Ep 33. Tim Pointer Three Hills

In this final episode of the PEOPLE people podcast I talk to one of my favourite people in HR. Harriet has had a great career from John Lewis toM&S and not to one of the biggest names in food and our dinner tables! It's a great finale episode and a fun way to end the experiment which has been this podcast.

Sharon is one of my US guests on the podcast, she has over 30 years of executive Human Resources leadership experience. She was the CHRO of four global $1B dollar companies - Oil & Gas Services and EPC contractors. Sharon brings extensive major transaction experience. Starting with the recent merger of Kentech with SNC Lavalin Oil and Gas Division to form Kent PLC. She also led the HR workstreams with the spin off and US IPO of a $1B US company Archrock, the purchase of $.5B Valerus by FTSE 250 company Kentz Corp. Ltd and the acquisition and delisting of Kentz by SNC Lavalin. Sharon was also the HR leader and a Culture Champion during the integration of Mustang Engineering with John Wood Group PLC. Sharon has so much great experience to share in this episode.

Susannah Clements is the CPO at Anglian Water and has a very varied career journey as people director, search partner and even Deputy CEO of the CIPD. Hear her story in this episode.

There arent many people you could call a scion of the industry, but Siobhan is definitely one of them. This was a fun episode to record and always nice to catch up with Siobhan. Now the Chief People Officer at the FCA, Siobhan has been in central governament (DEFRA, DWP, MoD) and in Not for Profit (NSPCC) as well as commerical roles (Capital One). This epidsode is full of insight.

'daniel Kasmir was the Chief People Officer at Talk Talk. He's had an exciting career working for some trult exceptional leaders.

James is the Executive Vice President at AtkinsRéalis. He has had an illustrious career working for some of the world's largest companies. An international HR Director with real experience, he is one of the few HR Dkirectors to have been an Executive Director on the board of a public company. This episode is full of wisdom from James

Michelle is the Chief People Officer og Grainger, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord. With an illustrious career in financial services, hear Michelle's career journey.

Tim has had a fascinating career. Hear his story in this episode.

Diahann Williams is the Group HR Director at the founder led Howden's Group. Providing insurance globally. With over 16,000 people and a very active founder, Diahann gives us insight into what it is like working for a charismatic leader. If that wasn't enough, Diahann explains what is is like to work in some of the most challenging environments - working for tobacco, oil or alcoholic drinks businesses are part of her journey. It's a great story!

Jim is the Group HR Director at FTSE 100 firm Spirax Sarco. A true Glaswegian he journeyed south to England and has had an illustrious career in HR. Hear how he learned his craft at Ford in Dagenham before joing British Gas and Centrica and then working for himself at the wonderfully named "Devine Interventions". There's a lot of great insight in this fascinating converdation.