HR Most Influential is an annual list celebrating the most influential players in the field of people strategy. These are the people whose ideas and actions are shaping practices in HR, both in the UK and globally.
First published in 2006, the HR Most Influential list is compiled by HR magazine’s editorial team and research partners Hult International Business School. A huge congratulations to the inspiring names making up this year’s list.
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Hall of fame
Thinkers
25-30
Practitioners
17-24
09-16
01-08
Most influential
01-09
30
Sharron Pamplin Lloyd's Register
29
Sarah Sheard Incommunities
28
Kirsty Lister Clarendon Fine Art
27
Neil Morrison Severn Trent
26
Nebel Crowhurst Reward Gateway
25
Michelle Clark The Children's Society
24
Jon Dawson Lore Group
23
Genevieve Glover Barchester Healthcare
22
David Blackburn Financial Services Compensation Scheme
21
Angie Risley Smith + Nephew
20
Woosh Raza NVCO
19
Terry Roberts Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
18
Rosie Heaps DHL Supply Chain
17
Rachel Brace Football Association
16
Lisa Dolan Teleperformance
15
John Stewart SSE
14
Gill Morris Jaguar Land Rover
13
Estelle Hollingsworth Virgin Atlantic
12
Emma Louden Chiene & Tait
11
Baljinder Kang Midland Heart
10
Amanda Bellwood Tombola
09
Tiger de Souza The Samaritans
08
Roujin Ghamsari NHS England
07
Nick Ulycz Aldermore
06
Vilma Nikolaidou British Film Institute
05
Tracey Leghorn Suez Recycling and Recovery UK
04
Tim Pointer Three Hills Capital Partners
03
Pam Parkes Essex County Council
02
Kerry Smith British Heart Foundation
01
Bertie Tonks Collinson
28-35
19-27
10-18
Sally Sheen Success Through Change
Tanya de Grunwald Good & Fair Employers Club
Shakil Butt HR Hero for Hire
Sarah Pass Nottingham Business School
Randall Peterson London Business School
Nadia Nagamootoo Avenir Consulting
Beth Evans Barrow & Parker
Matt Smeed Working Well Community
Zofia Bajorek Institute for Employment Studies
Grace Mansah-Owusu Oxford HR
Amy Brann Synaptic Potential
Rea Prouska London South Bank University
Kelly Swingler Speaker, trainer and coach
James Dean HRC Online
Ian Pettigrew Kingfisher Coaching
Helena Clayton Helena Clayton Consulting
Georgina Kelly GK HR Networks
Doirean Wilson Middlesex University Business School
Mark Stringer Birkbeck College, University of London
Michelle Parry-Slater Kairos Modern Learning
Elizabeth Cowper Ludo
Binna Kandola Pearn Kandola
Rob Baker Tailored Thinking
Gethin Nadin Benefex
David Green Insight222
Balissa Green YSC Consulting
Richard Goff The People Director Partnership
Rachel Lewis Birkbeck, University of London
Megan Reitz Hult International Business School
Carol Woodhams Surrey Business School
