Experience

Mantrac Group

• United Arab Emirates
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Group Human Resources Director

  • May 2018 - Present

  Member of Executive Leadership, accountable for People Strategy, functional leadership and HR delivery across the Group's countries; Dubai/ UK, Middle East, Russia and African operations. Delivering insight and bottom-line improvements to operations, central HR processes, management of expatriates, talent and development, compensation systems and structures, operational processes and systems. Part of the $7.5bln t/o Mansour Group of companies, the Mantrac Group is the authorised Caterpillar (CAT) dealer in ten countries across three continents, distributing and supporting the full range of CAT products. Mantrac supplies people, equipment, projects and solutions to the most demanding industries to keep equipment running at peak productivity. Show less



Infineum

• United Kingdom
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head: Global Talent, OD & D/I. Global Business Partner: Finance/ Sales/ Supply. Shell/Exxon J.V.

  • Apr 2012 - May 2018

  Accountable for the People Agenda across the Centre of Expertise for Talent, Organisational Development and Learning. Key accountability for intervention in areas of culture change; senior succession and development, Asia Pacific talent development, recruitment strategies, Diversity & Inclusion, leadership development, engagement programmes, global process ownership and programme development. Global Business Partnership for Sales/ Supply and Business Services. HR Partner and member of Global Leadership Teams. Accountable for development and execution of effective business-partnering plans; aligning HR planning and delivery to the business agenda, delivering performance culture improvements, driving organisational change, managing and developing global people-development strategies and enhancing senior talent identification/ progress. Infineum, a global JV of Exxon Mobil and Shell, is a world-class formulator, manufacturer and marketer of petroleum additives. Infineum is an innovator of products used in automotive, heavy-duty diesel and marine engine oils, in gasoline and diesel fuels, and specialty applications including transmission fluids and industrial oils. Show less



De Beers Group

• United Kingdom
• Retail Luxury Goods and Jewelry
• 700 & Above Employee

• Global HR Business Partner- Advanced Materials & Technologies: Element Six

  • 2011 - 2012

  Business HR partner for key Business Divisions and Group Corporate Functions. Member of Business Leadership teams for two of Element Six's four divisions, operating globally. Key operations/ research facilities in UK, Eire, China and Sweden. Leader of 4 HR country Leaders. Accountable for aligning operational execution to business strategy and plans; partnering with business teams, maximising organisational effectiveness, driving performance culture and delivering the talent agenda. Business HR partner for key Business Divisions and Group Corporate Functions. Member of Business Leadership teams for two of Element Six's four divisions, operating globally. Key operations/ research facilities in UK, Eire, China and Sweden. Leader of 4 HR country Leaders. Accountable for aligning operational execution to business strategy and plans; partnering with business teams, maximising organisational effectiveness, driving performance culture and delivering the talent agenda.



Shell

• United Kingdom
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Global Talent Manager: (Exploration) Finance & Global Businesses, Projects & Technology

  • 2007 - 2011

  Accountable for the management and coordination of Talent & Learning strategy, initiatives and programmes across Shell’s Exploration and Production (EP) Global Businesses; Technology; New Business; Exploration; Finance and IT. (i.r.o 7,000 FTE). Leader of 7 HR professionals. Managed strategic alignment and delivery of Talent activities covering inter alia Global Resourcing; Expatriate deployment, Leadership Succession Planning, annual Talent Reviews, identification and development of High Potential employees, Learning, Diversity and Inclusion activities, On-boarding. Talent Partner to Shell’s Executive V.P. Technology. Show less

• HR Manager Organisational Effectiveness & Change

  • 2004 - 2007

  Accountable across Shell’s chemical companies for global capability improvement, & talent development within commercial businesses. Global HR operations leader within matrix structure, delivering coordinated global service for US, NL, UK, Canada, Singapore, Thailand, Germany, Brazil.

• HR Business Partner: EU/AF & Global HR Lead

  • 2001 - 2004

  HR Manager, for Commercial Operations within Europe & Africa (700+FTE). Delivered strategic & operational HR planning and services. Global lead HR partner for Global Commercial Operations (1,000 +FTE) and HR Leader for efficiency & effectiveness restructuring project: operations consolidation /relocation to lower cost location. Managed significant pan-regional change projects



Billiton PLC

• Government Administration

• Human Resources Manager – Global Finance

  • 1997 - 2001

  HR Manager for FTSE 100 global metals and mining business, providing global HR partner service to Global Finance & Corporate Functions: Legal, Corporate, Tax, Audit, I.T. HR Manager for FTSE 100 global metals and mining business, providing global HR partner service to Global Finance & Corporate Functions: Legal, Corporate, Tax, Audit, I.T.



British Steel plc

• Human Resources Advisor

  • Sep 1996 - May 1997

  Advanced Management Development Programme: HR Advanced Management Development Programme: HR