People Director
With over 20 years’ HR experience across multiple sectors and geographies, Vicky is highly commercial and has an excellent understanding of business dynamics and leadership challenges.
Summary
A results-driven and strategic HR partner, Vicky loves working with leaders to generate creative and practical solutions to business and people issues, as well as providing leadership and support in times of growth, change or uncertainty.
Vicky particularly enjoys helping businesses develop vision and strategy, align their people priorities and execute on their plans, including work on organisation design, culture change, employee engagement and talent/succession planning. She has a wealth of experience in HR leadership and complex projects such as acquisitions, divestitures and business transformation for companies in financial services, pharmaceutical and travel industries, including Investec, Carlson Wagonlit Travel and Covance Inc.
Vicky is also an insightful and supportive Executive Coach, who works alongside individuals to raise self- awareness and encourage learning and change. With a combination of empathy and pragmatism, she helps people overcome the difficulties that are holding them back, realise their potential and make the changes they want in their work and broader lives.
Vicky has successfully led a number of large-scale business transformation projects, acquisitions and divestitures in the UK, US, France and Germany, including restructuring, TUPE and country-specific negotiation and consultation processes.
Vicky is a Chartered Member of the CIPD and has a postgraduate certificate in Executive Coaching & Mentoring.