Exceptional track record of high performance delivery in both SME’s and large geographically dispersed matrix organisations with multi site regions across the UK and EMEA.Adept at combining the responsibility for leading a HR team, with strategic and operational management of the function. Providing a comprehensive generalist HR service and supporting senior leaders across multiple functions, in conjunction with responsibility for large multi discipline transformation and integration restructures. Extensive generalist HR experience including employee relations, employment law, performance management, talent management, headcount and cost management, change management.Employee relations expertise including large scale redundancy consultations and TUPE transfers. Proven track record in pre and post Merger & Acquisitions (M&A), M&A synergy and change projects, restructuring and business improvement. Expertise includes pre sale identification of HR financial implications, risk analysis of all people aspects in the target and post acquisition integration. Key Strengths • Proven UK HR generalist with ER expertise• Pan-European HR and change experience• Strategic, collaborative and decisive leader• Outcome focused project and change management skills• Works at pace to deliver high quality results• Numerate and analytical• Engaging and persuasive relationship builder• Strong communication and Board level influencing skillsRecent Key Achievement - Delivered integration synergies of > €1.5M and optimal new organisational redesign.- Re-structure and re-design of a business unit of 150 staff including extensive redundancy and TUPE consultations, responsibility for the geographical re-location of individuals – re-structure achieved within budget. - Extensive attrition review and strategic recommendations implemented to reduce attrition by 10% with a saving of £500k per annum.- Working as part of the M&A team on Pre and post acquisition activity with targets acquired successfully with a combined T/O > £200 million.