Carl Smith's career path proves that a background in training can lead to the top of the HR tree - after many years in training and hotel work, he got a top HR job.  More...
14 July 2008 11:12

Where were you working before, and what were your responsibilities? I was working as an HR business partner at CIMA, responsible for delivering HR solutions within our brand and education directorates. What qualifications do you hold? I hav  More...
10 July 2008 15:33

Napier University has appointed Margaret Cook as HR director. Cook previously held the same role at Heriot-Watt University. She will be responsible for providing leadership and guidance on all aspects of HR delivery and people management activities.   More...
10 July 2008 15:26

BBC HR chief Stephen Kelly was paid a total of £431,000 in the last financial year, according to figures revealed in the corporation's annual report. As director of BBC People, Kelly is a member of the executive board and his remuneration package  More...
09 July 2008 09:21

Ann Macintyre has been appointed director of workforce at Guy's and St Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust . Macintyre was previously HR director at Barts and The London NHS Trust, and will oversee the HR function as three NHS trusts and a university partne  More...
02 July 2008 16:03

Where were you working before, and what were your responsibilities? I was previously HR manager for my current employer, responsible for creating and implementing HR policies and practices. Over time the role has developed a greater strategic elemen  More...
02 July 2008 12:03

Where were you working before, and what were your responsibilities? I was working for The Open University, heading up HR for the Academic Departments. What qualifications do you hold? Bachelors degree in industrial relations and psychology,  More...
23 June 2008 14:41

EMS Sigma has promoted Anna Nicholson to HR and continuous improvement director. Nicholson joined EMS Sigma as a recruiter in 2003, before being promoted to business development manager. She will be responsible for internal recruitment, staff training   More...
23 June 2008 09:00

Where were you working before, and what were your responsibilities? I worked at Parceline/Geopost UK, which employs 5,000 people across the UK and Ireland. I was responsible for all strategic and operational HR and training issues, with an emphasis   More...
23 June 2008 00:00

Judith Chadwick has joined Aster Group as HR business partner. Chadwick was previously head of HR at Synergy Healthcare. In her new role she will have overall responsibility for HR across Aster Property Management. Ailsa Emerson has joined Waitrose  More...
23 June 2008 00:00

An NHS trust HR director has been awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours. Nigel Turner, director of HR at the Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust received the award for services to human resources management in the NHS. Turner, who will r  More...
17 June 2008 12:00

Where were you working before, and what were your responsibilities? I was HR director for the Welcome subsidiary of the Cattles Group, responsible for the people strategy. What qualifications do you hold? A BSc in Biology, and a PhD in Plant Ph  More...
11 June 2008 00:00

Alison Grace has joined IT support services company Rackspace Hosting as HR director for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Grace joins Rackspace from National Express, where she was HR director, and will be responsible for driving forward the peop  More...
11 June 2008 00:00

Wendy Atkinson organises training for staff at a media company – a very far cry from her days working under extreme pressure in advertising sales management in the newspaper industry. What does your job involve? My role has two main functi  More...
05 June 2008 16:00

Lucy Calver , formerly HR director at Welcome Financial Services, has joined specialist lender Cattles as group HR director. Calver, who will sit on Cattles' executive committee, will be responsible for implementing a group-wise approach to HR strategy,  More...
03 June 2008 14:00

Where were you working before, and what were your responsibilities? I was head of HR for HBOS Insurance. As one of the management board, I was responsible for ensuring our people and organisational capabilities were aligned to our business goals.   More...
03 June 2008 11:00

Sub-prime loan firm Cattles has appointed Welcome Financial Services HR director Lucy Calver to "implement a group-wide approach to HR strategy". Cattles, a FTSE-250 financial services provider, announced a series of senior management appointmen  More...
29 May 2008 12:00

Inji Duducu has been appointed HR director, UK and Northern Europe, by life assistance providers CPP, having previously been head of HR at HBOS Insurance. As part of CPP's UK leadership team, Duducu will have a broad HR remit including people strategy,  More...
28 May 2008 16:00

Where were you working before, and what were your responsibilities? As a generalist HR manager in a very large international corporate company looking after a client base on one site for a small section of the overall business. Before that I spent m  More...
28 May 2008 16:00

Paul McKeever has taken over as the chairman of the Police Federation, the organisation which represents rank and file officers. He succeeds Jan Berry, who retired at the federation's annual conference last week. McKeever, a Metropolitan Police  More...
27 May 2008 11:00