Vivienne SinclairChief Human Resources Officer

Vivienne Sinclair

Chief Human Resources Officer Canada · Global perspective

Building the leadership, culture and capability to thrive.

Open to Board appointments · Advisory roles · Speaking invitations

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Appointments & responsibility

  1. 2020 — Present01

    Chief Human Resources Officer

    Aldermoor Group

    Scope & contribution

    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.

  2. 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.

  3. 2012 — 201703

    Global Head of Talent

    Meridian Consolidated

    Scope & contribution

    Designed the leadership pipeline that produced the group's next three business-unit presidents.

  4. 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.
Margaret OseiChair, Calder Logistics
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An invitation

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