- Role:
- HR & Change Director
- Sector:
- Location:
- Conwy
About
HR Director with over 20 years in senior European Business Partner roles, both permanent and interim. Specialist in Employee Relations and Engagement, European Works Councils and delivering large Business Change programmes.
Experience
Early career in manufacturing management with Cadbury Ltd, including Night Shift Production Management.
Moved to HR and worked with large manufacturing sites in the UK, dealing with Trade Unions, Annual Pay negotiations, Workforce Planning.
Joined United Biscuits for European role, leading European Works Councils engagement. Major acquisition and integration in UK and large site closure.
Set up own business and supported European restructuring projects at Twinings, Wander AG and DS Smith
Most recent projects included M&A integrations, Pan European Business re-structuring and implementing new European Works Council agreement, including joint ‘People’ Charter.
Skills
European HR Director, developing and implementing people strategy.
Change Management, strategy, planning and implementation.
Acquisition integration and cultural alignment
People engagement, European Works Councils, Trade Unions, Employee forums
Work Force planning
HR functional development
Business Top Tips
Good leadership is about clear, structured communication of the business priorities to all employees and a preparedness to seek and accept feedback on how to improve the business for everyone.