As Group HR Director, Bill is responsible for all aspects of people policy and management within Lloyds Register. His role is to agree people policy and direction with the Management Team, and to ensure it is effectively implemented through Group, business streams and local HR teams. He is tasked with ensuring that the Group has sound, progressive and effective HR initiatives, which make a positive contribution to its overall performance as well as to attracting, developing, rewarding and retaining employees of the calibre required to drive our business strategy forward.

CV

Bill has held a number of senior positions in HR, most recently as Group HR Director of MyTravel Group, a leading UK travel operator based in Manchester, where he developed their global HR strategy post-restructure in 2004. Prior to that, he was Senior Vice-President HR for Alstom Power, based in Zurich. Previously, he spent 11 years with Canon, the Japanese office equipment and camera company, initially in sales, then marketing and general management roles, before becoming Head of European HR for Canon Europe, based in Amsterdam.

Bill is a scientist by academic qualification but also holds a Diploma in Marketing and an MBA where he majored in strategic management and HR. In his HR career he has focused on organisational development but with a keen interest in performance management and talent development.

Personal

Bill originally hails from the north east of England but after living in many places in the UK and abroad, has settled in Cheshire. He is a keen gardener when he is at home, though travelling is another passion. He is learning Italian at the moment and is having gliding lessons.