As a key member of the European management team responsible for leading the HR function (25) & Data Privacy functions across Europe.Key Accountabilities:1. Leadership of the HR function across the region ensuring it has the skills & capabilities to make an effective contribution to the business overall 2. Design & implementation of organisational change programmes3. Development & implementation of a Pan European compensation & benefits strategy4. Leadership & management of employee relations ensuring that changes are implemented in a positive and constructive manner.5. Development & implementation of an effective talent management strategy to ensure the business is able to attract & retain talented individuals to meet its current & future needs6. Provision of advice & guidance concerning the management of the companies UK pension scheme obligations & liabilities7. Establishment & leadership of European data privacy & information security function to ensure privacy & information security key principles & processes become embedded across the organisation

In conjunction with other trustees responsible for the management of a defined benefit pension scheme with assets in the region of £180m. Particular areas of focus include defining & agreeing overall scheme investment strategy, management of the schemes liabilities & risk profile, as well as overall scheme governance

Reporting to the Group CEO and member of the global senior leadership team (10); responsible for HR & Communications team (100+ including specialists and regional VPs) & HR responsibility for 17000 Directors & employees across 25 countries.Achievements1. Part of top team leading design & implementation of new global matrix operating model to support strategic objectives of moving from financial holding company to an integrated group2. Project managed the HR aspects of the establishment of a €175m joint venture in India3. Identified & developed high potential employees for national, regional & global roles by devising & implementing world class assessment & development processes4. Developed new approach to succession planning to reduce business risk & improve decision making5. Aligned national & global compensation practices (covering base pay, short & long term incentive schemes) with group strategy6. Led & managed the closure of a UK defined benefit pension scheme and introduction of group personal pension plan leading to annual savings of £2m p.a.7. Improved team working & cooperation by building greater awareness & understanding through implementation of global management development trajectory& improved communications8. Identified key cultural attributes & aligned them with future strategy through design, implementation & evaluation of culture programme9. Increased employee engagement levels with parent group by developing & implementing enhanced internal communications structures, greater cross functional working & targeted development initiatives10. Successfully designed, led & chaired global senior management conference leading to greater awareness & understanding of group strategy & obejctives

Reporting to the Group CEO; member of the global senior leadership team (12); responsible for an HR team (80+ HR specialists and regional HR directors); HR responsibility for 14000 Directors and employees.Achievements1. Played strategic role in 6 mergers, acquisitions & divestments ensuring that the HR aspects were handled proactively in line with due diligence2. Transformed the HR function from a corporate head office function to a true global value adding business partner3. Introduced & implemented an agreed set of global HR KPIs to monitor & improve performance & target achievement4. Improved individual performance & reward by developing a new performance management approach based on job accountabilities, objectives & key behavioural competencies5.Reduced costs & longer term risk to the business by negotiating, agreeing & amending pension & benefit provision in a number of countries6. Ensured key result areas & behaviours were rewarded by implementing agreed & revised global short term incentive scheme7.Enabled the business to implement changes in a constructive & positive environment by building & developing effective relationships with the European and national works council8. Reduced fixed & variable cost by €3m per annum by negotiating the closure of a manufacturing site (200+) in Monaco & transferred production to other European countries

Responsible for leading the human resources function across the UK for a business which employed over 1300 people across eight sites. Particular focus areas included compensation and benefits, organisational design and talent management.Achievements1. Project managed the HR aspects of the design & implementation of new business model which resulted in the achievement of annualised savings of £3m & a reduction in headcount of 10%2. Successfully led the TUPE transfer if five noncore business units covering 500 employees to new owners within agreed timescales3. Led the implementation of a new H&S auditing process which helped achieve a reduction in the total number of all accidents by 20%4. Instigated the redesign & implementation of a new sales incentive scheme across the UK businesses which contributed to the achievement of an increase in net sale of 15%5. Sponsored & led the implementation of a new compensation structure based around Hay job evaluation methodology