Sustainable food services firm Sodexo UK and Ireland has appointed Bill Buchan as its new HR director.
Buchan will join the UK and Ireland regional leadership team, while maintaining his role within Sodexo’s global HR leadership team.
With his experience in building, developing and engaging high performing teams across different countries, he will play a key role in driving service excellence among teams working on client sites and ensuring the organisation has the right talent to support its continuing growth.
Buchan joined Sodexo in 2009 as HR director for health and care in the UK and Ireland, before progressing to various senior global HR roles. This includes senior vice president for its global HR operations, where he was responsible for the HR strategy and strategic HR projects.
Before joining, he held various HR positions in the UK and internationally with BAE Systems, Airbus and BG Group.
Buchan said: “I am looking forward to meeting our people in client sites around the country. Their commitment and service excellence is the key to Sodexo’s success. To be the employer we strive to be, we need to ensure we understand their needs and support them to thrive. In the UK and Ireland, we have some fantastic initiatives that support our people and to open doors for individuals to find meaningful employment opportunities and I look forward to driving this further.
Jean Renton, chief operating officer at Sodexo UK and Ireland, added: “We are delighted to welcome Bill back as our new HR director. As a service provider, everything we do is powered by our people. With such a wide array of job roles across the business, ensuring they feel valued is crucial to our continued success.
“Bill has driven the people strategy in a number of different countries, his passion for supporting our staff is evident in everything he has achieved. We look forward to working with Bill to ensure our people have a sense of belonging, that they can act with purpose and thrive in their career with us.”
