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An MBA educated senior global HR leader and Adviser with experience across various sectors, including Software, property, Cloud, and IT.I have worked in and advised on Human Resources globally for over 25 years, for companies ranging from tech startups to SMEs, fast-growth PE-owned mid-market businesses, FTSE250 and complex matrix global organisations with over 200,000 staff.My passion is creating opportunities for people whilst improving business performance & enhancing employee engagement. I thrive in using innovative ideas and working collaboratively to deliver commercial and employee focused solutions to people challenges, ensuring alignment to the business plans, company culture, goals, targets, values and key drivers. Successful projects include:=> Created and implemented a global HR strategy aligned with ambitious commercial, people and social objectives=> Delivered multiple Engagement programmes that increased staff morale as well as closely aligning the objectives to both business and HR targets and goals=> Created HR management information toolsets that enabled the business to see a snapshot, to date and projection reporting on all areas of HR, including recruitment, engagement, turnover, training & salary spend=> Multiple successful M&A projects, TUPE transfers and a sale to Private Equity investors=> Created multiple apprentice, placement & graduate schemes that saw a significant reduction in salary costs, increased retention in key roles and created robust talent pipelines=> Design, delivery & operation of seven Sales Academies that yielded £50m+ of margin to the business, with ROI achieved within 12 months for each Academy=> Multiple Management Development Programme that has taken hundreds of inexperienced managers through bespoke learning experience, equipping them to manage their teams as part of an organisational change & growth plansSpecialities: Human Resources, Leadership Coaching, Talent Management, Employee Engagement, Strategic HR, Performance Management, HR Metrics, Employee Relations, Leadership Development, Organisational Design, Diversity & Inclusion, Coaching, Recruitment, Learning & Development, Employment Law & Workforce Planning

Listed skills include Human Resources, Hr Policies, Employee Engagement, Talent Management, and 11 others.