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This list showcases the top United Kingdom based Partner operating in the Human Resources space. If you think a Partner is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Rosemary Forsyth
Founder & General Partner of The Forsyth Group
Rosemary has been the General Partner of the Forsyth Group since she founded the company in 1981. Recognizing the potential growth of Information Technology within business, the Forsyth Group was the first Executive Search Consultancy to focus on the emerging technology market. Rosemary has developed extensive search experience across all technology sectors and conducts “C” and Board level assignments for technology companies in the UK, E& W Europe and the United States. Rosemary is is a key contributor to the investment community, and is an investor in Seedcamp. Rosemary holds a Master’s degree with honors in Psychology and an M.Litt degree in Educational Psychology, both from Aberdeen University in Scotland. Rosemary sits on the Aberdeen University Sixth Century Campaign Board, The Board of Governors of the School of Communication & Arts 2.0, Innovate Europe, Snowball and is an advisor to TalentPuzzle and BraveNewTalent.
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About Said Business School, University of Oxford, The Forsyth Group: The Forsyth group is a boutique executive search firm.
Adam Rawat
Talent Partner – Technical of Lantum
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About Lantum: Lantum is the online platform that enables healthcare providers to manage their clinical workforce.
Rhonda Ryan
Partner, Head of European Private Equity – Alternatives of Mercer
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About Mercer: Mercer US is a human resource consulting service that includes compensation, employee benefits, communications, and investment consulting.
Alice Roper
Managing Partner of Talentful
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About Talentful: Talentful specialises in helping companies to elevate their talent acquisition strategy.
Phil Peters
Partner, Digital Practice of Boyden
Phil is a Partner in Boyden’s Global Technology Practice and specialises in placing senior executive and non-executive directors, both in the UK and internationally, in the technology sector. Typical assignments are for CEOs, CFOs, non-executive directors/chairmen and functional leadership positions. He also works closely with the private equity and venture capital investor community to provide executive search services for their portfolio companies and has worked as an executive search consultant in the technology sector for 15 years. He has successfully completed a broad range of board level assignments, including 30 CEO and 10 chairman appointments, for public companies and for the portfolio companies of a number of investors. Prior to joining the executive search industry, he worked for seven years at Gartner/Dataquest as Vice President of the company’s European Consulting Division with clients in the IT and telecommunications industries to develop their market and global business strategies. Before that, he spent three years managing public relations, direct marketing and corporate communications for Lotus Development (Europe). Phil’s early career included four years working for Apple Computer in both the US and UK. He joined Boyden in 2009. Contact : +44 (0) 207 925 3407 (direct dial) or ppeters@boyden.com
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About Boyden: Boyden is a full service executive search firm, with offices in Europe, North and South America and Asia/Pacific.
Mina Gouran
Senior Client Partner- CEO & Board Services of Korn Ferry
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About Korn Ferry: Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm
Arvinder Dhesi
Senior Client Partner of Korn Ferry
Mr. Arvinder Dhesi is a Senior Client Partner in the Human Resources Centre of Expertise for Korn Ferry based in the Firm’s London office. Mr. Dhesi brings over twenty years of corporate and consulting experience in Europe and across the Americas. Prior to joining the Firm, he led the talent management and organizational alignment practice for a global HR consultancy firm in the UK. His particular expertise is in helping organizations drive performance through the alignment of top leadership behaviour, talent process and organizational culture. He has a passion for helping businesses identify and mobilize the untapped potential of the vast majority of employees. Mr. Dhesi has led talent, learning, leadership development and OD functions for three multi-national organizations at the national, regional and global level. Most recently, he led a team of over 230 resourcing, learning and OD professionals with responsibility for employer brand, leadership assessment, recruitment, diversity, performance management, executive succession and the corporate university. While Group Talent Director at Aviva, Mr. Dhesi deployed the Korn Ferry approach to succession planning, potential assessment and development for over 46,000 employees across 28 countries worldwide. During his ten years at Mars, Inc. Mr. Dhesi designed and launched the “President’s Leadership Program” – to coach and develop high potential senior executives. Mr. Dhesi’s formative experience is in line leadership roles in retail banking and sales management. He is now a frequent keynote speaker and expert practitioner helping clients derive long-term superior business performance through a focus on talent, leadership and culture. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Leeds, in the UK.
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About Korn Ferry: Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm
Pavneet Khurana
People + Culture Partner of Unleashed
Pavneet Khurana is the People + Culture Partner at Unleashed.
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About Unleashed: Unleashed works with early-stage start-ups and scale-ups to build a better and more successful business.
Ceyda ANIL
Managing Partner & HR Transformation of coolever life
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About coolever life: Recruiting Marketing, Recruitment, Technology
Martin Higham
Founder & Partner of Ocasta
Martin Higham serves as a co-founder and partner at Ocasta.
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About Ocasta: Ocasta develops knowledge, training & education tech for your employees or students.
Hannah French
Partner of Founders Keepers
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About Founders Keepers, Founders Keepers: Founders Keepers specializes in staffing and recruitment services for digital and tech-led companies.
Amar Samra
Managing Partner of Agora Consulting
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About Agora Consulting: An executive search firm that specializes in recruiting high-level pastors, leaders, and executives .
Janet Cooper
Partner of Tapestry
Janet developed and led the top global law firm’s employee incentives team for 20 years. Under her leadership, the team was recognised by both legal directories, Legal 500 and Chambers, for 11 consecutive years as the No. 1 practice in this area. Janet has worked with many global companies including Citi, Morgan Stanley, Aviva, Prudential, British Airways, HSBC and GSK, many for over 20 years. Janet’s experience includes advising on global executive and employee share plans, corporate transaction aspects of incentive plans, incentive arrangements pre and on IPO, corporate governance and disclosure of directors’ remuneration. Janet has advised many of the global banks on the new remuneration regulations affecting them and is the legal adviser on AFME’s remuneration group for the global banks. Janet is identified as one of the top 5 experts in this area by Chambers. Janet has participated in many industry organistions including Vice Chair of the Global Equity Organisation and on the advisory board of ifsProshare. Janet is VP of the Reward Panel for the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. Janet is also a keen advocate of human rights and is involved in a number of organisations promoting human rights including Vice President and Trustee of the UK’s national committee for UNWomen, the United Nation’s entity which works for gender equality, the board of GAPS (Gender Action for Peace and Security) which works to ensure women are involved in the peace process in countries in conflict. Janet is also on the Board of Roehampton University.
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About Tapestry: Tapestry Compliance is a specialist law firm providing advice on global HR legal issues.
JB Aloy
Managing Partner of Augmented Talent
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About Augmented Talent: Augmented Talent is an HR insights studio that offers methods designed to improve the quality of the professional experience of employees.
Helen Brooks
Partner of Doyle Clayton – Workplace law and advisory
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About Doyle Clayton – Workplace law and advisory: Doyle Clayton is a specialist employment law firm that deals with all legal and related issues concerning people in the workplace.
Philip Sheldrake
Managing Partner of Euler Partners
Philip is a founding partner of Meanwhile, the venture marketers.
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About Euler Partners, Meanwhile, techUK, The hi:project: Euler Partners provides performance management services to help businesses work more efficiently and effectively.
Philip Sheldrake
Managing Partner of Euler Partners
Philip is a founding partner of Meanwhile, the venture marketers.
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About Euler Partners, Meanwhile, techUK, The hi:project: Euler Partners provides performance management services to help businesses work more efficiently and effectively.
Larry Kosson
Partner & Agent of Kosson Talent
Larry Kosson began his career in presenting as a student employee of the Student Activities Department, and as a director on the College Activities Board, at the Rochester Institute of Technology. After receiving a BFA with high honors in professional photographic illustration, he worked as a legislative assistant to New York State Assemblyman Richard Gottfried, a long-time advocate of the visual and performing arts. Larry went on to pursue a career in commercial advertising photography, creating images for major corporate clients throughout the U.S. His work has graced the pages of thousands of magazines, packages and billboards, and his artistic photos have had numerous public exhibits. In 1994, Larry met, and later married, pianist, composer and recording artist Robin Spielberg. Combining their talents in art, marketing and entrepreneurial know-how, Larry and Robin began collaborating on album cover art, independent concert tours, and the day to day business of music licensing and publishing. By 2000, the couple had founded a small music label, which has released a dozen of Spielberg’s recordings to date. Before long other musicians were asking the couple to lend their expertise in the area of concert booking, and Kosson began his career as a talent booking agent under the banner of SMG Artists. After several years on their own, Robin and Larry became partners at The Roots Agency/SMG Artists. The partnership flourished for five years with offices at various times in Nashville, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Ann Arbor. In 2015 Kosson Talent was created to help further the goals and aspirations of a select group of touring artists. Larry was elected to the Board of Directors of the Association for Performing Arts Presenters in 2008, and served as that organization’s membership chair. He is a member of the Board of Directors for Pennsylvania Presenters, and serves on South Arts’ Performing Arts Exchange Advisory Committee. Hide the rest
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About Kosson Talent: Kosson Talent – Kosson Talent is dedicated to matching exceptional talent with exceptional venues.
