Mary’s appointment reinforces the CIPD’s commitment to its 5,000 strong membership in Ireland.
CIPD appoints Mary Connaughton as Director for Ireland
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Fairsail selected by Mitsubishi UFJ Fund Services for global cloud HR Management System
Fairsail has been appointed by Mitsubishi UFJ Fund Services to provide its global cloud HR management system (HRMS).
ADP announces new Managing Director for UK & Ireland
ADP®, a leading global provider of Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions, has appointed David Foskett as the new Managing Director of ADP UK & Ireland. Promoted from his previous role as DVP Sales & Marketing, David will be focused on driving results, leading growth initiatives and continuing to deliver service excellence to ADP customers. He…
Barclays Corporate and Employer Solutions (C&ES) make new appointments
Barclays Corporate and Employer Solutions (C&ES) today announced it has appointed Justin Crossland to lead its expanded focus on providing strategic employee benefit consulting services to its corporate clients. Justin will be joined by David Wicken, who will drive the consulting service around flexible benefits. Through a broad and in-depth consulting approach, Justin and David…
Towers Watson appoints new head of EMEA HR Service Delivery practice
Towers Watson has appointed Tim Richard as head of the firm’s HR Service Delivery and Technology practice in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Based in London, Tim joins from Towers Watson’s Dallas office where he was managing consultant of the firm’s North American HRSD practice. With over 25 years’ experience in Global HR…
Chantal Free appointed head of Towers Watson’s EMEA Talent and Rewards business
Towers Watson has appointed Chantal Free to lead its Talent and Rewards business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), replacing Mark Reid who now leads the company’s Global Executive Compensation practice. The Talent and Rewards segment is one of Towers Watson’s four main business areas and provides human capital consulting, data and technology…
Leading Edge appoints new Director of Client Relationships
Leading Edge, the provider of bespoke, creative solutions for individuals, teams and organisations, announces the appointment of Tracey West to Director of Client Relationships. Tracey, who previously held the position of Head of Retail for Cath Kidson, says “I’m very excited about my role as Director of Client Relationships. It’s all about creating and maintaining great…
New regional director for Crown World Mobility
Crown World Mobility, a global relocation company that helps corporations manage global talent, has recently appointed Peter Sewell as the company’s new Regional Director. With a strong track record in developing global mobility policies, processes and strategies, Peter’s 27 years experience will be vital in driving the business forward throughout the UK and Ireland. As an…
John Lewis appoints Harriet Hounsell as Personnel Director
John Lewis has appointed Harriet Hounsell as personnel director. The role sits on the John Lewis management board, reporting to managing director Andy Street. Harriet will replace Laura Whyte, who is retiring from the business. Harriet takes on the role from her current position as Partnership Registrar, where she is the John Lewis board director…
Ford Retail appoints new HR Director
Ford Retail, the world’s largest, dedicated Ford dealership, has today announced the appointment of Sharon Ashcroft as HR Director and member of the board. Leading a team of 20, Sharon will report directly into Stuart Kerr, Chairman and CEO, and will be responsible for overseeing the HR function for the business, including Health and Safety,…
New Chief Executive for Remploy
Remploy, the UK’s leading provider of employment services for disabled people, today announced that the Secretary of State for Work and Pension, the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP, has appointed Beth Carruthers to be the new Chief Executive. Beth will take up the post from 1 January 2014 and succeeds Tim Matthews who is…
British Safety Council appoints new commercial director
The British Safety Council has announced the appointment of Richard Evens as its new commercial director, responsible for building the organisation’s membership base and increasing sales and delivery of its health, safety and environmental training, audits, awards and consultancy services. Richard will be responsible for increasing the take-up of the British Safety Council’s training courses,…
Chester Boothe joins Danbro
Contractor accountancy and payroll specialist Danbro has appointed recruitment industry heavyweight Chester Boothe as its head of new business development. With more than 15 years experience in the staffing and talent management sector, fellow of the Institute of Recruitment Professionals Chester joins Danbro from his previous role as sales and business development director at Jonathan…
Temporary staff ‘must be focused’
Recruitment agency Hays has recommended that workers hired by companies on a temporary basis should ensure they are extra inquisitive to help them gain the knowledge necessary to do a successful job. A spokeswoman for the firm explained that interim staff are faced with an additional set of challenges to permanent employees and are expected…
Boardroom diversity ‘should not be restricted to gender’
Companies should take a more widespread approach to increasing boardroom diversity than simply concentrating on introducing more women to executive positions, it has been suggested. Institute of Directors spokesman Alistair Tebbit acknowledged that it is important to ensure that more female workers occupy senior roles in leading businesses, but called for additional "diversity of skills…