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Nowhurst People AdvisoryPrincipal Consultant & Founder
Apr. 2025United Kingdom, LondonOur firm exists to empower businesses to unlock their full potential by navigating growth, change and people challenges by delivering tailored HR solutions and actionable insights.
We bring a wealth of HR expertise and specialise in a pragmatic, commercially-focused approach to HR consulting.
Through our dialogic-led approach, we partner with businesses by way of conversation, co-creation and real-world adaptation to understand and meet the unique needs of each client; not the prescription of broad-brush, bureaucratic people processes or fad-driven HR trends that provide little real-world impact to your business.
EDF TradingStrategic HR Business Partner
Jul. 2023 - May. 2025United Kingdom, LondonEDF Trading is a 100% owned subsidiary of EDF SA., one of the world’s biggest electricity generators and a leader in low-carbon production. EDF Trading is a leader in international wholesale markets, managing a portfolio of assets to store, source, supply transport physical commodities, including natural gas, electricity, LPG, oil, LNG and coal, around the world. A senior, HR Business Partner to the Power Desks, Chief Risk Officer, Chief Legal Officer, the Chief Information Officer and Director of Energy Market Analytics (Gas, Power, Meterology). The role also leads on HR for the Paris office that has recently increased to c.55, partnering the General Manager to the Paris branch, operating under French labour law and the financial services collective bargaining agreement (CBA).
McLaren RacingInterim People Director
Sep. 2022 - Dec. 2022Woking, England, United Kingdom
McLaren RacingHead of People - Commercial & Central Services
Apr. 2022 - Apr. 2023Woking, England, United KingdomMcLaren Racing are one of the most successful teams in grand prix racing, creating some of the most iconic cars and moments in the sport's history. Working as the Strategic Head of HR and recently as Interim People Director, providing support and counsel to the Chief Finance Officer, Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Communications Officer and their Directors and Senior Managers.
KPMG UKSenior Human Resources Business Partner
Jun. 2021 - Apr. 2022London, England, United KingdomProviding strategic HR Partnership to the Operational Excellence Hubs (OEH) client group and directly partnering with the Partner and associate Partner for KBS, and Senior Management across people, learning, resourcing, talent acquisition operations, finance, facilities, and risk operations. A senior, generalist HR position within the responsibility for Performance Managing two HR Business Partners in OEH and providing HR Support, informal mentoring, and guidance to the HR Business Partners in the wider KBS and the HR Advisory team centrally. Partnering with business heads to ensure that the Firm’s annual HR Processes are well planned and executed, most recently the Promotions process (vacancy led and step-progression) and the businesses year end and salary and bonus process; ensuring salary principles are built into the review, that benchmarking has been correctly undertaken and protecting our IDSE position within the function by challenging business on their remuneration decisions. KBS IDSE Strategy Lead; Utilizing the firms new nine-year IDE strategy and developing this into KBS inclusion strategy and action planning for FY22-24, including the launch of the Black Heritage Talent Programme for Associate to Manager grade employees and driving diversity though recruitment by upskilling TA Ops and hiring managers. Development of the OEH people strategy, linked to KBS change levers and the work undertaken to develop the KBS and wider KPMG UK HR Strategy. Addressing OEH talent & succession for FY22; creating career pathways to create empowered and diverse experts; supporting OEH to deliver technology improvements in the people function and planning restructuring and efficiency activities to ensure a more digitally enabled, more flexible and scalable delivery model.
ThalesHead of HR - Programmes, TopSky
Jan. 2021 - Jun. 2021Crawley, England, United KingdomContract Extension as Head of HR supporting AMS UK, Marshall and the AMS BL in France. Generated multi-year budget savings after restructuring the AMS business line in the UK and transferring out TopSky product and programme activity to Thales SA, France and support the growth and efficiencies of the Global AMS business line. Developed and implemented integrated long-term incentive/retention plans for key individuals on the high-profile Marshall Programme and wider AMS business to retain key staff to meet order intake, contract delivery milestones and sustain the separation/integration of the UK business into Thales SA and Romania. HR lead for AMS HR BAU lifecycle activity, working hands-on to deliver UK HR initiatives into AMS in partnership with the HR Centres of Excellence.
ThalesHead of HR - Air Mobility Solutions
Mar. 2020 - Jan. 2021Manor Royal, Crawley, United KingdomThales Air Mobility Systems (AMS) design, manufacture and deliver the most advanced air traffic management (ATM) equipment available on the market to improve the safety of air operations globally in both civil and military markets. Working as the Head of HR sitting on the AMS leadership team and working alongside the Marshall Programme's project and engineering teams, I support the delivery of UK HR BAU and help to develop and execute the strategic agenda across the business.
Close Brothers Asset ManagementHR Business Partner - Wealth
Feb. 2019 - Jan. 2020London, United KingdomClose Brothers Asset Management is one of the UK’s largest and longest-established providers of high quality financial planning advice and discretionary investment services. Currently working as the strategic HR Business Partner for Advice (wealth) across nine financial planning practices located in the UK. Delivered 2019 compensation for the business unit, focusing on bonus budget review and discretionary bonus allocation. Supported compensation managers to manage the message of reduced bonuses in a volatile trading year. Recruitment partnering with Practice Directors, including attraction and sourcing of Advice roles such as Financial Planners’ and supporting the CPO/CIO for senior roles, including the London Practice Director. Working with managers to identify roles, internal talent management/succession options and implement sourcing campaign & interview for external hires.
SEFE Marketing & Trading LtdHR Business Partner - Global Commodities & Derivatives Trading
Mar. 2017 - Feb. 2019London, United KingdomNow trading as SEFE Marketing and Trading, Gazprom Marketing & Trading (GM&T) was a subsidiary of the Gazprom group - the world’s largest gas producer and one of the world's largest energy companies. GM&T trades energy commodities including gas, power, oil, LPG, helium, emissions, LNG and FX. GM&T also operates a B2B retail business, trading as Gazprom Energy. Working in a front office role as part of the HR Business Partnering team, supporting the business through designated relationships with the heads of function for global commodities and derivatives trading and finance. An internal consultant for employment relations, workforce planning, talent management, compensation, HR life cycle, performance and health and well-being (including mental health).
ThalesHR Operations Advisor
Aug. 2013 - Dec. 2016Manor Royal, CrawleyEmployed as an HR Operations Advisor across the UK HR shared services team, providing internal customer support and consulting services, core HR Operations, business process optimization, online HR solutions and HR project management. Working as part of a recently created team of six, reporting in to the HR Advisory Services Manager, developing the central HR advisory services department, with responsibility for providing generalist HR advisory support to 6300 employees across the UK, in addition to delivering project work on behalf of the HR PMO, Heads of HR and CoE's.
ThalesHuman Resources Advisor - UK Engineering Hub
Aug. 2012 - Aug. 2013Manor Royal, CrawleyEmployed in a HR Advisory capacity within the organisations Engineering Hub based at Thales flagship UK site in Crawley. Responsible for providing multi-site generalist HR support to a hub of over 1000 employees across Leicester, Basingstoke and Crawley. Supporting the HR BP’s as part of a six strong team, with a personal business partnering remit for a six strong support engineering leadership team with over 70 engineering support staff. Coaching and supporting Line Managers to support and develop their people management competencies in line with business requirements, including development, performance, discipline and grievances and ad hoc HR queries. Providing advice and support to hiring managers regarding the selection stage for open requisitions. Ensured a balance between quick time to hire and getting the right knowledge, skills and behaviours to fill skill scarce engineering roles. Working in conjunction with the UK HR function to support and deliver the organisations annual HR initiatives inclusive of annual activity discussions, salary review and the people review in partnership with engineering hub line and functional management. Supporting the Engineering HUB HR Business Partners to manage case load for the Engineering Hub with particular bias towards ER cases.
Eden HR ConsultingGraduate HR Consultant
Jun. 2011 - Jul. 2012Horsham, West SussexFee earning HR Advisory role within a busy HR consultancy in the south east providing tailored, outsourced HR services predominantly to the small to medium sized enterprise (SME) market.
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