People News
Sir Cary Cooper elected as new CIPD president
Sir Cary Cooper has been elected as the new president of the CIPD, the HR membership body has announced.
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Arriva appoints HR director to bus and rail divisions
Bus and train operator Arriva has announced that Rachel Baldwin has become its new HR director in the UK.Working as...
Barclays appoints Irene McDermott Brown as group HR director
Irene McDermott Brown, pictured above, has been appointed as Barclays’ group human resources director, after nine months in the role as...
A minute with… O2’s David Stephenson
David Stephenson is head of learning and development (L&D) at O2. To coincide with Adult Learners’ Week, Stephenson talks Personnel...
David Fairhurst of McDonald’s appointed to UK Commission for Employment and Skills
David Fairhurst, chief people officer of McDonald’s Europe and a former Personnel Today HR Director of the Year, has been...
On the move: Gillian Fox and Marisa Jerrison
Gillian Fox has joined Friends Provident as HR director. She joins from the Royal Bank of Scotland, where she was...
Top job: Carmel McKeogh, head of HR and organisational development, Blackpool Council
Where were you working before, and what were your responsibilities?I was head of HR at Stockport Council, with responsibility for...
Top job: Steve Bright, global head of HR, consulting division, Hewitt Associates
Where were you working before, and what were your responsibilities?I was the group HR director at Detica, a fast growing...
On the move: Mike Sutton and Ian Iceton
Walsall Housing Group has appointed Mike Sutton as head of HR. Sutton will be responsible for further developing the group’s...
Interview with…Nicola Swann, HR director, Speechly Bircham
How did you get to where you are now?I was very fortunate in finding great mentors throughout my education and...
Top job: Sarah Coochey, HR director, commercial and corporate functions, Indesit UK
Where were you working before, and what were your responsibilities?I worked at Rolls-Royce with the customer business team of their...
On the move: Kathryn Pritchard and Bill Mitchell
Marketing agency Iris Worldwide has appointed former BT head of organisational development and design, Kathryn Pritchard, to the newrole of...
On the move: Jenny Bryant and Sandhya Sharma
EMI Music has appointed Jenny Bryant to the global role of president, HR. Bryant was previously with Vodafone as interim...
Top job – Scott Jarvis, resourcing and change director, HR, Sodexo UK and Ireland
Where were you working before, and what were your responsibilities?I was head of talent and resourcing at AstraZeneca’s sales and...
On the move: Paul Brewer, Will Godfrey
Copart UK has appointed Paul Brewer as HR director. Brewer was previously with the Mitie Group, where he was a...
