As a freelance People Director, I offer strategic HR solutions tailored to businesses across all sectors, from SMEs to large, complex organisations. My expertise spans growth, efficiency and transformative change and is underpinned by deep commercial insight and a hands-on approach.
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I have led significant organisational change initiatives, 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 on bespoke, one-off projects or ongoing engagements, both in the UK and internationally. My goal is to solve the toughest people challenges and deliver lasting business impact.
Results I have delivered:
• Organisational Change Leadership: Successfully integrated multiple business units, including delivering £20 million in annual savings through restructuring and operational redesign.
• Operational and Strategic HR: Reduced overall resourcing costs by £2 million+ per annum in year 1 while improving employee value proposition and reducing turnover.
• Leadership Development and Coaching: Enhanced executive team performance, resulting in improved decision-making and increased business agility, contributing to a 10% uplift in productivity.
• Culture and Engagement Transformation: Executed a cultural change program that improved engagement scores by 15% across seven business units, unifying the organisation behind shared values.
• Crisis and Resilience Management: Led crisis responses during the COVID-19 pandemic, safeguarding business continuity and achieving a 90% digital adoption rate in a traditionally low-tech environment.
• Strategic HR Overhaul: Transformed HR function to deliver £9 million in savings through streamlined reward structures and in-house recruitment.
• Strategic HR Overhaul: Transformed HR function to deliver £9 million in savings through streamlined reward structures and in-house recruitment.
• Strategic performance management: Doubled EBIT margin % through leadership of 3-year strategic plan.
Whether you need additional capacity for your HR team or bespoke support to lead complex change, I bring tailored solutions and deep expertise to help you achieve measurable, commercial results.
