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Commercially aware, legally qualified, senior HR professional interim.
Excellent record of achievement in public and private sectors: multi - nationals,
FTSE 100, SME’s, FMCG, Logistics, Transport and Distribution, Rail, Utilities, Finance/Banking, Construction, IT, NHS and local government.
Proven track record in all professional areas with particular expertise in outsourcing / TUPE, (inc Bid Support and Due Diligence), MBO, M & A.
Extensive employee and industrial relations experience.

EDUCATION
• LLB (hons) Bachelor of law (2:1) – London 1999
• MBA – UNL 1995
• MA – Westminster 1993
• MCIPD – 1990 (Examiner in Employee Relations)
• OPQ / OT psychometrics trained - SHL

PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP
• Lead on TUPE / Transition for Unisys, RR Donnelley and Sons
• HR lead for Gleeson Buildings MBO
• Head of HR at British Bakeries flagship distribution centre
• Professional leadership of HR function EDF / 24seven CSL
• Led national team of HR professionals at GKN / Brambles Cleanaway
• Created and led HR teams at London Underground Ltd – pre and post PFI /PPP

STRATEGY
• Special experience designing and implementing HR strategies for TUPE, Management Buy Outs (MBO) Mergers and Acquisitions (M & A)
• Extensive experience of crafting integrated HR systems including comp & bens, involvement and recognition

TUPE / M & A / MBO / Outsourcing
• Led on major bids / deals for Unisys
• Professional leadership in major Astron bids / contracts
• Specialist support to First during successful bid for Great Western Franchise
• HR leadership during Gleeson Building MBO / TUPE – 650 staff transferred
• Led work on £17.5m HR outsourcing contract for Westminster City Council
• Extensive experience of TUPE in / out with all types of staff, including third parties and contractors in public and private sectors with GKN / Brambles, Unisys and Barclays
• Led HR and ER activity following EDF’s acquisition of 24seven and Seeboard

EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
• Specialist at HSBC – Employee Relations and Employment Law
• Extensive experience of collective bargaining and operating in unionised environment
• Examiner for CIPD in employee relations
• Led UK ER activity for major public and private sector organisations including with Unison, Amicus, GMB, TGWU
• London Underground Ltd’s yearly pay – round negotiations – ASLEF, RMT, TSSA
• Individual and collective employee relations including employment tribunals, EAT and Court of Appeal experience

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
• Extensive assessment centre design and management experience
• Gained Investors in People for Northern line and Piccadilly line business units.
• Led team that created and successfully introduced London Underground Ltd’s first universally applied performance management and appraisal system
• Controlled training budget of £2.5m at London Underground

CAREER HISTORY and ACHIEVEMENTS

HR TUPE / Transition Manager
Unisys – April 2008 to date
Appointed to provide specialist HR / legal / TUPE leadership in an ambitious programme.
HR leadership from Bid Support to Contract, in major outsourcing deals.

Employee Relations / Employment Law specialist
HSBC – October 2007 – April 2008
Led several high profile, sensitive and confidential employee relations projects, working with directors, senior managers and the bank’s lawyers in the specialist investment area of HSBC.

HR TUPE Consultant (PT)
Fujitsu Siemens – September 2007
Acted as specialist consultant to FSC team during TUPE transfer of staff from Royal Bank of Scotland.

HR Consultant (PT)
Ham Group plc – August 2007
Specialist consultant advising board on restructure of group

HR TUPE / Transition Manager
Unisys – December 2006 to September 2007
Appointed to provide specialist HR / legal / TUPE leadership in an ambitious programme.
HR leadership from Bid Support to Contract, in flagship outsourcing deals including:
• Linklaters
• Business Objects
• Ryder plc
• Elekta
• De Beers

Group Head of HR – UK and Ireland
Astron Group (R R Donnelly) – November 2005 / November 2006
Group Head of HR with special responsibility for HR on acquisition and bid programmes, employee / industrial relations and TUPE. HR expertise as RR Donnelly acquired Astron while Astron itself carried out aggressive expansion plan.
• Head of HR for UK and N Ireland – three divisions totalling 4,500 staff
• TUPE of Dental Practice Board from NHS to private sector– special responsibility for dealing with trades union issues
• TUPE etc in support of major business process outsourcing contracts – including Goldman Sachs, Barclaycard, NHS involving UK / Europe / India

HR / ER / TUPE Consultant
FirstGroup plc – August 2005 / October 2005
Specialist HR / TUPE support to Franchise Bid for the Greater Western Rail franchise, especially with regard to industrial relations and TUPE
• Created and wrote employee / industrial relations section of successful Franchise Bid
• Created and wrote TUPE / migration project plan

Interim Director of HR
Gleeson Building – March 2005 / August 2005
HR for Management Buy Out. Professional lead on legal, TUPE issues. Created HR department and systems for new company
• 650 + staff transferred, on time and without dispute
• HR systems designed and implemented for new business

HR / TUPE / Outsourcing Manager
Westminster City Council – November 2004 / March 2005
In 2004 Westminster outsourced its HR services in a £17.5m contract. Appointed to re - scope and re - map all services, design and implement quality measures and then to ensure contract delivered as required.
• Internal customer complaints reduced by 80%
• All processes re – mapped with corresponding KPI’s and SLA’s

HR / TUPE Consultant
Barclays / Reeds – October 2004 / November 2004
Appointed to provide professional HR leadership during major IT outsourcing project.
• Established impact of outsourcing project on employees and contractors. Delivered HR strategies to ensure business continuity of IT / IS processes during major change
• Communications strategy designed and delivered / Single point of contact for all HR issues for all project and bank stakeholders

HR Transition Manager
Unisys – Feb 2004 / October 2004
Appointed to provide specialist HR / legal / TUPE leadership on prestige outsourcing contracts:
• Lloyd’s of London
• Avis
• GE AE

Head of HR (RDC)
British Bakeries – June 2003 / Feb 2004
Appointed to lead site HR team and solve several major issues:
• Non – attendance: reduced from 20% - Payroll down 12.5%
• Successful recruitment of staff with reduction of spend on agencies by 90%
• Reduced time lost to disputes and led employee relations with TGWU, BFAWU, URTU
• Implemented HR IS and payroll systems
• Designed and implemented development programme for mangers

Head of HR (CSL)
EDF / 24Seven – Oct 2002 / June 2003
Oversaw major change programme and complex TUPE situation as 24Seven joined Seeboard to create a major new force in the utilities market. Direct report to Head of Business led HR activity supporting successful integration of 24Seven and Seeboard contracting business unit – 1000 + staff.
• Led project to appoint top 60 managers in new business
• Delivered industrial relations support, negotiations with AMICUS, GMB and TGWU
• Led work on employee relations for new entity: reward strategy / location and co – location strategy

Head of HR Services
GKN / Brambles Cleanaway - March 2002 / Nov 2002
Appointed to implement and lead regional HR structure following major acquisition. Created unified HR activities across the company. Led team of regional HR specialists who in turn provided professional leadership and support to company 10,000 strong.
• Used HR strategy as a vehicle to bring together two very different corporate cultures
• Created suite of HR strategy, policy and procedures, implemented national HR coverage with regional HR specialists
• Pay negotiations and TUPE to and from local government and other contractors
• Major project to reduce staff non –attendance from 8% to 3%
• Led industrial relations with AMICUS, UNISON, TGWU and others

Head of Human Resources
CitySprint - Aug 2000 / Feb 2002
Appointed as Head of HR to deliver people systems to enable four businesses acquired by US corporation to merge and grow profitably into the UK’s largest same – day delivery service. Full responsibility for all HR issues, reporting to Managing Director, with particular emphasis on designing HR processes to support ambitious business targets.
• Created HR policies, procedures and department including health & safety, payroll
• Creation of unified reward system for all grades
• Introduction of appraisals, skill audits, succession planning and development plans
• Major downsizing project resulting in savings of £200k pa in operations
• Introduction of computerised HR and Payroll systems

Head of Human Resources posts,
London Underground Ltd - 1990 – 2000
Head of HR Northern line, Piccadilly line and Infraco. Head of HR InfraCo JNP, a £450m pa business. Responsible for people aspects of transition from public to private sector
• Recruited staff from board to front line level
• Responsible for HR to 20% of LUL
• Negotiated successfully with RMT, ASLEF, and TGWU on pay, hours, terms and conditions.
• Involved in first major outsource of LUL staff to GEC – no industrial action
• Project managed HR areas of Command and Control for LUL’s Company Plan, which reduced staff from 25,000 to 17,000

Personnel Executive, Royal Mail 1987 – 1990
Personnel Officer, Hays 1979 – 1987

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