The People


Key People

The key people supporting the running of the Society are, in alphabetical order:
Dr Malcolm Bennison, DirectorAuthor; Director, HR Planning Services and Director of Learning, Cambridge Online Learning
Stephen Bevan, DirectorDirector of Research, The Work Foundation
George Blair, DirectorManaging Consultant, Shared Solutions Consulting (ex Manpower Planner, Department of Health, NHS)
Ann Ewing, FellowVP – Organisational Capability, BP
Dr Wendy Hirsh, FellowConsultant and Researcher; Associate Fellow, Institute for Employment Studies; Research Associate, Roffey Park Management Institute; Visiting Professor, Kingston University Business School.
Fred Johnson, DirectorChief Statistician, Department of Work and Pensions (DWP)
Pat Kenrick, Chairman of the Executive & DirectorManaging Director, International Training Service
Eric Langford, Vice President and DirectorFormerly Manpower Planner, West Midlands RHA
Bob Lyons, Member of CouncilOperational Research Society Representative
David McGill, DirectorChief Executive, Kelly & McGill; Chief Executive, The Windsor Leadership Trust; Board member, the European Foundation for Management Development
Chris Nutt FCIPD, Vice President & DirectorChairman, FiSSInG; Managing Partner, SiS
Sheila Nutt, Secretary to the CouncilCompany Secretary, FiSSInG; Partner, SiS
Richard Pearson MSc, Director & FellowDirector, Institute for Employment Studies
Les Prosser, Hon. Secretary, Hon. Treasurer and DirectorHead of HR Informatics, HSBC Bank
Dr Clive Purkiss FCIPD, President and DirectorFormerly MD of the IMS; recently Director of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, and Council Member of the Tavistock Institute.
Colin Richards-Carpenter MSc, DirectorPrincipal, HR Planning Services
Mike Roberts, DirectorRetired
Lawrence Warner, DirectorPrincipal, The Personality Assessment Consultancy
Peter Woodward, DirectorPrincipal, P.W. Associates