Careers in HR

Where were you working before, and what were your responsibilities?As HR director for the Asia Pacific region, a key priority...

Merlin Entertainments has filled its group HR director role after being without one for six months. Tea Colaianni, vice president...

I was the HR lead in the integration of World Duty Free and Alpha Retail UK, following the former’s acquisition...

Where were you working before, and what were your responsibilities?I was head of HR for Domino’s Pizza Group, responsible for...

Hazel Warhurst has joined Daisy Group as group head of HR. She joins from Eurotel, the Halifax-based telecoms company acquired...

My mentor dates back to my earliest days with Informa, when I became HR director at what was then part...

My mentoring relationship with Esther O’Halloran began nine or 10 years ago, when we both worked for Pret A Manger....

The Caring Homes Group has appointed Liz Willis as head of learning and development. This is a newly created role,...

BestThe best career decision I ever made was to take a job as the personnel and training manager for Coats...

BT’s HR director has been awarded an OBE in the New Year’s honours list.Caroline Waters, director of people and policy...

Lynne Rutherford, group vice-president, global talent management, Brambles

by Nadir Rizvi, management consultant, IBM Global Business Services

Where were you working before, and what were your responsibilities?I was working for Nacro, which aims to reduce crime through...

EXCLUSIVEThe harsh reality of making people redundant during the recession has caused a number of HR professionals to “cut and...

Unemployed HR graduates must be patient and not retrain for another career despite the profession’s slow recovery and lack of...