Helen Matthews

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ABOUT HELEN MATTHEWS

I am a change-maker and innovator in the HR and people space, with deep expertise in people strategy and operations, culture, organisation design, transformational change and M&A, alongside executive coaching and leadership development. I partner with CEOs to drive organisational excellence, through high performance cultures and a growth mindset. Extensive leadership experience as part of the C-Suite within a broad range of sectors and cultures, including large matrix organisations, most recently the advertising, PR and communication sector -(Ogilvy UK, part of WPP and Weber Shandwick IPG) as well as technology and publishing (TIme Inc and SAP), media, broadcasting and independent producers within TV and film -(BBC, ITN, Tiger Aspect).I am a global commercially astute contributor with credibility and experience of leading people strategy across worldwide and cross-regional projects, and with a regional and UK remit. I specialise in creating, shaping and delivering world-class employee experiences, ensuring organisations are future-proofed to succeed with a human approach at the very heart of decision making and people product design.* Leadership roles, partnering with the CEO and rest of the c-suite, in complex business and culture transformation, EX, M&A, AI implementation and Culture.* Commercially focused, strategic and pragmatic.* Strategic Leadership - development and execution of people initiatives and planning to drive the business plan.* Culture Champion * Talent management and succession planning through proven future-proofing methodologies.* Passionate about employee experience and its tangible ROI and game changing impact.* Innovator and thought-leader in AI adoption and roll out within fast paced organisations.