The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has appointed Lisa Pearl as its new people and change director.
Pearl will be joining the CIPD in February.
A chartered fellow of the CIPD since 2017, she has more than 30 years’ HR experience across multiple sectors and is committed to advancing professional standards in HR. She has a track record in shaping organisational culture, leading transformational change and demonstrating the commercial impact of high-performing people functions.
Pearl has held several senior executive roles, including chief HR officer at Bestway Healthcare, group people director at Anchor, and executive director of people at AQA. Most recently, she was group people director for DFS.
Pearl said: “Having been a proud member of the CIPD throughout my HR career, I’m thrilled to join the organisation and contribute to growing and serving our membership. I’m looking forward to leading the people and change function in building the culture, capabilities and AI-enabled skills our people need to address the challenges facing the profession, and evolve as a modern, member-focused professional body.”
Peter Cheese, chief executive at CIPD, added: “We’re delighted to welcome Lisa to the CIPD. She brings a wealth of HR and leadership experience and will be a key part of the executive leadership team. She will play a critical role in driving performance to deliver for all our members, and in shaping our capabilities and culture as we respond to the many changes impacting the profession and the wider world of work. We want to continue making the CIPD a great place to work and a leader in good people practices.”
