Jo Lawrence
Interim Director of HR @Screwfix
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WORK HISTORY
Interim Director of HR @Screwfix
EDUCATION
Barton Peverill 6th Form College, Hampshire
Thornden Secondary School, Hampshire
University of Wales, Cardiff
BscEcon, Sociology and Education
SKILLS
ABOUT JO LAWRENCE
Dynamic senior executive and Chief People Officer with 20+ years of progressive HR leadership across Retail, Financial Services, and IT Distribution sectors. Recognised for driving business transformation, cultural modernisation and commercial growth through strategic people initiatives.Proven ability to:• Align people strategy with business objectives to accelerate performance and profitability.• Lead complex organisational change, including mergers, acquisitions and Private Equity transactions. • Build inclusive, high-performance cultures that enhance engagement and retention.Multi-discipline professional experience and qualifications having led People and Marketing functions. Degree qualified with professional qualifications in HR and Marketing. ILM certifications in coaching and mentoring.International experience in project roles working across businesses in UK, Europe, Asia and US.Significant business outcomes delivered:• Business Turnaround and Sale: Co-led transformation as part of Executive Team, turning around a loss to break-even in two years; successfully navigated sale and ownership transition to Private Equity.• Organisational design: Delivered £10m cost savings through rightsizing and structural redesign, reducing headcount by 500 while improving performance frameworks.• Change Leadership: Directed large-scale people change across multiple businesses, including redundancies, TUPE, acquisitions, SAP implementations, and Covid-19 response strategies. • Culture and engagement: Achieved +16-point engagement uplift and 8-point reduction in voluntary turnover through culture modernisation and employee experience programmes.• Diversity and Inclusion: Designed and executed D&I strategy, launching Employee Resource Groups and inclusive leadership programs; increased gender diversity in leadership from 14% to 35%. • Commercial Impact: Led Marketing profit centre #change #transformation #DEI #engagement #talent #culture #development #recruitment #performance #reward #leadership #HR
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