Experience

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  HR42 Ltd

  • London/South East

  • Managing Director

    • Apr 2012 - Present
    • London/South East

    • Providing an HR consultancy service to a variety of clients including Investment Banking, Commercial Banking, Spread Betting, Online Gaming, IT, Pharmaceuticals, Law, Event Production, Digital Marketing, Professional Services and the 3rd Sector.• Recent contracts include acting as Interim HR Director for a large pharmaceutical company establishing an EMEA hub including recruiting all staff, specifying and introducing all facilities and infrastructure (including IT and comms), devising all HR systems and processes, introducing a benefit package implemented online, contracting service providers, setting up relevant bank account and registrations, securing serviced offices at 40% below original price paid and establishing comprehensive mobility, tax planning and expatriation services.

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  City Index

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Director & Global Head of Human Resources

    • Apr 2009 - Apr 2012
    • London, United Kingdom

    • Disassembled existing HR arrangements to establish a professional, commercial and highly regarded HR function to service the diverse global operational needs; successfully avoided any service disruption.• Established an HR shared service centre, centralising all major HR/C&B/L&D administration, processing and policy making in London including recruitment, multi-currency payrolls, global mobility, MIS, compliance, key person risk, diversity, on-boarding, engagement, talent management and organisational development.• Personally planned and executed ‘top to bottom’ strategic staffing initiatives at each office to facilitate a new organisational model; achieved without serious litigation or excessive cost in each different jurisdiction.• Designed and delivered all aspects of the expatriation of key staff between offices, from negotiating with IRS, ATO and HMRC, through the drafting of tax effective contracts, expediting visas, organising accommodation and schools and similar.• Re-tendered all HR-related contracted services, achieving sustained savings in excess of 40% over previous year spend; preceded by a global benefits review and reconfiguration.• Designed, introduced and administered an LTIP and Group Personal Pension scheme covering all staff.• Resolved all inherited toxic disciplinary, grievance and sundry employee relations issues.

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  Benedict Cole Limited

  • Consultant

    • Apr 2008 - Apr 2009

    • Led a period of diversification within the company, through acquisition of non-recruitment assets, plus general HR consulting to Benedict Cole clients

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  Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.

  • Senior Vice President & Head of Human Resources EMEA

    • 1990 - 2008

    • Led the smooth integration of both BTM and UFJ’s people and processes; 115 targeted staff left with no compulsory redundancies which managed the contradictory interests of shareholders and a hostile Japanese press, reducing London’s expense base by over £4.5m. • Harmonised all employment matters, without exception or grandfathering, within 6 months; achieved 100% acceptance of new standard contracts even after significant restructuring of packages.• Restructured a declared £45m final salary pension scheme deficit down to £30m; subsequently implemented strategies to meet funding requirement in the face of competing requirements of Tokyo, regulators and trustees. • Initiated a bank-wide diversity programme, employing a range of different but complementary engagement methods including drama, online and mentoring/coaching as required. • Conceived ‘The BTMU Way’, a major corporate communications initiative ensuring all staff understood the bank’s aims, objectives and values; covering compliance, fidelity and corporate social responsibility, it was recognised by the Japanese FSA and MOF.• Developed and publicised the “greening” of the London office, highlighting environmental issues and offsetting business travel; secured active support from management and staff.• Demonstrated the viability of moving 300 positions out of London; visited and evaluated locations, dealt with enterprise staff, grant officials, schools, commercial property agents and others.

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  Westpac Banking Corporation

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Head of Personnel Services

    • 1989 - 1990
    • London, United Kingdom

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  Ministry of Defence and Aviation

  • Contracts Manager

    • 1983 - 1988

  • Human Resources Officer

    • 1981 - 1983

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  Gestetner Manufacturing Limited

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Human Resources Officer

    • 1980 - 1981
    • London, United Kingdom

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  John Laing Services Limited

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Human Resources Officer

    • 1978 - 1980
    • London, United Kingdom