United Kingdom
* Advise the Board & Executive Team on all HR related strategies that ensure growth plans are supported with appropriate people policies & initiatives, * Advise on organisational change and design in support of changing operating models.
* Development of people strategies that support the business growth plans in the UAE & UK . * Create a culture of high peformance and consequence management behaviour * Implement optimal organisation designs & implement appropriate change management programmes * Drive Emiritisation throughout the organisation ensuring annual year on year improvements * Extend best practice HR technologies across ADNEC Group * Governance & Control - Ensure the business is compliant with people risk controls and policies * Responsible for Health & Safety policy and practices
Responsible for HR for the Food & Beverage Company as well as supporting organisational changes in the property division. • Restructured the HR function in F&B and put in place an appropriate HR strategy. • Managed the development and introduction of all HR processes and policies. • Led board level changes in the property business including personally managing out poor performers.
HR Director of the UK & Ireland division of the world’s largest caterer. £2bn turnover, 75,000 employees and 7,500 outlets. Reported to UK & Ireland CEO. Led an HR team of 95 people including four divisional HR directors, central functions and shared services. • Led ongoing organisational reviews resulting in overhead savings of £23m in two years including redesigning operational roles and removing non-value adding hierarchy with improved work processes. • Achieved £15m cost savings over 12m through improved processes & disciplines, established a change team that led over 20 strategic initiatives that delivered a further £7m saving. • Maintained positive working relations with seven national trade unions and co-ordinated the European works council programme.