Felix Marin

The person behind the perspective

Felix Marin

Building the leadership, culture and capability to thrive.

I build the leadership, organisation and people capabilities that allow strategy to become sustained performance. My work spans succession, organisation design and culture change, with a focus on making people decisions both thoughtful and operationally practical.

The CHRO's role is to bring a clear view of human and organisational capacity into the enterprise agenda. That includes asking whether the leadership model supports the strategy, whether the organisation can absorb the change being proposed and whether its systems reward the behaviours it says it values.

I favour evidence, candid dialogue and careful execution. I want leaders to share ownership of their people decisions and employees to experience clarity between the organisation's commitments and its everyday practices.

Portrait of Felix Marin
Felix MarinChief Human Resources Officer · Europe · Global perspective

In my own words

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.

Felix Marin

Career

Chapters of accountability

  1. 2020 — Present

    Chief Human Resources Officer

    Aldermoor Group

    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 — 2020

    Vice President, Talent & Organisation

    Fairhaven Holdings

    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 — 2017

    Global Head of Talent

    Meridian Consolidated

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

  4. 2006 — 2012

    HR Business Partner, Operations

    Calder Logistics

    Partnered frontline leaders through a network redesign, and learned that culture is what happens on the night shift.

Education

Formation

  • MA, Organisational PsychologyKingsgate University2003
  • MBA, Strategy & FinanceWestbrook School of Management2004
  • Certified Executive CoachThe Coaching Standards Council2016

Recognition

Honours

  • CHRO of the YearThe People Leaders Awards2024
  • Best Workplace TransformationThe Boardroom Review2022

Working languagesEnglish · German · French