Claire Harbord
Chief People Officer – Senior Leadership Team & BoardWith over 30 years experience working in HR across a variety of sectors, including blue chip companies in Professional Services, Automotive, Education and Retail, Claire joins us from Shell Energy UK Ltd. where she was the HR Director, partnering the business, responsible for people strategy and internal communications. During her time there she was responsible for the response to the Covid pandemic including the return to office strategy and introduction of hybrid working, and increased employee engagement from 65% to 81% in less than 2 years.
Claire is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and a member of the Milton Keynes & Bedfordshire CIPD branch.
"I am very excited to be joining Personal Group and am really looking forward to supporting the business in its growth plans. I am known for leaning into challenging problems, collaborating across the business to get the right people in the room and making things happen. I value doing the right thing in a compliant way, building robust relationships, balancing strategic thinking with pragmatic action, and deploying advanced knowledge and experience of UK employment law.
I am used to working in demanding and evolving environments at pace and I love hiring, supporting, training, and coaching people to become the greatest versions of themselves."