October 2007 - Posts

• Change Solutions UK partners with US based Cadiff Consulting to launch Positive Leadership Practices
  	Monday, 29 October 2007   Anonymous Change Solutions UK has announced that they have teamed with a Californian based company called Cardiff Consulting International Inc to bring a unique practical development process to the UK. Positive Leadership Practices© (PLP) is an interpersonal skills...

• Susan Anderson, Director of HR Policy at CBI, joins Government 'Diploma' advisory group
  	Monday, 29 October 2007   Anonymous Ed Balls has announced plans for additional Diplomas in Science, Languages and the Humanities in order to increase the options for 14 to 19 year olds. The Government has created an Expert Advisory Group to work with it to advise on the implications for...

• Neotel hires new Head of HR (South Africa)
  	Monday, 29 October 2007   Anonymous Ajay Pandey, Managing Director of Neotel, South Africa's new national telecoms operator, has announced the appointment of Siphiwe Ndwalaza as Executive Head of Human Resources Siphiwe Ndwalaza has a solid understanding of the telecommunications sector...

• AMETEK Names George A. Murphy as Senior Vice President-Human Resources
  	Monday, 29 October 2007   Anonymous AMETEK Inc. has announced that it has named George A. Murphy as Senior Vice President-Human Resources. Mr. Murphy joins AMETEK in this newly created role to support the Company's growth plans. He comes to AMETEK from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals where...

• Quebecor World Appoints Ben Schwartz Senior Vice President, People and Leadership
  	Monday, 29 October 2007   Anonymous Quebecor World Inc. has announced the appointment of Ben Schwartz as Senior Vice President, People and Leadership, Quebecor World, Inc. “Ben Schwartz is a great addition to our leadership team, and I look forward to his impact on our Best People Initiative...

• UTV appoints Heather Saville as Head of Group HR
  	Monday, 29 October 2007   Anonymous UTV Software Communications Ltd has announced the appointment of Heather Saville as Group Human Resources Head, reporting to CEO, Ronnie Screwvala. Having spent her initial years with P&G and then almost a decade in Advertising with McCann -Erickson...

• BAA taps Fiona Rodford from Alliance & Leicester to be new Group HR Director
  	Saturday, 27 October 2007   Anonymous Airport operator BAA has announced a new appointment to its Executive Committee. Fiona Rodford joins BAA as group human resources director, from Alliance and Leicester, where she has held the same position for four years. Prior to joining Alliance and...

• ITG Appoints Peter Goldstein Managing Director and Global Head of Human Resources
  	Thursday, 25 October 2007   Anonymous Investment Technology Group, Inc. (NYSE: ITG), a leading provider of technology-based trading services and transaction research, has announced that Peter Goldstein has joined the company as Managing Director and Global Head of Human Resources. In this...

• Jacky Simmonds confirmed as Head of HR (UK & Ireland) at TUI Travel
  	Thursday, 25 October 2007   Anonymous The merger of the Tourism Division of TUI AG and First Choice Holidays PLC to create TUI Travel PLC is now complete. The new company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is one of the world’s leading leisure travel companies operating in 180 countries...

• Capital H Group Acquires UK-based Centre for High Performance Development
  	Thursday, 25 October 2007   Anonymous Capital H Group, a rapidly expanding consulting firm headquartered in Chicago, has acquired the UK-based Centre for High Performance Development (CHPD). Capital H Group, established four years ago, recently closed another round of private equity funding...

• Stephen Haddrill appointed as VP & Chair of Institute for Employment Studies (IES)
  	Wednesday, 24 October 2007   Anonymous Stephen Haddrill, Director General of the Association of British Insurers, has been appointed to a senior position with the UK’s leading employment and HR experts, the Institute for Employment Studies (IES). Stephen will be Vice President and Chair of...

• HR Director, aged 28, not bad going.
  	Tuesday, 23 October 2007   Anonymous Cheryl Lee has been appointed HR Director at Medway NHS Trust at the age of 28. She has worked in HR in the NHS for eight years, prior to which she worked in human resources in the education sector and in retail. She now sits on the main board along with...

• Northgate's ARINSO selected by Cadbury Schweppes plc to deliver global HR IT platform
  	Monday, 22 October 2007   Anonymous ARINSO, Northgate Information Solutions’ global HR business, has been selected by Cadbury Schweppes plc to deliver HR systems and related services for its confectionery business. The deal is one of the largest in ARINSO’s history and implementation will...

• Mount Carmel Medical Group Appoints Paul Sills as Group HR Director (Ireland)
  	Sunday, 21 October 2007   Anonymous Mount Carmel Medical Group, one of Ireland’s leading private healthcare providers, has announced the appointment of Mr. Paul Sills as Group HR Director. Mount Carmel Medical Group presently owns and operates three hospitals: Mount Carmel in Dublin, Aut...

• Hay Group hires Leslie Kelley into its Reward Strategies Practice
  	Saturday, 20 October 2007   Anonymous Hay Group has announced that Leslie Kelley has joined its Reward Strategies Practice as a Senior Consultant in its New York area office. Mr Kelley joins from Frank B. Manley & Company and before this he was Group HR Director for EMI Group PLC. Over...