality & SafetyHands on responsibility for a very broad range of activities, including: - Full strategic and operational input to Board as Executive Board Director and Company Secretary- Development and delivery of a 4yr Strategic Plan for Shared Services support divisions- Risk management & corporate governance- Strategy and Management of Shared Services functions- Strategy and management of Group operational projects- Contract review & negotiation- Drafting and implementation of Group standard contracts- Commercial decisions on trading and approaches/processes to mitigate risk- Commercial & legal support throughout sales processes, from bids and pricing to contract re-tenders/extensions. - Group legislative compliance including CEAEBR 2003, Immigration, MSCs, IR35, WTR, AWD- Group standards compliance e.g. Achilles Link-Up (safety critical rail), ISO 9001- International contracts and transactions and associated work permits/visas/tax/jurisdictional issues (EMEA and AsiaPac plus some US & Canada) - Local compliance of Italian registered and based SRL- Management of inbound TUPE actions (includes single events of >200 workers)- Updating the Board and the business on legal developments and recommending/implementing business change- Updating clients on key legal developments - Dispute resolution and claims management- Management of IP portfolio (UKIPO and Community registrations)- Employment risk management and compliance for limited company contractors, PAYE temps and employed workers (zero-hour workers and full-time permanent employed)- Management of corporate insurance portfolio

Supply of freelance commercial & legal services to staffing companies and consultancies including:- Contract reviews (external and internal) and negotiations- Standard contract templates- Dispute resolution- IR35 queries and guidance- Immigration queries and guidance- Guidance and recommendations on UK compliance and process (CEAEBR- International business and compliance

Initially joining on a contract basis in the Contracts Department, subsequently joining on a permanent basis as in-house Legal Advisor with responsibility for establishing, and being, the centralised in-house legal function. Reporting solely and directly to the MD, progression was achieved from purely legal responsibilities to active involvement in the running of a £40m turnover/50 employee company on a day-to-day basis. Commercial awareness and the ability to give practical legal and business advice at board level were skills exponentially increased.Responsibilities were wide ranging and included: - Internal and external legal issues and disputes- Drafting and review of all contracts with clients, candidates and Suppliers- CEAEBR 2003 - International contracts and transactions – work permits, tax and jurisdictional issues- IR35 including drafting, query resolution and related contractual considerations - All internal employment/HR related issues – from drawing up the contracts of employment to initiating and documenting 3-stage dismissal procedures- Corporate insurance policies- Corporate lease- General commercial risk management & compliance- Recruitment and retention- Input into strategic, operational and commercial decision-making- Training and development of staff in relevant areas- Management of all non-sales/back office staff

Contract reviews, legal disputes, HR & Employment Law issues, policy setting