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  • EmmaBurkitt
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    Cymphony appoints head of people and culture

    2022-06-30T08:00:39Z

    Crewe-based communications provider Cymphony has announced the appointment of Emma Burkitt (pictured) as head of people and culture.Burkitt has held senior HR positions within the public and private sector over the past 20 years for a number of hospitality brands, including Malmaison, DeVere Village and Principal Hotels.She aims to establish ...

  • CaraBrennanAllamano
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    Lattice hires first chief people officer

    2022-06-20T08:00:41Z

    People success platform provider Lattice has announced that Cara Brennan Allamano has joined as its first chief people officer.Brennan Allamano has more than 20 years of human resources and leadership experience, with a focus on scaling HR operations, learning and development at global businesses. She will lead Lattice’s global people ...

  • MatthewSaxon
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    Zoom Video Communications hires chief people officer

    2022-06-16T08:00:02Z

    Zoom Video Communications has announced that Matthew Saxon will join as its chief people officer for all of its staff worldwide effective immediately.He will lead Zoom’s people experience team and report to chief operating officer Aparna Bawa, while also ensuring that the core value of care is reflected in its ...

  • DorothyDay
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    GoodShape appoints new chief people officer

    2022-06-13T08:00:32Z

    Wellbeing and performance firm GoodShape has hired Dorothy Day as its chief people officer as part of its “progressive and impactful approach in building a high-performance culture”.Day will become a member of GoodShape’s executive leadership team, reporting to chief executive officer Alun Baker. In her role, she will be responsible ...

  • TheAccessGroup_Loughborough_Office
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    Access People to buy benefits provider Caboodle

    2022-06-09T10:00:09Z

    Access People, a division of business management software organisation The Access Group, has entered into a binding agreement to purchase employee benefits provider Caboodle.The acquisition, subject to regulatory approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), is expected to be completed within the next few months.Caboodle, founded in 2009, was created ...

  • Lloyds Banking Group Sharon Doherty
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    Lloyds Banking Group hires chief people and places officer

    2022-06-07T08:00:19Z

    Lloyds Banking Group has appointed Sharon Doherty (pictured) as chief people and places officer, as of this month.Doherty will be responsible for driving the group’s people strategy, championing talent and embedding a culture of innovation and inclusion. This includes enhancing the flexible working policies that Lloyds Banking Group has developed ...

  • Missguided
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    Missguided ex-employees to sue for pay award following collapse

    2022-06-01T10:00:28Z

    Image credit: Serhii Yevdokymov / Shutterstock.comLegal firm Aticus Law has called for ex-employees of online clothing retailer Missguided to join a class action claim seeking a protective pay award following the business' collapse.On 30 May, Teneo Financial Advisory was called in as administrator for the retailer, which was then followed ...

  • NikkiHumphrey
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    Virgin Group recruits first chief people officer

    2022-05-23T08:00:29Z

    Virgin Group has appointed Nikki Humphrey (pictured) to the newly-created role of chief people officer.Humphrey will join the 'V Team', Virgin’s executive team, in July, and will report directly to Josh Bayliss, chief executive officer of Virgin Group.Her previous role was executive director of people at John Lewis Partnership, a ...

  • Unit4
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    Unit4 hires chief people officer

    2022-05-17T08:00:00Z

    Enterprise cloud applications firm Unit4 has appointed Tania Garrett (pictured) as chief people officer.Garrett, who will report to chief executive officer Mike Ettling, will oversee the firm’s people success function, where she will be responsible for talent acquisition, learning and development, compensation and benefits, as well as regional HR field ...

  • Open Systems
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    Open Systems recruits chief people officer

    2022-05-10T08:00:27Z

    Cybersecurity services provider Open Systems has appointed Alaska May (pictured) as chief people officer, to lead its global people organisation, including staff based in the UK.May will be responsible for building a talent management programme, preserving and enhancing the business’ culture, strengthening its diversity, equity, and inclusion ethos, and promoting ...

  • SimonWhite
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    Blink recruits first vice president of people

    2022-05-03T08:00:32Z

    Blink, an enterprise communications platform for frontline workers, has appointed Simon White as its first vice president of people.This new role will help to scale the Blink team across 2022 as it relocates its headquarters from London to New York, Blink said. It plans to expand its team to more ...

  • Santander chief people officer
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    Santander UK appoints new chief people officer

    2022-04-28T08:00:09Z

    Santander UK has appointed Juan Ignacio Echeverria (pictured) as its chief people officer.Reporting to chief executive officer Mike Regnier, Echeverria will join the UK executive committee in the coming weeks, and will be responsible for building on the bank’s people strategy.He has nearly 30 years’ experience in financial services and ...

  • LDavidKingsley
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    Intercom recruits first chief people officer

    2022-04-25T08:00:06Z

    Engagement operating system Intercom has added L. David Kingsley (pictured) as its first chief people officer across its operating cities of Dublin, London, Chicago, San Francisco and Sydney.According to Intercom, which focuses on innovation and delivering breakthrough value to customers, its mission is to make internet business personal and implement ...

  • Moneypenny
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    Moneypenny recruits new people director

    2022-04-14T08:00:18Z

    Call and live chat services firm Moneypenny has appointed Charlotte Ashdown as people director as of this month.Ashdown previously spent 13 years at Iceland Foods Headquarters, where she was head of HR. According to Moneypenny, she is an expert in people and development, and has experience and a passion for ...

  • Kirsty-Pitcher-1
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    Domino’s hires new people director

    2022-04-07T08:00:47Z

    Pizza chain Domino’s has appointed Kirsty Pitcher as people director to lead the evolution of its people strategy.Pitcher, who stepped into the role from 14 March, will focus on advancing the organisation’s inclusion and diversity agenda, its recruitment and retention, and embedding its core values into the culture of the ...

  • Gunjan-Aggarwal
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    Confluent hires global chief people officer

    2022-04-04T08:00:29Z

    Data streaming platform Confluent has appointed Gunjan Aggarwal global chief people officer as of this month (April).Aggarwal will lead the people and places function for the business, including talent acquisition and development, organisation effectiveness, rewards and recognition, people operations, culture and inclusion, real estate and workplace experience.Aggarwal, who has worked ...

  • KimberlyPerryman
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    Virtana appoints vice president of people

    2022-03-28T08:00:58Z

    Virtana, a provider of AI-driven solutions for hybrid cloud management and monitoring, has appointed Kimberly Perryman as its new vice president of people.Perryman, who joins with 15 years of experience leading people functions at technology firms, will promote and strengthen the business’ commitment to people development and focus on creating ...

  • Mette-Hindborg-Gade
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    Pleo recruits new chief people officer

    2022-03-17T09:00:58Z

    Business expenses solution business Pleo, which offers simplified spend management and smart company credit cards, has boosted its executive team with the induction of Mette Hindborg Gade as its new chief people officer.Gade is a former partner in McKinsey and Company with an educational background in engineering. She has experience ...

  • Leisa-Docherty
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    Causeway Technologies recruits chief people officer

    2022-03-14T09:00:54Z

    Buckinghamshire-headquartered construction technology provider Causeway Technologies has appointed Leisa Docherty chief people officer as of this month (March).As a member of the board, Docherty will define and deliver its people strategy and continue to develop ways to make the organisation a great place to work for its more than 370 ...

  • Sara-Gomez
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    Lloyd’s recruits first chief people officer

    2022-03-10T09:00:08Z

    Commercial, corporate and speciality risk solutions marketplace Lloyd’s has appointed Sara Gomez as its first chief people officer.Gomez first joined the business in July 2021 as interim chief human resources officer and became a member of Lloyd’s Executive Committee on 1 December 2021.In the role of chief people officer, Gomez ...