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Royston, England, United Kingdom

• Executed the people strategy globally across six independent and unique global businesses, operating in circa 20 jurisdictions including UK, US, Germany, Poland, Sweden, Finland, Israel, India, China, Korea, Malaysia, Australia, South Africa, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina.• Acted as functional manager to six HR leaders and 36 indirect reports. • Set and delivered HR strategy to multiple businesses globally, ensuring that all were appropriate to local cultures, which increased cross-selling and revenue growth by 18%.• Worked with local business leadership teams to deliver Value Creation people strategies. • Acted as Group Employee Relations expert to support significant and senior ER issues: • Responsible for the design and implementation of a major group restructuring initiative across 15 countries. Resulted in a 40% headcount reduction.

Royston, Uk

• Lead and supported HR teams globally in USA, UK, Germany, Australia, China, providing oversight and direction with respect to all aspects of HR management• Developed and implemented global HR strategy to support the growth of the business, resulting in new business structures supported the growth strategy.• Lead employee engagement programme globally, ensuring appropriateness across multiple geographies and cultures• Represent business and sector (division) on Group Learning Council, acting as subject matter expert regarding the development of appropriate leadership programs

Royston, Uk

• Led a team of 20 HR professionals, including HR Business Partners, HR Services, Recruitment and Training and Development in both the UK and Sweden.• Re-designed and implemented a new business partnering operating model for the HR function. • Undertook resource planning to meet business objectives, including organisational design, talent planning, leadership development to embed a high-performance culture.

Royston, Uk

Human Resource Business Partner.• Developed a proactive and harmonious ER environment, including heading all union negotiations and acted as employment law expert.• Managed business organisational design process including restructure of senior management team, redundancies and changes to shift patterns.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Implementation of a new organisational structure through the design, development & implementation of a new role profiling (job description) & job evaluation process. Included facilitating the evaluation of all jobs in the organization, and implementing a new job grading system in conjunction with an external supplier. Develop Behavioral Competency Framework aligned to new corporate vision & values. Use competency framework to shape ‘Right People, Right Place’ strategy for ensuring all staff have the right behavioural competencies needed to achieve new organizational objectives Develop new Reward strategy aligned to the new organizational objectives, and which will motivate staff to embrace and engage with the organization as a partnership. Includes undertaking a full external benchmark of all pay & related benefits, and making appropriate recommendations for changes, including salary sacrifice & flexible benefit options, as well as changes to the contract of employment.

South Africa

Full responsibility for the development and implementationof HR Strategy for eight different business units. Each of the business units has its own unique culture and needs, and therefore requires its own appropriate and unique strategy which at the same time must be aligned to the corporate strategy

Human Resource generalist duties, including :• Responsible for the “Attract & Retain” portfolio (Recruitment )• Group Training & Development• Organisational Change Facilitator• Performance Management• H R Generalist for Head Office / Management • Chairman of Job Grading Committee• Industrial Relations• Policies & ProceduresSpecific Projects included:• Implementing Project Management as a discipline in the organisation• Facilitating the establishment of Cross-functional Work Teams & Category Teams• Acting as Internal Consultant leading the company-wide organisational change programme (RGA & 20 Keys)• Developing & running Supervisory Development Programmes• Developing & running Management Training Courses• Team Building & Conflict Management workshops• Retrenchment exercises

Advanced Certificate In Employment Law, Employment Law, Merit

Social Science, Law, Industrial Psychology

Social Science, Industrial Psychology