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Jo Daubney has joined Young's Seafood as HR director. Daubney joined from BSN Medical, where she was Western Europe HR manager. She will be responsible for driving employee engagement and ensuring that Young's continues to attract the strong candidates  More...
10 November 2008 10:56

Where were you working before, and what were your responsibilities? I have worked in various roles in either a generalist HR capacity or a specialist area such as talent acquisition. Most recently at Time Warner International, I focused on both exec  More...
10 November 2008 10:53

Microsoft has appointed the respected former Toyota HR chief, Sarah Fisher, to lead its UK people management department. Fisher joins Microsoft UK as HR director in place of Dave Gartenberg, who is returning to the US. Before joining the IT gian  More...
04 November 2008 11:14

Where were you working before, and what were your responsibilities? I was at the Health and Safety Executive, as head of finance unit and previously deputy director of HR. I was responsible for leading major change in HR policies and programmes to s  More...
31 October 2008 09:54

Helen Jarvis has joined Challinors as their first HR director, having previously been HR manager at Fraser Brown. Jarvis will be responsible for creating and implementing an HR strategy and, in the long term, for spearheading a new service offering c  More...
29 October 2008 17:58

Nigel Perks has joined BT as chief HR officer, BT Global Services. He was previously group HR director at Logica and will be responsible for employee relations, resourcing and skills capability, workplace and security, mergers and acquisitions and outsou  More...
24 October 2008 14:19

HR director, people & culture UK, Clydesdale & Yorkshire Banks (part of the National Australia Group)  More...
24 October 2008 11:41

Where were you working before, and what were your responsibilities? I worked for BT Design, a division of BT that built new technology for other BT businesses. What qualifications do you hold? I have a sociology degree, an HR Diploma, and C  More...
17 October 2008 17:55

Karen Hynes fell into training after one event led to another. These days, her main challenge is meeting high demand for training on limited means.   What particular challenges does your job pose? We are a large and very diverse organisa  More...
17 October 2008 08:00

Where were you working before, and what were your responsibilities? I've worked most of my career in the NHS, starting out in a general management role. Following a spell in the private sector in recruitment, I returned to the NHS in a recruitment a  More...
13 October 2008 16:52

Justine Steele has joined Operon as HR director, having previously held the same post at JCT600. Steele will work with other operations directors to ensure that Operon has a well-motivated workforce. Aviva Investors has appointed Nigel Clemson as HR   More...
13 October 2008 16:49

How did you get to where you are now? Not via the typical HR route. I started out as a lecturer in adult education and then worked with the long-term unemployed. From there, I worked in a variety of roles in the public sector before moving into consu  More...
08 October 2008 15:07

Where were you working before, and what were your responsibilities? I was a lieutenant commander in the Royal Navy, most recently at the Ministry of Defence. My role was varied, leading the Armed Forces diversity strategy and heading the maritime in  More...
03 October 2008 14:52

Nissan has appointed Danny Griffiths HR director, UK operations. Griffiths is personnel director at Nissan's Sunderland plant and will oversee all HR functions for Nissan in the UK as part of a drive to improve efficiency and effectiveness across Europe.  More...
03 October 2008 14:49

Multinational food and drink sector supplier Linpac Packaging has given HR director John Jones the new - if less than catchy - title of vice-president of HR, health, safety, hygiene and environment. He will have responsibility for organisationa  More...
23 September 2008 07:00

Where were you working before and what were your duties? I was working for the Audit Commission, responsible for a team of specialists, working with organisations to improve their value for money. What qualifications do you hold? I have an MSc   More...
22 September 2008 14:00

Richard Smelt has joined Northern Rock as HR director, having previously been group HR director at Carphone Warehouse. Smelt will join Northern Rock's executive team, and will oversee the HR function during a major company-wide restructuring exercise.   More...
22 September 2008 14:00

Frank Ash runs creativity training for BBC programme makers. While helping them to realise their creative potential, he also hankers after creative recognition for himself. What challenges does your job at the BBC pose? Every programme maker be  More...
15 September 2008 10:00

How did you get to where you are now? I began working in personnel, as it was known then, with The Boots Co. I was a regional manager covering 32 stores and was also responsible for training. I took a 10-year career break to bring up my two children   More...
15 September 2008 00:00

Robert Halton, chief people officer, The College of Law (legal education and training provider) Where were you working before, and what were your responsibilities? I was with DLA Piper, one of the world's largest commercial law firms, with global  More...
08 September 2008 10:00