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I am the Chief Operating Officer at the University of York and am responsible for delivering a wide portfolio of professional support services for the University.

Biography in brief

I joined the University in September 2017 to lead the HR team, with responsibility for HR Operations, HR Services, strategic HR projects, recruitment, pay, reward and recognition, pensions, employment policies, employee relations, learning and development, and occupational health. Prior to that I was Deputy Chief Officer HR for Leeds City Council, and Head of HR for Education Leeds. Prior to joining the public sector, I undertook a range of consultancy and senior HR management roles, primarily in the Finance and IT sectors.

Before moving into HR management, I did a PhD at the University of Cambridge, and also had a publication from my undergraduate dissertation. I am also an alumnus from York – I was in Alcuin College (there were only six colleges in my day) and an undergraduate in the Psychology department.

I live in Leeds, with my two teenage children.