Transforming People Strategies into Measurable Business Outcomes.
I help ambitious companies turn their people strategy into a performance advantage.
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As a fractional and consulting People Director, I partner with leaders to sharpen performance, strengthen leadership, and build cultures that inspire pride.​ With over 30 years’ experience leading HR for world-class brands, I bring big-company expertise to growing organisations — helping them scale sustainably, navigate change, and get the best from their people.
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As a Fractional People Director, I partner with businesses across various sectors, embedding myself to provide hands-on leadership to SMEs or large, complex organisations. My expertise spans growth, efficiency and transformative change and is underpinned by deep commercial insight and a grounded human approach.
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I have led significant organisational change, including mergers and acquisitions, business consolidations, large-scale exits, outsourcing projects, and commissioning new product lines and plants. My work delivers measurable outcomes, from multi-million-pound cost savings to enhanced employee engagement and streamlined operations.
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I collaborate closely with leadership teams and in-house HR functions, whether via bespoke, one-off projects or ongoing engagements, both in the UK and internationally.
My goal is to help organisations solve their toughest challenges and deliver lasting business impact.
Results I have delivered:
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Organisational Change Leadership
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Designed a new operating model for a PE-backed B2B wholesaler, supporting full transition and new ways of working while delivering significant cost savings.
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Successfully integrated multiple business units, achieving £20 million in annual savings through restructuring and operational redesign.
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Supported a growing tech business to define and enable hybrid roles to unlock growth with limited funding, resulting in a new market proposition, improved productivity, and higher engagement.
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Guided a small, family-owned SME through a careful leadership transition, clarifying Chair and CEO roles to ensure business continuity and future readiness.
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Leadership Development and Coaching
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Enhanced executive team performance, leading to improved decision-making, greater agility, and a 10% uplift in productivity.
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Coached a newly appointed CHRO through framing strategic observations and shaping the people strategy, building confidence and impact in a complex stakeholder environment.
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Enabled leaders to significantly shift their impact through coaching — for example, one leader achieved a 55% increase in team productivity while stepping away from hands-on programming.
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Culture and Engagement Transformation
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Triggered a cultural shift by embedding a sharper customer focus through capability frameworks, 1:1s, and development plans.
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Delivered a culture change programme that improved engagement scores by 15% across seven business units, aligning the organisation behind shared values.
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Operational and Strategic HR
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Reduced annual resourcing costs by over £2 million in year one, while strengthening the employee value proposition and reducing turnover.
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Transformed the HR function to deliver £9 million in savings through streamlined reward structures and in-house recruitment.
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Strategic Performance and Resilience
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Doubled EBIT margin % through leadership of a three-year strategic plan, with a 55% uplift in focus factor within 12 months.
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Led crisis responses during the COVID-19 pandemic, safeguarding business continuity and achieving a 90% digital adoption rate in a traditionally low-tech environment.
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Whether you need additional capacity for your HR team or bespoke support to lead complex change, I bring tailored solutions and deep expertise to deliver measurable, commercial results.
