PA Consulting Group announced today that Tim Palmer has joined their People and Organisation Change practice, to drive PA’s HR transformation business.
The appointment of Tim Palmer, a well known figure in the HR transformation industry, will further strengthen PA’s position as one of the leading consultancies in the HR sourcing market.
Tim will focus on developing a range of activities to support HR leaders as they manage their organisations, including shared service creation and optimisation, outsourcing and strategic HR organisation design.
Tim, brings a wealth of experience, drawn from advising on the world’s largest transformational HR outsourcing contract and working with clients across different sectors including consumer goods, banking, transport, pharma and telecoms.
Tim is a Board Member of the HR Outsourcing Association, Europe and was named Outsourcing Professional of the Year, 2007, by the UK’s National Outsourcing Association.
Tim joins PA from EquaTerra where he led their European HR Practice. Prior to this he spent 15 years working within Accenture’s outsourcing businesses, including being one of the founders of Accenture HR Services in 2000, where he was the Head of Client Solutions and Chief Business Architect.
Tim Palmer commented:
“The HR sourcing industry is going through significant changes at this time. HR leaders are looking for expert help to navigate the available options, so that their solutions work, delivering the planned results. With PA’s deep and long experience of working in HR consulting, their independence from any market interests and strong ethical approach, they have a unique market position. I am excited to be part of this and expect HR transformation business to be a key contributor to the next phase of growth for the company.”
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Jonathon Hogg, Global Head of HR Consultancy at PA, commented:
“I am delighted that Tim Palmer will be joining PA. Tim’s extensive experience in working with the client’s from HR sourcing strategy formulation, through to ensuring the organisation optimise value from their sourcing arrangements, will strengthen our team as we continue to strengthen and grow PA’s HR transformation services.
