A round-up of the latest HR appointments.
Yell, the business search engine, has announced the appointment of Linda Kennedy in the new role of group human resources director. Previously, Kennedy worked as chief change officer at mobile operator Everything Everywhere. She has also held senior HR roles at international services company Serco and business process outsourcing company Williams Lea. In her new role, she will lead organisational change and support the intergration of Yell’s global business in the UK, US, Spain and Latin America.
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International law firm Ashurst has appointed Sasha Hardman as global HR director. Hardman joins the firm after six years at Allen & Overy, where she was associate director of HR. Prior to that, she worked at professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers for 15 years.
Michelle Proteus has become the latest addition to Liverpool Community Health (LCH) NHS Trust’s board of directors, taking up the position of director of HR. In her role, Proteus will lead the human resources, organisation development and communication teams. She joins with experience in a diverse range of fields, such as financial services, IT and utilities, in both the public and private sectors.