Andrea Lawson

About Andrea Lawson

A Global HR, Talent and Diversity executive with a demonstrated track record of achieving results. Expertise and experience leading in both public and private sectors and in multiple industries, with a focus on inclusion and diversity, learning and development, succession, leadership, executive and high potential development, performance management and culture change. Focused on delivering business results by building an engaged and high performing workforce. A demonstrated aptitude to work collaboratively across complex global matrix organizations leveraging a practical business approach combined with entrepreneurial energy and drive. Skill Highlights Translating vision and strategic business objectives into meaningful and pragmatic talent strategies, plans and activities Effective business partnering and consulting to uncover strategically relevant capability and competency gaps and developing value add global solutionsDeveloping the leadership and executive pipeline of talent to support global business strategy with a strong technical competency in executive and leadership development and coaching solutionsSpecialities : Learning & development, OD, executive and leadership development, talent review & succession planning, competency management and development, performance management and development planning, high potential development, change management, communications, building and developing global teams

Experience

1. Chief Talent and Diversity Officer, Equifax

   Equifax

   Sep 2020 — Present

Education

• Highbury College of Technology, Portsmouth, UK

  Higher National Dpiloma Management (Bachelors)

• Chelmsford College, UK

  Diploma, Management

• College of West London, London, UK

  Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (postgraduate), Human Resources Management and Services

Skills

• Executive Development
• Mentoring
• Strategy
• Succession Planning
• Culture Change
• 360 Feedback
• Process Improvement
• Executive Coaching
• Team Building
• Management
• Lean Manufacturing
• Leadership Development
• Organizational Design
• Leadership
• Organizational Effectiveness
• Workforce Planning
• Six Sigma
• Human Resources
• Onboarding
• Organizational Development
• Employer Branding
• Coaching
• Strategic Thinking
• Staff Development
• Personnel Management
• Performance Management
• Career Development
• Business Process Improvement
• Talent Development
• Deferred Compensation
• Situational Leadership
• Continuous Improvement
• Change Management
• Management Development
• Talent Management
• Strategic Leadership
• Training
• Strategic Planning
• Team Leadership
• HR Consulting