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Guildford, England, United Kingdom

My work is all about change and performance. People choose to work with me when they need to find their way … in a new role or shifting context, or through the complexity of bringing about change in their organisations. Deep down they may be feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or like they’re running on empty. Whatever the experience, they value the space and time to speak freely and fearlessly about where they are, how they got there and what’s important about where they’re going. These calm, reflective waters offer the opportunity for a fresh perspective, and new beginnings. The goal is to bring about change and create a breakthrough in performance … personally and for the organisation. Special interest areas include: organisation change, culture, corporate function leadership; career transitions; and team performance ... with a background in financial and professional services. I also provide consulting support to CHROs.

London, United Kingdom

Member of the Executive Committee. Led the People & Organisation function at Investec Plc providing services to its banking, wealth and investment businesses. These services included: leadership coaching & organisation development; belonging, inclusion & diversity; wellbeing; reward; talent management; employee relations; people operations and technology. Built a highly credible and committed team united by a common purpose of developing the firm’s culture through building leadership capability and creating an a truly Investec experience for its people. Highlights include: collaborating with the Board to embed a new approach to review, assess and report on culture; moving to an innovative team-centred performance management; developing and implementing new strategies for flexibility, hybrid working, wellbeing and inclusion; delivering a complex and rapid change initiative to restructure the Bank.

London, United Kingdom

Global HR Director/Business Partner over a five year period working at senior management level with sales, trading, middle-office and support organisations. Delivery of reward and talent management solutions alongside leadership of local operational HR support. Managed global team of 17.COO/Chief of Staff for the Group Head of HR leading a global team of 15. Strategy, change, employee communications, risk, metrics/performance and cost management, plus ad hoc projects for CHRO and UBS Executive Board.HR Transformation and change lead delivering: corporate and business HR strategy; new target operating model design (spanning HR process, organisation design, sizing, service delivery model); centralisation of HR across UBS group; and, cost reduction exceeding 30%.

London, United Kingdom

Worked with multi-national companies to improve organisation effectiveness through structural change, process and role design, cultural change and benchmarking. Developed approaches to performance management, development and reward across Europe, often supported by competency frameworks. Designed sales compensation programs. Led, in partnership with representatives from the key players in the ICT sector, compensation benchmarking in the UK

Master Of Science - Msc, Executive Coaching

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Mathematics

Activities and Societies: Rugby, Tennis Captain

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