June 2007 - Posts

• Panalpina appoints Alastair Robertson as new Global Head of HR
  	Saturday, 30 June 2007   Anonymous The global transport and logistics group Panalpina has appointed Alastair Robertson as the new Head of Human Resources (HR). He will take office on 1 September 2007 and will report directly to the CEO Monika Ribar. Scottish born Alastair Robertson (46...

• Adecco acquires German based recruiter,Tuja Group, for EUR 800 million
  	Saturday, 30 June 2007   Anonymous Adecco, the world leader in Human Resources services, has announced that the company signed an agreement to acquire 100% of Tuja Group for a total consideration of around EUR 800 million. With this transaction, Adecco significantly strengthens its position...

• Philip Guy joins AshtonPenney as Head of HR Practice
  	Friday, 29 June 2007   Anonymous Philip Guy, a leading interim HR director and executive recruitment specialist, has joined AshtonPenney, the AIM-listed interim management provider, as Head of its Human Resources Practice. Philip is CIPD qualified. The practice provides interim managers...

• Constellation Brands' Chief HR Officer is promoted to Global CAO
  	Friday, 29 June 2007   Anonymous Constellation Brands, Inc., a leading international producer and marketer of beverage alcohol, has announced that Keith Wilson, 56, has been promoted to the newly created position of chief administrative officer, effective July 26, 2007. Wilson, who is...

• Financial Services Skills Council appoints Thwaites as new Director of Skills Development
  	Thursday, 28 June 2007   Anonymous The Financial Services Skills Council (FSSC) has appointed Sarah Thwaites as its new Director of Skills Development. The new role is responsible for drawing together all aspects of the FSSC’s work with employers and developing industry solutions designed...

• HR Policy Association Forms Strategic Alliance with Equilar, Leader in Executive Compensation Analysis
  	Thursday, 28 June 2007   Anonymous The US based HR Policy Association and Equilar have announced the formation of a strategic alliance to provide HR Policy Association members with the benefit of information, analyses and benchmarking studies on executive and director compensation The...

• Alison Rose is appointed Director of OD at Sodexho
  	Wednesday, 27 June 2007   Anonymous Sodexho, the leading food and facilities management services provider, has appointed Alison Rose as its director of organisation development. Alison will be responsible for all aspects of business training, management and leadership development. She will...

• BT's Learning & Development team do deal with Atlantic Link
  	Wednesday, 27 June 2007   Anonymous BT have selected Atlantic Link to provide their software for rapid e-learning development across all lines of business. After successfully implementing an enterprise-wide LMS, BT identified the need to create and update e-learning content faster and cheaper...

• Lynn Tetrault is promoted to Executive VP Human Resources & Corporate Affairs at AstraZeneca
  	Tuesday, 26 June 2007   Anonymous Lynn Tetrault has been promoted to Executive Vice President Human Resources and Corporate Affairs at AstraZeneca, taking on the leadership of HR in addition to her existing responsibilities. Her appointment was effective from May 2007. Tetrault has held...

• CfBT lures Liz Robinson from Centrica to become Head of HR
  	Tuesday, 26 June 2007   Anonymous Liz Robinson has been appointed as the new Head of Human Resources at leading education charity CfBT Education Trust. Liz, who joins CfBT from Centrica where she had been Business Change Manager for the last two years, will be tasked with developing further...

• New Director of Diversity Joins International Law Firm, Cadwalader
  	Tuesday, 26 June 2007   Anonymous Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP announced yesterday that Jeremiah DeBerry has joined the firm as Director of Diversity. “Jerry’s experience and enthusiasm will be invaluable to Cadwalader as we seek to make even greater strides towards enhancing...

• NCP promotes Sharon Eley to Management Team.
  	Monday, 25 June 2007   Anonymous NCP, the leading car park provider, has promoted Sharon Eley to the 9 strong management team as Head of HR. CIPD Qualified, Sharon has worked in Human Resources for over 15 years. She joined NCP in 2002 as Regional Human Resources Manager and has played...

• Former Accenture HR Services VP joins BBC
  	Monday, 25 June 2007   Anonymous The BBC has appointed Robert Johnston as HR Shared Services Director. He replaces Lesley Hopkins, who indicated last year to the BBC her intention to leave this summer, and who leaves the Corporation in June 2007. In his new role Robert will oversee and...

• Palfrey-Smith goes shopping again...
  	Monday, 25 June 2007   Anonymous Rapidly expanding international recruitment company, the Greythorn Group, has acquired legal recruitment specialist, Laurence Simons International. The Greythorn Group is headed by Graham Palfery-Smith and backed by private equity house Englefield Capital...

• Leadership Development Consultancy appoints HR Director
  	Sunday, 24 June 2007   Anonymous Leadership development consultancy, the Centre for High Performance Development (CHPD), has appointed Carol Evans as human resources director. Carol was formerly HR director at WCI plc, a consulting and technology company and joined CHPD on 8 May 2007...