Experience

Aretai

• Human Resources Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director

  • Sep 2011 - Present

  Aretai is a niche consultancy that specialises in the recruitment, coaching and development of senior executives as well as OD, HR transformation and strategic business consultancy Aretai is a niche consultancy that specialises in the recruitment, coaching and development of senior executives as well as OD, HR transformation and strategic business consultancy



Addleshaw Goddard

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• HR Director

  • Mar 2002 - Apr 2011

  As a member of the Executive Leadership Team I was responsible for the firm’s Talent Strategy, establishing award winning CSR and Diversity functions and leading a HR team that achieved recognition within the sector for 5 successive years with awards covering: Learning and Development, Innovation in Talent Management, Talent Retention, Diversity and Inclusion, Graduate Recruitment and Corporate Social Responsibility. Involved in the delivery of a successful merger and worked closely with the Board and the Nominations Committee on all aspects of Partner HR including recruitment, promotion, restructuring, performance management, remuneration and succession planning. Led an in-depth review into the firm’s partnership structure.



Andersen

• London, United Kingdom

• HR Director

  • 1998 - 2002

  I was a member of the UK Management Committee, reporting to the UK Managing Partner and working closely with the business unit leaders to deliver their talent priorities. I was a member of the UK Management Committee, reporting to the UK Managing Partner and working closely with the business unit leaders to deliver their talent priorities.



Andersen

• Prague

• HR Director, Central and Eastern Europe

  • Feb 1993 - Dec 1995

  During a two year secondment to Prague as HR Director for CEE I was responsible for building a HR function across the region as well as managing the expansion of key offices in Moscow, Warsaw, Prague and Budapest. Working closely with the Regional Managing Partner and Country Managing Partners my brief included the management of expatriate assignments, the development of HR best practice and the promotion and retention of key individuals who would take on overall management of the practices once the expatriate teams had left.