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Jill Johnston, Chief People and Sustainability Officer, The Cumberland Building Society
  • Big Interview
  • 9 mins read

Big Interview | Chief People and Sustainability Officer, The Cumberland Building Society - 'I'd like to see more CPOs get the top business jobs'

Jill Johnston is in the Big Interview hot seat, talking about an HR career that has taken her from Sainsbury's...
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Stijn Nauwelaerts, CPO at NTT DATA
  • Big Interview
  • 7 mins read

Big Interview | CPO, NTT DATA, Inc.: How we deliver leadership excellence for 150,000 employees

Stijn Nauwelaerts, CPO at NTT DATA, Inc., shares what it takes to ensure 18,000 people managers inspire,...
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Raj Verma, Chief Culture, Inclusion & Experience Officer at Sanofi
  • Big Interview
  • 11 mins read

Big Interview | Chief Culture Officer, Sanofi: How culture became our operating system for success

Raj Verma, Chief Culture, Inclusion & Experience Officer at Sanofi, delivers a masterclass in how to...
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Chrissie Green, Chief People Officer at Signable
  • Big Interview
  • 8 mins read

Big Interview | CPO, Signable: The people-first practices behind our 98% retention rate

Chrissie Green, Chief People Officer at Signable, reveals the people-first practices that deliver an...
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Khadija Ben Hammada, CPO, Merck Group
  • Big Interview
  • 8 mins read

Big Interview | CPO, Merck Group - 'I don't like to call them HR initiatives - that disconnects them from the business'

Khadija Ben Hammada has no time for the phrase "HR initiative"- she says it disconnects the function...
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Sean Greathead, Executive Director and Head of People and Talent, MAPP
  • Big Interview
  • 9 mins read

Big Interview | Head of People and Talent, MAPP - 'Happy people work harder'

Can snacks, thoughtful offer letters and never being treated as a number really build a happier workforce?...
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Beth Turner, Director of L&D at Robert Half
  • Big Interview
  • 9 mins read

Big Interview | Director of L&D, Robert Half: People stay because of our mentorship culture

Beth Turner, Director of L&D at Robert Half, outlines how the agency has built a mentorship approach...
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Jennie Barker, CPO, Rightmove
  • Big Interview
  • 9 mins read

Big Interview | Chief People Officer, Rightmove - 'I believe in the power of silly'

Jennie Barker is CPO of Rightmove, the property website we can't stop scrolling even when we have no...
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Sarah Draper, People and Culture Director, Rider Levett Bucknall
  • Big Interview
  • 7 mins read

Big Interview | People and Culture Director, Rider Levett Bucknall - 'We don't waste time on exercises that are tick-box'

Sarah Draper, People and Culture Director for Rider Levett Bucknall, a global construction, property...
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Alessandro Catellani, VP of HR Northern Europe at P&G
  • Big Interview
  • 8 mins read

'Retention battleground' | How P&G is winning the fight for talent with workplace belonging

Alessandro Catellani, VP of HR Northern Europe at P&G, sets out how his company invests in employee belonging...
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Emma Symons, MD HR Services UK & Ireland, FedEx
  • Big Interview
  • 8 mins read

Big Interview | MD HR Services UK & Ireland, FedEx - 'We wrap our arms around those behind the wheel'

Emma Symons, MD HR Services UK & Ireland, FedEx is next in our 'Big Interview' hot seat. Find out how...
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Emily Franklin, Chief People Officer, Envisage Dental
  • Big Interview
  • 9 mins read

Big Interview | CPO, Envisage Dental - 'Our job is to make sure they have the right qualifications, but also the right people skills'

Emily Franklin started her working life in hospitality, cleaning rooms and learning how people like to...
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Geoffrey Williams, HR Professional
  • Big Interview
  • 7 mins read

Diversity and Inclusion | Has DEI lost its way? One HR veteran says inclusion needs a reset

The former global vice president of colleague attraction and inclusion at Burberry says DEI went to the...
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Jesse Stratton, Head of Talent, Institute of Cancer Research
  • Big Interview
  • 7 mins read

Big Interview | Head of Talent, Institute of Cancer Research - 'I'm the head of department but also an apprentice'

Jesse Stratton, Head of Talent at the Institute of Cancer Research is an apprentice and a head of department....
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Sarah Moulton, CPTO, Argyll
  • Big Interview
  • 8 mins read

Big Interview | CPTO, Argyll - 'I've never worked in the same industry twice. I'm a real learner'

Sarah Moulton, CPTO for serviced offices Argyll takes the 'Big Interview' hot seat.
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Claire Canty, Head of HR, Weetabix
  • Big Interview
  • 10 mins read

Big Interview | Head of HR, Weetabix: How 'Inclusion without Exception' allows our business to thrive

Head of HR Claire Canty reflects on eight years of 'Inclusion without Exception' - and how it has...
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James Thorne, Chief People Officer at McDonald’s UK&I
  • Big Interview
  • 11 mins read

Exclusive | A 'blueprint' for tackling youth unemployment - McDonald's CPO on launching UK's largest work experience scheme

James Thorne, Chief People Officer at McDonald's UK&I, reveals how the company is giving young people...
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Cindy Gunn, People Director at Gi Group UK and Ireland
  • Big Interview
  • 9 mins read

Big Interview | People Director, UK and Ireland Gi Group - 'I didn't know what HR was'

Our latest in the 'Big Interview' hot seat is Cindy Gunn, People Director at Gi Group UK and Ireland...
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Peter Cheese, CEO, CIPD
  • Big Interview
  • 13 mins read

Big Interview | Putting HR 'on the map': Peter Cheese reflects on 14 years leading the CIPD

In a few weeks time, Peter Cheese will bring down the curtain on 14 years as CEO of the CIPD. So how...
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Gillian McKenna, Chief People Officer, Generation
  • Big Interview
  • 8 mins read

Big Interview | 'I'm the Chief People Officer of a remote-first global firm - I've never met my boss!'

The return-to-office movement hasn't reached Gillian McKenna. As CPO of a remote-first non-profit, she's...
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