Leading enterprise people strategy, executive succession and organisation capability. Working with the CEO and board on the leadership, culture and workforce choices behind business priorities.
2016 — 202002
Vice President, Talent & Organisation
Fairhaven Holdings
Scope & contribution
Built talent and organisation programmes with operating leaders, connecting development activity to business capability. Developed practical experience in role design, leadership assessment and change delivery.
2012 — 201703
Global Head of Talent
Meridian Consolidated
Scope & contribution
Designed the leadership pipeline that produced the group's next three business-unit presidents.
2006 — 201204
HR Business Partner, Operations
Calder Logistics
Scope & contribution
Partnered frontline leaders through a network redesign, and learned that culture is what happens on the night shift.
Senior roles filled internally
85%
Through a rebuilt succession pipeline
Engagement improvement
+31 pts
During a three-year transformation
Colleagues served
52,000
In 30 countries
Women in leadership
40%
Up from 18% in five years
At the board table
Calder Logistics
Independent Director
Nomination & Remuneration (Chair)
The Skills Forward Foundation
Trustee
Programmes · Governance
People strategy must explain how the organisation will build the capability its ambitions require. I connect succession, organisation design and everyday leadership practice, with attention to fairness, privacy and the experience of employees.
The leadership record
Trusted with consequential decisions.
Recognition
CHRO of the YearThe People Leaders Awards · 2024
Best Workplace TransformationThe Boardroom Review · 2022
In conversation
“Building a succession bench the board can trust”The People Leaders Journal · 2025
“What remuneration committees miss about culture”The Boardroom Review · 2024
“Episode 117 — Culture on the night shift”The Leadership Ledger podcast · 2023
Formation
MA, Organisational PsychologyKingsgate University · 2003
MBA, Strategy & FinanceWestbrook School of Management · 2004
Certified Executive CoachThe Coaching Standards Council · 2016
Our succession conversations became evidence-based and calm. That is a gift to any board.