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ArticleGymshark hires chief people officer
Fitness and apparel brand Gymshark has recruited Laura Hagan (pictured) to join the business in January 2023 as its new chief people officer.Hagan will be responsible for ensuring Gymshark attracts the right talent to enable sustainable growth. She will report directly to founder and chief executive officer Ben Francis.Hagan spent ...
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ArticleVonage recruits chief people officer
Global cloud communications business Vonage has appointed Tracey Leahy (pictured) as chief people officer, effective from last week.Leahy reports to Vonage’s chief executive officer Rory Read, and was also appointed as a member of the executive leadership team. Based in the UK, she has been given responsibility for leading all ...
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ArticleNatWest gives 59,000 employees cost-of living payment
Credit: William Barton / Shutterstock.comBanking organisation NatWest has implemented a one-off cash payment for all employees in junior and junior manager positions, benefitting approximately 59,000 global members of staff during the cost-of-living crisis.For the 39,000 UK-based employees, the payment was agreed at £1,000, with equivalent amounts in all other locations. ...
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ArticleCundall names global HR director
Multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy Cundall has appointed Fiona Wallace (pictured) as global HR director.She will be based in its global head office in Newcastle, and replaces Carole O’Neil, who was appointed as the new global managing partner for the business in June.Wallace will be responsible for overseeing Cundall’s global HR team, ...
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ArticleProcore appoints chief people officer
Construction management software business Procore has appointed Olga Kibler as its chief people officer, as part of its commitment to invest in its people and culture.Kibler will lead the organisation’s people strategy as it expands globally, across talent acquisition, operations and growth, talent business partners and employee relations, total rewards, ...
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ArticleGlobal Processing Services names first chief people officer
Global payments technology platform Global Processing Services (GPS) has appointed Sharyn Wilson (pictured) as its first chief people officer from this month.In the newly created role, Wilson will be responsible for leading global HR organisation, including talent strategy, recruitment, culture, learning and development, compensation and benefits. She was also appointed ...
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ArticleBaxterStorey hires Arran McDowell as people director
Hospitality provider BaxterStorey has appointed Arran McDowell (pictured) as people director, as of this month.According to the business, McDowell will spearhead its people-first approach by building on BaxterStorey’s established culture of engaged and talented employees.He has experience in both the UK and across the globe, having spent 15 years with ...
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ArticleStenn appoints first chief people and culture officer
Global small to medium enterprise (SME) financing platform Stenn has appointed Fozia Raja (pictured) as its first chief people and culture officer as it builds a central team from its new head offices in London.Raja will be responsible for leading the people strategy and will report directly to founder and ...
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ArticleFanatics hires first chief people officer
Global digital sports platform Fanatics has appointed Orlando Ashford (pictured) to the newly created role of chief people officer.Ashford has nearly three decades of C-suite experience in executive management, talent management, organisation development, change management and corporate human resources. He was recruited to lead the platform’s global HR, culture and ...
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ArticleCoty launches global gender neutral parental leave policy
Image credit: Konektus Photo / Shutterstock.comBeauty firm Coty has launched a global gender neutral parental leave policy for 11,500 employees across 36 countries.Taking effect from 1 November, all staff regardless of gender will have access to the same number of fully paid weeks of parental leave when starting or extending ...
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ArticleRE Capital hires first head of HR
Investment, development and asset management business RE Capital has appointed Cristina Dumet (pictured) as its first head of HR.According to the firm, having a head of HR will enable it to continue its rapid expansion while placing employee wellbeing at the front of its considerations.Dumet will be based in Geneva, ...
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ArticleIllycaffè splits €500,000 bonus among global employees
Image credit: Elena Gordeichik / Shutterstock.comItalian coffee business Illycaffè has introduced a cash bonus for 1,350 employees across the globe, in order to help them cope with the rising cost of living.In an interview originally published in Italian newspaper Il Corriere della Sera, Cristina Scocchia, CEO of Illycaffè, confirmed that ...
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ArticleBunker Holding Group expands paid parental leave
Danish bunker supplier Bunker Holding Group has extended its paid parental leave allowance to 20 weeks for all of its 1,600 employees across 34 countries.This was introduced in order to boost the time parents can spend with their newborn child and to bring stronger workplace equality between genders.As well as ...
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ArticleFinastra appoints Helen Cook as chief people officer
Finastra, a global provider of financial software applications and marketplaces, has appointed Helen Cook (pictured) as chief people officer.Based at Finastra’s headquarters in Paddington, Cook will be a member of the executive leadership team and report to chief executive officer Simon Paris.She was recruited to the role in order to ...
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ArticleCapricorn Financial Consultancy hires head of people
Capricorn Financial Consultancy has appointed Lynnette Scott (pictured) as head of people, as part of its strategic plan to maintain its year-on-year 30% growth.Scott will partner with newly appointed chief commercial officer Jeremy Law and eight advisory team leaders to continue growing the advisory base from 65 advisers to more ...
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ArticleSystemise Fulfilment appoints head of global HR
UK-based fulfilment firm Systemise Fulfilment has hired Nikki Thomas (pictured left) as head of global human resources to spearhead the HR team across all of its warehouses worldwide.The role covers all fundamental HR management, policies and procedures, allowing employees to have one point of contact, and senior leaders to focus ...
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ArticleEuropa Road names first human resources business partner
Road freight firm Europa Road has promoted Nathalie De Preetere (pictured) to the newly created position of human resources business partner.She will lead specifically on the strategic development for HR across the group to support its growing team in Belgium, which now stands at 36 members of staff. The role ...
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ArticleNatwest Group replaces paternity leave with inclusive partner policy
Natwest Group has introduced an enhanced parental leave policy, referred to as 'partner leave', for employees in the UK, Guernsey, Jersey, Gibraltar, Republic of Ireland, India and Poland, which will come into effect in January 2023.The partner leave allowance has replaced the bank's existing paternity leave policies and provide the ...
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ArticleSigma7 hires first vice president of human resources
Risk information and services firm Sigma7 has named Jodi Cheek (pictured) as vice president of human resources, a newly created executive leadership position.Cheek has been recruited in order to design and implement the business' people operation, including establishing HR and professional development processes and building a strong employment brand.Cheek joins ...
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ArticleTricentis appoints new chief people officer
Enterprise continuous testing firm Tricentis has appointed Jen Lucas (pictured) as chief people officer.Lucas will be responsible for leading the global people team, and will join the organisation’s executive leadership team, which recently saw chief legal officer and general counsel Amanda Borichevsky and chief marketing officer Darren Beck begin their ...